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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (30 Nov 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the provision of increased mixed sex primary school places in the Dublin 9 and 11 areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59022/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (30 Nov 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is giving consideration to the provision of increased mixed sex primary school places in the Dublin 9 and 11 areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59085/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 Nov 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 524. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58367/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Nov 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 712. To ask the Minister for Health if persons living in the state who received the vaccine abroad, or other Covid-19 vaccines not within the recognised EMU four (details supplied) are counted in the Government’s figures as being vaccinated or not vaccinated; if they are tracking these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59025/21]

Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome this Bill and commend Solidarity-People Before Profit Deputies on the work they have put into it. They have been strong campaigners on the issue of ventilation almost from the start, as many of us have also been. That is all the more reason it is impossible to understand the Government's attitude to ventilation and its central role in combating Covid. The Bill is a very...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: To pick up where I finished last week, there is no doubt that the impact of the weakening of the planning laws dating back to 2015 has been very negative on local communities, including in my constituency and particularly in Santry and Finglas. The strategic housing development, SHD, process has squeezed local people out of the planning process, leaving them with little choice but to pursue...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (1 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 129. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will agree to reinstate an invalidity pension to a person (details supplied) in view of the changed circumstance involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59412/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Oireachtas Committees (1 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 162. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to establish a Special Joint Oireachtas Committee on international surrogacy; when she expects this Committee to commence its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59367/21]

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I do not have any problem with the reintroduction of these measures and the Social Democrats will be supporting the legislation. I have a number of queries about this and other announcements the Minister has made in recent days. I want to make a few general comments as well. I hope there will be support across the House for the legislation. It strikes a reasonable balance between...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: There are a couple of principles at play here, the first one being the importance of a living wage. In many ways, the principle has been accepted by the Government insofar as there is a commitment to the living wage in the programme for Government. It is not clear exactly when that will happen, but at least the Government seems to recognise the principle that people should receive a living...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the Minister's positive comments. He is sending a signal, there is no doubt. This is a very long-running issue. We cannot continue with a situation where we are not treating our staff in an acceptable manner. That is the reality. We should not allow it to continue any longer. I accept the Minister's bona fides but he must also accept ours. This is a reasonable amendment. It...

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I have spoken about this principle previously, including this morning and when I spoke previously in debates on Covid-19 legislation, most of which I have supported. This is just a safeguard but it is also about better communication on what the Minister is doing. This is wide-ranging legislation, as is tomorrow's Bill. The least we can expect is clarity on the statutory instruments and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59608/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to include homecare workers in his Department’s apprenticeship system in view of the homecare staffing crisis; if he has engaged with industry stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59675/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Apprenticeship Programmes (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 220. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to apply for homecare workers to be included in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science apprenticeship system in view of the staffing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59676/21]

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I strongly support this amendment. I must say, it was news to me that there could be issues for people in these circumstances, needing a termination. Obviously, given its nature, it is a very time-sensitive issue. The Minister must absolutely clarify what the situation is for people who find themselves in these circumstances. Unless he can do that, I strongly urge him to accept this...

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 6: In page 27, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(1A) Before prescribing regulations made under this section, the Minister shall notify and lay before each House of the Oireachtas a copy of the regulations not less than 48 hours before they come into effect.”.

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I support this amendment. It is important that we have the data to inform us when it comes to questions about rolling over legislation. In the main, the Minister has had support where he has made a case for it, but there has been a terrible dearth of data on the implications of any of this legislation. It took quite a long time to get any information - for example, on the rate of...

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Sorry, as a screening tool. The Minister knows they are a screening tool.

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister is completely misrepresenting the point