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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 12. To ask the Minister for Health what steps his Department is undertaking to ensure that more dentists in the State will accept medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40282/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (21 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 20. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [40281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has ever undertaken a study on the physical accessibility of third-level institutions for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40284/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Community (21 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what steps his Department is undertaking to ensure that students from the Travelling community are welcomed and encouraged to progress within the third-level education sector. [40283/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (21 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 179. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will ensure that pay increases due to persons in receipt of a pension from RTÉ will be issued without further delay, as requested by the trustees to her; how many persons are due this pension pay increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40853/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: On statistics, one very serious issue came up over the summer which concerns children in State care. This issue has come to the fore. Statistics that have been released to me by Tusla show that on average last month there were 67 children residing in special emergency accommodation. This figure excludes unaccompanied minors or separated children. One year ago the average was about 40....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I will. The Minister of State's preamble was at least five minutes long.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: How many children are located in special emergency accommodation that is unregulated and staffed by unvetted staff?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand that this question is new and I am sure it is not part of the Minister of State's background brief. It is part of the background brief of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. In my view it has been linked with the situation where Judge Dermot Simms, who has since retired, wrote a letter to the Minister with four reports that give information...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Job Creation (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 2. To ask the Taoiseach how many new jobs have been created in County Meath in each of the past five years. [33723/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Job Creation (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I raise an important issue relating to jobs in my county, namely, that of Tara Mines. Tara Mines has been closed since early June. Three months later, there is no word on the mine reopening. It is by far the largest employer in County Meath. It is estimated that about 2,000 jobs currently depend on a functioning mine, and this is especially important because Meath has had a lower...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the national statistics board under his Department. [33727/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: They have been trying to.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: This issue has been raised for a year now.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: A key public meeting on the issue of crime and antisocial behaviour will take place in Navan next Monday. The Minister for Justice has been invited but has not responded yet. Throughout the summer, citizens and communities have been shocked by the increase in violent, unprovoked attacks on our streets. Citizens are not just in fear at night time but often in the middle of the day in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat a Chathaoirligh agus gabhaim buíochas leis an nGobharnóir as a chur i láthair inniu. The Government itself controls the prices of some products. For example, the Government increased excise on petrol and diesel on 1 June. It did the same on 1 September. It plans to do so potentially at the end of October. It plans to put up carbon taxes in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Would it be possible to get it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government plays a significant role in causing inflation by these types of decisions as well, and it would be interesting to quantify exactly what proportion that is of the total inflation rate. It has been reported that real incomes fell in 2022. They fell significantly in the lower deciles of incomes within the economy. Has the Central Bank forecasted if real incomes will fall...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: In 2023. Does that include right across the income spectrum, or might there still be an income fall for the lower quarter?