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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding a preschool (details supplied) in Dublin 11; when the preschool in question can expect a resolution to this funding issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7453/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation her Department carried out with organisations representing people with disabilities in respect of changes to the allocation model for special education teachers, in line with Article 4(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (detail supplied); if no such consultation was carried out, to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (20 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 629. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an independent expert is no longer involved in assessing the ventilation systems in the operating theatres of the new National Children's Hospital (details supplied), given that the guidelines written by that independent expert will still be used for validation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8055/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 630. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the position of St. Brendan's Community Village Project in Mulranny, County Mayo, which provides a continuum of housing care from independent living through to high support care, within the one community; if he appreciates that the viability of this not-for-profit charity is threatened by the same challenges which affect...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the first phase of the solar for schools programme will be complete; her plans in respect of the next phase; if there is a schedule for the remaining counties' eligibility to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7155/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools in Tipperary will be eligible to apply for the solar schools programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7156/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (15 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance available to schools on protocols in relation to opting out of religious education in schools, and how the school should operate these protocols (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7157/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (15 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of school admission policies that do not clearly outline detailed arrangements for students who wish to opt out of religious education; if an admission policy that suggests a meeting with the principal to discuss this matter instead of clearly defined arrangements is contrary to the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (15 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the Education (Admissions to schools) Act 2018 is enforced, including the processes involved and the number of times it has been enforced in the previous three years; if no such enforcement proceedings have happened to date, if she has plans to begin enforcing the requirements of the 2018 Act; if so, the timeline; the process for reporting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Good morning, Minister of State and her officials. I thank her for her presentation. I recall that the Minister of State was one of the 14 members of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare that produced the Sláintecare report so she is very familiar with the kind of issues that were of concern to that committee. The eventual report that was produced contained five chapters and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I heard the Minister of State say that. Earlier she mentioned in her opening statement the ubiquitous promotion and advertising of unhealthy food and the shocking fact that 20% of primary school children have been categorised as obese. Given the fact that there is massive spending on the promotion of unhealthy food, does she not think that emphasis should be on cutting this off at the pass...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I heard the Minister of State say that. It is not happening though. That is the reality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: It is not happening. We have serious issues with obesity and the downstream effects of that, and cost, are absolutely enormous. My question is about the commercial determinants of health, which is what this session is about. It is a relatively new concept. The Minister of State will be familiar with the very heavy lobbying that is done by all of the vested interests that work against...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: The targets are very unambitious.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I do not think that is an excuse. The Department allowed-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: The Department allowed ten years for reductions in salt and sugar and the targets that were set were extremely ambitious. We need to move on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I noticed that the Minister of State used a phrase a few times over the course of the morning, which is that education and awareness are key. I must say that I am not aware of any great body of evidence to indicate that they are. When one thinks about the vast sums of money that various vested interests in the alcohol, tobacco, fast-food and gambling industries spend on advertising, it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: The witnesses are very welcome. I thank them for their presentations and the work they are doing in this area to raise awareness of a phenomenon many people are not aware of. Dr. Campbell talked about the framing. Could she explain exactly what she means by that? What are the industries' strategies to frame in a way that counters public health messages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Dr. Campbell. When Dr. Gilheany was talking about lobbying, I could not help remembering my experience in 2012 with the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. At that stage, the CMO was adamant there would be no industry representatives on the working group. They were kept out completely. As a Minister of State at the time, I did not meet any of them, but I will say that every other...