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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Seán Sherlock: The question is coming from a genuine place. I raise it because of issues with services that I encounter on the ground. That is why I am asking. I am couching my language. I know I am repeating myself. I do not understand the process, and if somebody could tell me definitively whether there is local autonomy on the provision of services like occupational therapy and speech and language...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I have not had a sufficient answer to that question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct the school bus transport scheme and Bus Éireann to provide services for students in an area (details supplied). [10415/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if felling licences have been issued to carry out recent tree felling nationally in both urban and rural areas. [10275/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 410. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with Met Éireann in regard to the language used by weather forecasters on climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10222/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there is a 14 week wait for answers in relation to disability allowance applications. [10423/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 610. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the relationship between the Heritage Council and the National Biodiversity Data Centre, DBDC, in view of the announcement of the new biodiversity charter; if the Heritage Council plans to establish a new service level agreement with the NBDC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10501/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Redeployment (28 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the number of staff that will transfer from Cork County Council to Cork City Council after the extension of the boundary in June 2019. [10084/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Abuse (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Minister's response. We are hearing of this almost as it has happened. However, I have a concern about the Minister's reply. Notwithstanding her openness and transparency, I asked specifically that in historical cases the helpline be operated by an independent organisation acting outside Scouting Ireland. That is important. The Minister did say that consideration should be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Abuse (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I am not joined by my colleague, Deputy Rabbitte, as she has been unavoidably detained in RTÉ studios. We had an agreement that I would take the issue and we speak with one voice on this matter. I want to raise the issue of ongoing matters in Scouting Ireland in respect of historical child abuse cases. According to The Irish Timeson 21 February, 313 alleged victims and 237 alleged...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Apologies have been received from Deputies Dara Murphy and Heydon and Senator Ruane. I will now put my phone on airplane mode. The usual rules apply in respect of telecommunication.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: The first petition for consideration is Petition No. P00048/17 from Ms Anna McKenna who would like to see Drogheda, County Louth attain city status. Members have addressed some concerns about the issue at play and I want to give them a chance to intervene at this stage before we make a final determination on the petition. I invite Deputy Cassells to contribute.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: We have before us a proposal to keep the petition live and open. We must have regard to the response that we received from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government through its assistant secretary general. Once one reads the document, one realises that it does not address the issue of city status, which is the subject of the petition that we are dealing with today. On that...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Given the fact that the Department's response to this committee has not necessarily addressed, or adequately addressed I would contend, the issue of city status, there is a proposal here to keep the petition open, to correspond with the Department again and ask for further clarification in respect of the petition for city status, and to be very clear about that. There are other issues...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I propose that we ask members for their support to keep the petition open, correspond with the Department again and ask specifically about city status. Is that agreed?

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: The good people of Drogheda seated behind Deputy Cassells cannot see his face at the moment.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the members for their interventions on this petition. I acknowledge the presence of the good people of County Louth here as well. We, as a committee, are trying to broker some middle ground here where there is an acknowledgement of the reality that exists on the ground but without actually encroaching. I understand the concerns of Deputy Cassells in that regard. We are agreed that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I nominate Deputy Neville.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tusla: Chairperson Designate (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I find myself in a strange position. We are addressing an issue in respect of Mr. Rabbitte's chairing of Tusla. He is a former colleague so it feels very strange to be on this side of the table when he is on that side. I acknowledge Mr. Rabbitte's stellar public service. As he stated, he has spent much of his life in public service. On a personal level, I am of the view that he will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tusla: Chairperson Designate (27 Feb 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Given the competitive nature of the market at present, is the issue of remuneration a potential stumbling block?