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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Swimming Pools (2 Oct 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures being taken by his Department to encourage the establishment of swimming pools in towns that currently have no such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51927/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Emergency Planning (2 Oct 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1329 of 29 July 2025; for an update on the procurement of a cell-based public warning system for use during emergencies; the engagement his Department has had to date with the Department of Defence and the Office of Emergency Planning in this regard; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (2 Oct 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 107. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the new community nursing unit at Midleton Community Hospital, Midleton, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (2 Oct 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 374. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the membership of the National Governance and Strategy Group that was to be established under the National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027; the number of times this group has met to date; the situation with respect to the mid-term review of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52880/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (2 Oct 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current situation with respect to carbon credits which may arise as a result of the planting of trees by farmers and other landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52879/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: I thank the Chair for facilitating me and other Oireachtas Members who are not on this committee. I welcome all of our guests today. I live in Fermoy and the Blackwater is very important to us. When the incident happened, people in Fermoy were very upset and were also very taken aback by the lack of information being made available. That is still the situation at the moment and our guests...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: My next question is for the EPA and it concerns the fact that we have a business that has constantly broken regulations. I want to simplify this because we have a business that has constantly broken regulations and received constant calls from officers. How many times did Ms McDonnell say she has been there since this incident in North Cork Creameries? Just to simplify this, if you are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: Lessons must be learned from this. In the report, we must put something in place like that. I thank the witnesses for coming in and answering the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: It sounds like the four agencies that are here today did not work together. If they had, we would not be in this situation. Dr. Ryan said it was a criminal investigation. Is it still a criminal investigation? Is the investigation ongoing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: As public representatives, we will go out of here today and tell the people affected by the River Blackwater that there is no outcome of what happened on 11 and 12 August. Am I right in saying that? We have no answer for the people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: That is terribly disappointing. I go back to what Deputy O’Shea and others said. When the witnesses got this information, were they assuming a fungal infection? When they saw 40,000 fish dead in the river on 11 and 12 August, that was a serious pollution problem. Why did it take so long for the samples to go to that unit in Little Island on 1 September? That is the first thing...

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

Noel McCarthy: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. Their work has been so good, North and South. How effective has IPH been in promoting genuine North-South collaboration since its establishment? What challenges exist in aligning public health policies North and South? Some examples include tobacco legislation and minimum unit pricing on alcohol. Are there lessons from Covid-19 when it comes to...

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

Noel McCarthy: That data is not in place yet between North and South, but the IPH thinks it would be a good idea to have that.

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

Noel McCarthy: I thank the witnesses for their responses.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (30 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on additional safety measures and traffic management measures being considered on the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton and the Lakeview Roundabout in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51553/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the progression of the proposed upgrade of the R624 access road to Cobh and the Great Island in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51552/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current average processing times for general and critical skills employment permit applications; to provide a comparison with the same period in 2025; the efforts being made by his Department to reduce employment permit application waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50437/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (25 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of extending illness benefit to the self-employed; the estimated increase in PRSI rates which would be required to meet this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50441/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 165. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons over 66 years of age who have qualified for the fuel allowance since the expanded means test for over 66s was introduced, by county, in tabular form; the cost of this expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50440/25]