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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Tom Neville: I have a quick question. The Minister mentioned the arts. Will she give me a brief outline of how she proposes to use the arts in this instance because when I cast my mind back to when I was very young-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Tom Neville: It is not and I thank the Minister for saying so. It was through the arts that I met people of different sexualities. For a young guy, growing up in rural Ireland at the time, sexuality was closed and not spoken about. Thankfully, it is much more open and liberal today, which is fantastic and accepted. I found that the arts were a great medium of communication and a great way to meet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Tom Neville: My point is around the expansion of that initiative into other sectors. That is what I found myself when I was younger. It is a case of using what is there and finding the little nuggets in that sector that can transfer across to the other sectors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Tom Neville: Have any specific challenges been identified in the sports space?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: LGBTI+ Youth Strategy: Discussion (15 May 2019)

Tom Neville: Are there specific regions of the country where the gaps are more prevalent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2019 (15 May 2019)

Tom Neville: I would also like to welcome what is happening today, and make reference to the fact that the construction sector, particularly the apprentice construction sector, has recovered or is recovering. We are using this to try to attract more talent and more workers into the sector and the market is reflecting that. Much of this is a knock-on effect. We need to balance salaries or wages...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2019)

Tom Neville: Exactly.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Online Safety (21 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the implementation of the action plan for online safety; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21484/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Online Safety (21 May 2019)

Tom Neville: I wish to ask the Minister of State about the status of the implementation of the action plan for online safety; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Online Safety (21 May 2019)

Tom Neville: I thank the Minister of State for his answer, which I welcome. I look forward to seeing what updates there are in regard to the consultation and what has been put forward. I sit on the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs which, in examining these issues last year, spoke to various young people. What came across from that was the importance of education, which is something I myself...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Online Safety (21 May 2019)

Tom Neville: I welcome the response from the Minister of State. As I said, education will give the tools. For example, the 300 hours we are providing in secondary schools give people the tools to be able to deal with and cope with the challenges that are being thrown at them and means they are able to manage their emotions around that. As I said, this is just a snapshot in time. We need also to look...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Film Industry Tax Reliefs (21 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance if Irish actors are required to be hired by a production company for a film to qualify for section 481 tax credit; if so, the status of the roles for the actor, that is, if they are lead roles, support or minor roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21720/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (28 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) for the hearing impaired for a new school or refurbishment works has been received; if so, the timeline for the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22532/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (28 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of a text messaging system by the HSE (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22293/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (28 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation by the HSE of a dual diagnosis strategy for patients with addiction and underlying mental health challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22300/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (28 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 277. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the FreeStyle Libre device to come under the drug payment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22647/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (28 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 330. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a matter regarding farm payments will be addressed in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22624/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (28 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 468. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a hearing aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22575/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Tom Neville: I thank the witnesses for appearing before the joint committee. The Chairman of Tusla, Mr. Pat Rabbitte came before the committee a number of weeks ago and we asked him a number of questions on the recruitment of social workers. The witnesses may not have the figures to hand but what percentage of social worker vacancies are outstanding? How many are backfills and how many are new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Tom Neville: Would Mr. Donnelly send them to the secretariat please?