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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: I add my condemnation to the horrendous attacks that have happened outside the synagogue in Manchester. As the Tánaiste knows, the world has looked on at the horror that has happened for the last two years in Gaza and the fact that over 60,000 men, women and children have been murdered. Dozens of men, women and children are being murdered daily. Bombs are being dropped on schools,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a couple of questions. Will the Tánaiste give a date for the occupied territories Bill? He mentioned the complexities in relation to Israeli arms flights over Ireland. There is a danger that people can hide behind complexities. The Ditch has reported that the Irish State authorities in the last two months have assisted FedEx flights flying through Irish territory as they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Procedures (2 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 82. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the scoliosis waiting list for surgery at CHI hospitals at present; and the steps she is taking to reduce waiting lists. [51548/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Procedures (2 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: It is now eight years since the Minister's predecessor, Simon Harris, said that no child would be left waiting for longer than four months for a scoliosis operation. This time last year I asked him how many children had been taken off operation waiting lists without their parents knowing. He stated he would find out. However, as yet, there is no evidence that he has found out and let us...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Procedures (2 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister must admit it is quite shocking that it will take 14 months for a question asked in September 2024, about how many children have been taken off waiting lists without their parents knowing, to be answered. It points again to the dysfunction. I welcome that the Minister has met with parents about this. That is a good thing. The Minister mentioned money going into this section....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Procedures (2 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Is that the case? The Minister might answer that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Procedures (2 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: I think the Minister understands this perfectly well. Given that it has been so hard to get information from CHI over the last number of years, anything less than a statutory inquiry into the lack of care for children on scoliosis waiting lists is not going to get to the truth. The fact that there has been no information forthcoming from the individuals involved means that if we cannot...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons in receipt of the basic income for the arts payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51546/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Official Engagements (2 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 140. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times she has visited hospitals in Meath and Louth since she took office; if she will list the hospitals she has visited in those counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51549/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 222. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the rationale for removing the training/attendance allowance for members of the Reserve Defence Forces when undergoing training; the allowances that are now available to members of the Reserve Defence Forces; and the number of new members that have signed up in the past year, by month. [52655/25]

Abolition of Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: This time last year, Aontú proposed a motion in this Chamber seeking the ending of the means test for the carer's allowance. That motion was co-signed by Seán Canney and Noel Grealish who are now junior Ministers in this Government and it had a timeframe of 2027 for the complete abolition of the means test. It is very clear that there is absolutely no will in the Government to...

Global Sumud Flotilla: Motion (30 Sep 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Some 66,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's bloody war on the people of Gaza. Dozens of men, women and children are being killed on a daily basis. Hospitals, schools, refugee centres and churches are being bombed by the IDF. Bombs are literally atomising families in tents. We have never before seen this number of journalists, doctors, nurses and UN staff being killed in large...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Health Services (30 Sep 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome the announcement that there will be an inquiry into the care of spina bifida and scoliosis patients by CHI. It is good news and I give credit to Stephen and Gillian and the advocacy groups for achieving this. It is really important that it be a statutory public inquiry. Any inquiry without the power to compel people or papers will not get to the truth in relation to this. It is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Health Services (30 Sep 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: -----it is important that we get to a situation where we have a permanent office of inquiry to make sure-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Health Services (30 Sep 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: -----these inquiries can be delivered efficiently and speedily.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Health Services (30 Sep 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health last met. [49645/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Míle buíochas leis na finnéithe as a gcuir i láthair inniu. The institute has 20 staff. Is there a cap on that? InterTradeIreland has a cap on its staff. Foras na Gaeilge is having difficulties with funding, so there seems to be, in some cross-Border structures, a limit to their development. In terms of staff and funding, how has it changed since 1998?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Okay. In the witnesses' opening statement, they mentioned North-South health co-operation. People were obviously delighted with a whole lot of services that were made nearly all-island in 1998. I am thinking of Altnagelvin, children's cancer care, etc. Is there any quantitative information regarding how that has developed, or what are the figures on the number of people who are treated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: Sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: -----from the information I have, there was a spike of co-operation in the early days after the Good Friday Agreement but things have remained pretty static since then with regard to new services coming on board that could be used by people North and South. This may not be the witnesses' area but there is a differential between services delivered North and South. There is a woman by the...