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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the witnesses. I suppose we are all learning. It is important that we learn today what we can do best for the survivors. I also thank Ms Corrigan. There is no question that a series of wrongs was done to the babies in Tuam and I thank her for her powerful words. It is not easy to testify at an Oireachtas committee and I welcome that she has done that so well. I will ask Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yes. I thank Ms Corrigan for her earlier answer. I totally understand her concerns and the fact that it is so important that survivors and families are informed and that we work with them. That will be very important going forward. There are 22 recommendations in the report of the commission. In the context of the latter, the Minister indicated that there will be information and access...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is addressed to Dr. McCullagh. It is about timescales.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank Dr. McCullagh.

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I will ask the Minister of State a few questions and she might come back to me. April is Autism Awareness Month and I am so sad that we are here discussing the revelations revealed about how families with autistic children were treated so terribly. I want to take this opportunity to thank Shane Corr for highlighting these practices. I appreciate that these revelations came as a surprise or...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Vaccination should have been done on age, with healthcare workers, those with underlying conditions and those living in residential care being vaccinated at the same time. We should continue with the plan to do this on age and at the same time prioritise those on the front line. We all got letters from teachers about their concerns. Schools have been a priority for us and that is great to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (31 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to enable the credit union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in Ireland. [17163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (31 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with regard to the measures his Department is taking under the insurance reform plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17164/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (31 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fixed penalty notices issued to persons who did not remove dog fouling by county; the counties which did not issue a single notice; the amount spent on awareness, signage and communication warnings to prevent dog fouling by county in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; his plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (31 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the financial stress and threat to livelihood being endured by a cohort of bus and coach operators; his plans to meet with this small cohort of operators or a small delegation from an organisation (details supplied) to identify the issues affecting them with a view to securing a resolution; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Community Banking (31 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 388. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to support a community banking system in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17331/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Housing Policy and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am in Leinster House. I thank the Minister of State. Many of the questions I wanted to ask have already been asked. We have a shortage of social housing, in particular two-bedroom units. We need to consider building more two-bedroom units. If one drives into a local authority housing estate, or even a private estate, one rarely sees five or six bungalows beside one another. We must...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The next group is the Regional Group whose speakers will have ten minutes. I call Deputy Grealish who will be followed by Deputy Shanahan. The Deputies have five minutes each.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to be associated with this. All of us know the work done by CE supervisors. It is absolutely marvellous. They deserve to get their proper pay and increments. I know the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, is working on this. I ask the Tánaiste to speak to him. This is very serious because the CE supervisors need it to be sorted.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We have had a slow roll out of vaccines. We are now seeing increased cases among young children of school-going age. We have no vaccination for teachers or early childcare professionals. While we wait for them to be vaccinated, are there any plans to roll out antigen tests in school or childcare settings? We must do everything to protect these settings. These tests are cheap and can be...

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to support the Bill. It is important. Just this week, Chambers Ireland and UNICEF Ireland issued a call to action for more family friendly workplaces. They launched a guide adapted from a document released by the International Chamber of Commerce and UNICEF which includes measures that business leaders can take to achieve short and long-term positive impacts in the workplace. In...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a Carlow town bus service; if funding will be made available for this service in quarter 3 of 2021; his plans to provide rural bus services between New Ross, County Wexford, and Saint Mullin's, Tinnahinch and Borris, County Carlow, and Arklow, County Wicklow, to Carlow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (24 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a differential in staff resources between the categories of the National Transport Authority active travel delivery structure; his views as to whether the reduction in resources between categories 4 and 5 is excessive; if additional staff resources are to be allocated to Carlow town to assure the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (24 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 696. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of funds applied for and subsequently allocated to the urban regeneration and development fund by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; when the next round of applications under the fund will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15241/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (24 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 1112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if graduate entry medicine students are to be included in the SUSI review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14246/21]