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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: 238. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she plans to publish legislation relating to the establishment of a registration system for short-term lettings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46473/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: 239. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is still her intention to legislate for the registration of short-term lettings by Q4 of 2022; if this timeline has been revised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46474/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: 240. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she intends to request the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Media and Sport to waive pre-legislative scrutiny on her upcoming legislative proposals to establish a registration system for short-term lettings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46475/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: 243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to encourage the use of timber-frame construction in the housing industry from an environmental and sustainability perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46384/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Provision (22 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: 244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the shortage of available workers in the housing industry; his proposals to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46385/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of engagement that his Department has had with the European Commission in 2022 in relation to the regulation of short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46477/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: 252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department intends to engage with self-catering providers on the practical implementation of the short-term rental measures as set out in the recent Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46478/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: 253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if section 3 of the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 has been commenced; the date that it is expected to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46479/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: I wish to acknowledge the presence of Sarah Clancy of Clare PPN in the Public Gallery. There is a need to address the issues highlighted in the report. For example, the whole question of attracting and retaining GPs, particularly in rural areas, needs to be addressed in a comprehensive way. It is clear that the rural practice allowance that is there is just not adequate. These issues need...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: I welcome this opportunity to discuss this important document, Towards an Anti-Poverty Strategy for Clare, and its findings and recommendations. Clare PPN is a network of 331 community and voluntary groups in County Clare. The Minister of State will be familiar with their work through their sister organisation, Meath PPN, in his constituency. The Irish Human Rights and Equality...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date on Objective 11 of Housing for All, namely the commitment to provide planning guidance for the development of Section 28 Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable and Compact Settlement Guidance, including guidance on housing typologies to facilitate innovative approaches to medium and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends to open a public consultation on Objective 11 of Housing for All, namely the commitment to provide planning guidance for the development of Section 28 Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable and Compact Settlement Guidance, including guidance on housing typologies to facilitate innovative approaches...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: I thank the witnesses for coming and for their presentations and opening statements. I acknowledge the work of Professor Cowan and her management team in UHL. It is challenging. I also recognise the work of Ms Bridgeman and her team on the community side of things. There have been many advancements, even if we look at community healthcare. I refer to investments in all our community...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: There is a proposal of which Professor Cowan will be aware regarding a bed bureau for the UL Hospitals Group. It has come from clinicians within that hospital. It would help, on the bare face of it, because we could deal with non-urgent care in a more efficient way. It would improve patient flow and it would get more out of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's in a collaborative way, using GPs....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: It has been put to me older persons are referred by their GPs through the bed bureau, and are brought to UHL. There, they will end up on trolleys. They will eventually get beds. They will then be discharged to go to Ennis. This process is instead of going to directly to Ennis, having been referred by their GPs through the bed bureau. Instead of putting that older person through all that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: When do the witnesses intend to start that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: Is that happening at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: Does Professor Lenehan have information on the number of patients who have been referred using that system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: Are the numbers large?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Joe Carey: That works well. We can see from figures that have been shared that attendances at the minor injuries unit in Ennis are up by 26% this year. They are up for 40% in Nenagh. Can the Professor see a greater role for those smaller hospitals for Ennis and for Nenagh? Can they maybe extend the medical assessment unit's opening hours for minor injuries. There was a major investment in Ennis for...