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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 107. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has provided funding to help carers in accessing education and employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5022/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (3 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 173. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons to date that have been granted visa waivers to enter the Irish Refugee Protection Programme in respect of persons fleeing the present crisis in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5213/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Immigration Policy (3 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 190. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding supports his Department can provide to support community migrant integration in Drogheda, County Louth following the publication of the Geiran report which highlighted concerns in relation to the current or potential challenges migrant integration is facing in the area; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 339. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the resources and processes that are currently available to persons in counties Louth and Meath who wish to access personal information and data release from time spent in mother and baby homes and institutions (details supplied); the current waiting time for processing such applications; the way...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 452. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is currently assessing the viability of a minor injury unit for the settlement area of east County Meath to cater for the substantial population in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5667/22]

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome this debate. It is appropriate and timely it happens as restrictions are being eased and that we all pay fine and sincere tribute to all the people who worked in our homes, in hospitals, on the front line, on ambulances and so on. We pay tribute also to those who sadly passed away in this awful tragedy called Covid. About a year ago this week my own brother-in-law passed away...

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not have any time left. Maybe that is just as well. I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I am sorry about that.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (2 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 47. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will seek advice and a meeting with officials in her Department to discuss possible funding and support avenues for a local film project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5459/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide planning exemptions for farmers who are trying to develop their businesses in a sustainable way with regard to improving agri-tourism through farming diversification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5254/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (2 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the situation in regard to the review of children's disability network teams which was due to be completed for CHO8 and in particular for areas (details supplied) a number of months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5466/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (2 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have been transferred from their existing children's disability network team services to a new service following the recent review of services that has taken place in County Louth and east County Meath; if he will seek a copy of the final report and the details of the exchange of clients between services; and if he will make a...

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and New Decade, New Approach: Statements (1 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I very much welcome this debate. In particular, I welcome the consensus on all sides of this House on legacy issues in Northern Ireland and the New Decade, New Approach agreement. We all agree on rejecting the British Government proposals. Unilateral action on this most sensitive of issues is an impediment to reconciliation. Indeed, it is totally divisive. If we stand firm, which we do,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I warn the Taoiseach that the dental services in Louth and Meath have collapsed and the number of patients helping General Medical Services, GMS, patients has fallen from 61 two years ago to 22 today. Thousands of people cannot get an appointment, their teeth looked after or their oral hygiene checked and worse, there is no option to redirect them anywhere else because there is nowhere for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget for new school building projects for 2022 and for the next five years; the amount of funding available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4598/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the major build project for a school (details supplied); and the expected timelines of progression to the next stage of planning and other relevant details. [4597/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a series of matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4745/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the latest position of school secretaries and their campaign for improved working conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5038/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 644. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plans regarding the €3 million funding for the development of specialist palliative care inpatient units in the north east (details supplied) that was announced by his Department in December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4342/22]