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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures put in place by his Department to alleviate fuel and energy poverty in County of Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11447/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will list the methodologies, reports, databases, statistics and all other relevant sources used by his Department to measure fuel and energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11448/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public transport spend per capita per county for each of the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11445/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public transport spend per capita for each of the electoral divisions in County Clare for the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11446/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the calculation of rebuild rates for homes in County Clare affected by pyrite will be included in his Department’s assessment of a new defective block redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11418/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the pyrite remediation scheme will be extended to include affected properties in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11443/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children living in emergency accommodation in counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary in February 2022; the corresponding figures for February 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11440/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: World Heritage Sites (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will confirm the successful applications for inclusion on the new tentative list of potential world heritage properties for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11441/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 492. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the statutory basis for requiring an applicant for the free travel scheme to have a Public Services Card in order to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10881/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 631. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10903/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 703. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with an urgent CAMHS assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11194/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 741. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on the new build ward extension at Raheen Community Hospital, County Clare; when the facility will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11424/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McNamara: 742. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of new staff and the expansion of the medical assessment unit at Ennis hospital; the details of any expansion of services; if consideration will be given by his Department and the HSE for a further expansion of services provided at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11425/22]

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Michael McNamara: It is not legal advice but it is something to consider. It is done in Scotland and if it is good enough for that country, it might be worth considering in Scarriff and elsewhere.

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Michael McNamara: I welcome the Town Centre First policy document, which I looked at initially when it was launched and in more detail thereafter. I welcome the focus and attention the Minister of State has brought to bear on the need to develop our towns and address the problem of dereliction, an issue many Deputies have raised. I welcome that focus. However, I must say, as other speakers from both sides...

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Michael McNamara: And possibly Deputy Pringle.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2022)

Michael McNamara: I welcome the Tánaiste's new-found concern about borrowing the people's money to help them out. To go back to the issue of food security, I never suggested we would have such food shortages in Ireland. I said we would have food shortages in western Europe and that is going to lead to huge price increases in Ireland. Is there a plan for that. What I do not want, in 12 months time, is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2022)

Michael McNamara: I also wish to discuss the issue of security. Up to now we have lived in a time of unprecedented peace and security in Europe, including energy security and food security. All of that seems to be questionable and questioned now. I agree with the Tánaiste's vision of bringing offshore energy onto our western shores and storing it in the form of hydrogen because obviously we cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (24 Feb 2022)

Michael McNamara: 243. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the consultation process for the basic income scheme for artists has been completed; when the 2,000 or more artists will receive the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10594/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Feb 2022)

Michael McNamara: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure there are no cuts to the upcoming special education teaching allocation hours for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10537/22]