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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (24 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 336. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review into the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016; if her Department has considered drug offences in relation to this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10616/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow students who are visually impaired to gain access to their leaving certificate examination via a digital paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10159/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (23 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 201. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the cost of breastfeeding equipment and supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance if an update will be provided on his Department's work to review options now available in setting VAT rates on new sanitary products, such as menstrual cups and period proof underwear in view of the agreement reached on 7 December 2021 by the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9534/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (22 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the current tax arrangements for real estate investment trusts and Irish real estate funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9533/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the work of his Department towards ensuring that every householder has access to a reliable, clean and sustainable way of managing their food waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9890/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (22 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 376. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to alter the minimum standards as set out in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 to include fully maintaining intercom systems for each unit in large multi-unit buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9849/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 832. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that received an invitation to take part in BreastCheck on a quarterly basis from quarter 1 2020 to date in 2022; and the percentage of persons that accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified periods in tabular form. [9863/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 833. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that received an invitation to take part in BowelScreen on a quarterly basis from quarter 1 2020 to date in 2022; the percentage of persons that accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified periods in tabular form. [9864/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 834. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that received an invitation to take part in CervicalCheck on a quarterly basis from quarter 1 2020 to date in 2022; the percentage of persons that accepted an invitation and subsequently attended a screening appointment in each of the specified periods in tabular form. [9865/22]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: It is now scheduled for 7 March, I believe, following the deferral.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I think the reason there has been so much correspondence on the matter with the Committee of Public Accounts is that there has been so much back-and-forth with the HSE in east Cork and the spending decisions are still completely opaque. Ultimately, east Cork will end up with no 24-hour supported bed. It might be a policy decision but it is definitely not in line with Government policy. We...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I could provide some specific questions that have not really been answered. If we had them before that session, I would be happy to leave it until then.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I agree that a database on this is very important. I am aware of an Irish non-profit knowledge exchange that ran from 2009 to 2012. It was a similar organisation run by the same group, I believe. If we are looking at the cost of setting up something like this, the fact we had it in 2009 running up to 2012 and then reconstituted it not long afterwards might be of interest. I would also...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Based on that session, would it be possible to ask the Revenue Commissioners for an update on whether they are considering getting involved in collecting the licence fee?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I do not.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: What kind of data - I assume it is disaggregated - does the new or the original oversight group hold and look at when providing oversight?