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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (2 Apr 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (2 Apr 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (2 Apr 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (2 Apr 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (1 Apr 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (1 Apr 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (1 Apr 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly with the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care Services (1 Apr 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Nursing Home Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as 'Fair Deal', is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. The primary legislation underpinning the NHSS is the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009. Participants in the NHSS contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Home Help Service (1 Apr 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Youth Work Supports (26 Mar 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy Cummins for raising this important issue and for offering me the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley. I can see the Deputy's commitment to the area. She has lived it and breathed it so I can see how important it is to her on both a political and personal level. The Minister is committed to supporting the delivery and development of youth work...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Youth Work Supports (26 Mar 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I again thank Deputy Cummins for raising this important matter today. I note the points she made and her acknowledgement of the survey and the benefits it will bring. I note her point on a committee for young people. That matter will be brought to the attention of the Minister, Deputy Foley. While providing adequate funding of youth work and youth services is essential, it is also...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (26 Mar 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I am taking this matter, as I said, on behalf of the Minister for children, disability and equality, Deputy Foley. The points the Deputy raised will be brought to the attention of the Minister. I reiterate the Department understands there is ongoing engagement between the provider, the local authority and An Bord Pleanála in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Natural Gas Imports (26 Mar 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Senator for her question and for the opportunity to discuss this important matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. As outlined in the programme for Government, the Government is committed to taking decisive action to radically reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and to achieve a 51% reduction in emissions from 2018 to 2030 and to achieve net-zero...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Natural Gas Imports (26 Mar 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Senator Cosgrove for her contribution on this matter. I note the concern she has raised in her contributions, which will be brought to the attention of the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. The State-led strategic gas emergency reserve, operating on a non-commercial basis and for use only in the event of an emergency, would provide resilience to the gas system, mitigate against...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Commercial Rates (26 Mar 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Senator Keogan for the question and for the opportunity to discuss the rationale for the valuation of constituency offices. I will take this Commencement matter on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy James Browne. Tailte Éireann is an independent government agency under the aegis of the Department of Housing, Local Government...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Commercial Rates (26 Mar 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: Once again, I thank Senator Keogan for her contribution on this matter. I note the concerns she has raised. More particularly, I refer to the point she raised concerning vouched and unvouched expenses. I have no doubt she will take it up with my party colleague the Minister of State with responsibility for local government, Deputy Cummins. I will also bring it to his attention. To...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (26 Mar 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. I am responding on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Deputy Harris, who, unfortunately, cannot be present. He has asked me to pass on his apologies to the House. On his behalf, I welcome the opportunity to respond on this matter and thank Senator O’Loughlin for her question. There is a long-standing policy...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (26 Mar 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I again thank the Senator for her contribution on this important matter, which she is very much committed to. I appreciate that this pool is first and foremost a training facility for Defence Forces personnel but it is the firm intention of the Tánaiste that nearby schools be facilitated with access in due course. The Tánaiste has requested a concentrated body of work from the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (26 Mar 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy Neville for raising this issue and offering me the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Minister for Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy Foley. Ryevale House in County Kildare is an International Protection Accommodation Service, IPAS, accommodation centre, contracted to the Department since 2023. It provides shelter to approximately 90 women who are...