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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Remote Working (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: 70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress being made on public sector employers moving to 20% home and remote working in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20393/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: 76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the revised National Development Plan will have a greater emphasis on persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20394/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: 680. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the changes to the procedure for registration of easements due to come into effect in 2021; if he will consider extending the enactment of these changes in view of additional delays caused by Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18377/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: 1721. To ask the Minister for Health when adult day centres will be permitted to safely reopen given the vital role they play in supporting older persons to access social and health services in their own communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18776/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: 1981. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement process for zolgensma; the progress made on this issue to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19490/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome everyone to our meeting. We have received apologies from Senator O'Loughlin. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the progress of the national disability inclusion strategy. To that end, I welcome our witnesses. We are almost six months behind schedule with Covid and everything else. This meeting was due to take place earlier. I extend a very warm welcome on my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms Dempsey. I now call on Ms Browne to give her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms Browne for her contribution. I now call on Mr. John Dolan, chief executive officer of the Disability Federation of Ireland, DFI, to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Mr. Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Mr. Dolan. We will now go to members. I ask members to be concise because we are just about to the clock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: While I am aware that several members want to contribute on Deputy Tully's points, I am conscious of the time. We are trying to stick rigidly to the timetable so I ask just one of the witnesses to answer on the important points the Deputy raised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Dr. McCarthy has indicated she wishes to speak, as has Ms Browne. I ask them to be brief because we are running against the clock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: We are running over time. We are hampered by the two-hour rule in terms of Covid-19 and I am trying to allow everybody to get in. I will come back to the witnesses again. Powerful information is being given here and I would love this meeting to go on for three, four or five hours. We need to give the topic that much time but, unfortunately, we are restricted in that regard. I call Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Deputy Hourigan for being so brief. I appreciate it. Does Ms Browne want to respond to those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms Browne. We will go to Deputy Cairns, who will be followed by Mr. John Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I appreciate Deputy Cairns being so brief. I call Mr. Dolan to answer those questions and other issues raised by members earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Mr. Dolan has not. The information is hugely important. It is just that we are under time constraints. Deputy Higgins is the next speaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: Does Ms Dempsey wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Senator Bacik. Perhaps Mr. Dolan will take those points and address any of the issues that other members raised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Senator Higgins. Will Ms Dempsey respond to Senator Higgins and perhaps to other points that have been raised in the conversation?