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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: Is Ms Ryan's experience-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: These are the sections the witnesses believe need to the amended, including section 11, and the issue in regard to criminal prosecution of medical practitioners. The Act provides for an annual report under section 18. My understanding is that the report is being made available to the Minister by 30 June but I understand that report is not published. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: Are these the type of fundamental changes the witnesses want to see in the legislation, including to section 11 and the criminal prosecution? Are there other areas they believe should also be amended? There are many things we would like to see amended but it is a question of making the essential changes that are required now. These are the key changes of which the witnesses speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: I wish to touch on another issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: I wish to ask about people who feel that they have to travel abroad because the system in Ireland does not adequately care for them and about the lack of support for them when they return, in that there is no structure in place. Has the IFPA come across evidence of this? What needs to be changed? The whole idea was that people would have the necessary level of care in Ireland as opposed to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: Will Ms Ryan go back to section 11? Section 11 of the Act provides for a review panel. Is Ms Ryan aware whether that panel exists? Is it physically in place at the moment? My understanding is that it is not in place.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with electricity and gas companies in relation to proposed increase in prices; if he has argued that standing charges should not increase in line with these increases as they are not linked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19227/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 297. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises on a county basis in tabular form still at survey pending stage under the rollout of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20583/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 298. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of the 227 deployment areas under the rollout of the National Broadband Plan are currently at the survey pending stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20584/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 299. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of the 227 deployment areas under the rollout of the National Broadband Plan are currently at the available for order, pre-order stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 300. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises connected to the network under the National Broadband Plan rollout to date; if these figures are on target with the number of premises to be passed by 31 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20586/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 301. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises that are envisaged to be passed by year end 2022 under the network build of the National Broadband Plan; if these figures are on target as of 31 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20587/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 302. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises that have been passed under the network build of the National Broadband Plan from 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022; if these figures are on target for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20588/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 303. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to the implementation of an energy guarantee under which all older persons over the age of 65 years will receive a minimum quantity of energy per month to assist them with the cost of home heating, with the amount determined by their income level, their housing type, their fuel type, and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Prices (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 308. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to the ring fencing of a supply of 200 million litres of agricultural green diesel and marked gas oil for the farm and forestry contractor sector up to the end of September 2022 to include the grass silage and tillage crop harvest in view of recent supply and cost inflation issues in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 522. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the removal of carbon tax from marked oil gas used in agriculture and forestry by farm and forestry contractors for a period of five years in order to reduce costs and to allow adequate time for the international machine development and supply sector to provide alternatives to internal combustion engines in the form of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 529. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to giving relief on green diesel particularly with forage harvesting crops in May, June, July and August; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20964/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is considering increasing minimum setback distance for wind turbines from homes and residential areas; when the outcome of the review his Department agreed to carry out on this matter is to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19234/22]