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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 739. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of a drug (details supplied) used to treat epilepsy; the reason that pharmacies cannot guarantee more than one month’s supply of this medication; his views on whether there is a solution to guarantee a supply for a patient on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27902/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The real answer to my question was near the end of the Minister of State's response, when she said that "a significant body of work" needs to be undertaken and it will "require extensive consultation and primary legislation". Halfway through the life of the Government, if there is substantive work to be done, we really need to start doing it. That is the reality. If legislation and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, who has been here on more than a few occasions to answer questions in regard to rare diseases and orphan drugs, and now this issue pertaining to the establishment of the medicines agency. As the Minister of State is aware, this is a commitment in the programme for Government. We are over two years into government and while I can probably guess...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Less might be more on this occasion, so I will be brief enough. To put the issues in context, I have been looking at average passport processing times for our European counterparts. In the UK, for example, there are significant delays, with people looking at anywhere between ten and 12 weeks to receive their passport. The same is true for many other countries in western Europe. I was...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: In fact, a whole litany of people, including politicians, solicitors, peace commissioners and others, can witness applications. Obviously, any of us would welcome anybody who needs that service into our offices. If we can be of help, we will try to oblige. I have several criticisms of the current process. The Oireachtas helpline was established to assist Members in making passport...

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I echo Deputy Ó Ríordáin's sentiments regarding the establishment of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. It has given a focus, particularly on apprenticeships, that was not there heretofore. We are heading into a phase in which the Government will be rolling out the largest retrofitting scheme in the history of the State, which...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will again raise the issue of special education centres, as so many other Deputies have done. As the Tánaiste knows, I was a teacher for 15 years, 12 of which were spent teaching in a Delivering Equality of Opportunity in School, DEIS, school that had an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, hub. I saw first-hand the benefits of the inclusive model of education we have and of children being...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 16. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the elective hospital in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25968/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 86. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of services available in the Cork University Hospital paediatric diabetic clinic (details supplied); if additional consultants and specialist nurses are being recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25837/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Costs (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had at European Union level regarding the need to provide assistance to farmers to mitigate the substantial increase in fertiliser costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26981/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that have been taken to enforce laws regarding animal welfare; the number of prosecutions relating to the abuse of animals to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25941/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 332. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish a dedicated clinic for persons with long-Covid on a permanent basis in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25836/22]

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: When the British Government announced the possibility of rolling back on previous commitments surrounding the protocol it directly undermined not only political stability in the North but also Northern Ireland's economy at a time when we should be focused on getting the institutions back up and running and growing the island's economy. I have heard the word trust mentioned here...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial System (24 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to review or reform the current bail system in the State especially in cases of gender-based violence and domestic abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25942/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of visa applications by a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25759/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (24 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 608. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an insulin pump that they have been waiting for over a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25879/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 614. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to amending the Disability Act 2005 to enable children that need additional supports to have a right in law to appropriate services and not just an entitlement to an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25932/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome all our guests. I may not have been in the room but I was listening upstairs in my office on the television so I have been following most of the debate. I will start with the four former apprentices in regard to their experience of the apprenticeships they did. My brother did an apprenticeship and he is a fabricator. I heard what he thought of it most days of the week. He also...