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Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 703. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child in Cork will have a timely review of an application to a children’s disability network team (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33940/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 406. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the implementation of an RSV Immunisation Pathfinder Programme for older adults in 2025 to protect vulnerable older adults, including those living in long term care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am sorry. We have to move on.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We have to move on, sorry.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Catherine Ardagh - To discuss the need for all special schools to accept children at different levels on the autism spectrum. Deputy Duncan Smith - To discuss a lack of primary school places in Portmarnock. Deputy Paul...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Tá brón orm as bheith ag teacht agus ag imeacht. Bhíos ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom ceist a chur. Bhíomar ag labhairt inné mar gheall ar citizen journalists agus podcasting. Deputy Byrne was talking about podcasting yesterday and, for want of a better description, the Americanisation of some of the media. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: What is the parameter for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Does anyone else wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The TG4 submission suggested there may be issues around the European Media Freedom Act. Will the witnesses elaborate on the concerns that the review of funding adequacy may not be compliant with the European Media Freedom Act?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: My last questions are for Virgin Media. Ms Ní Chaoindealbháin stated in her submission that it provides so much public service content but does not actually receive any public funding for that. What percentage of its overall output is public service programming?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Is Virgin Media confident or does it have any expectation as to whether it will be able to stick with that at that level? Does Ms Ní Chaoindealbháin have concerns about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Apologies for being late but I was listening in. Ms Fitzgerald made the point that nobody wants to see CCTV, surveillance or monitoring 24-7 in a nursing home. It goes back to the culture, as she alluded to. After seeing that programme, I would not blame people for wanting that for their loved one. Trust will take time to rebuild. The culture will take time to be inculcated in any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: If there was legislative change on that, would HIQA welcome it? Should it be looked at?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am not trying to appear dismissive of that. I am just saying a person with a loved one in their 70s, 80s or 90s does not have the time to see the big, grand change we all desire. I will move on because time is tight. It was stated earlier that there are over 10,700 beds owned by 15 private companies or corporate entities. Is that system sustainable? I know from the witnesses'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Does that 20% comprise individual infractions in different nursing homes or are they cumulative? Are there possibly five or ten infractions in one nursing home?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: That is quite significant. I assume there is a scale of severity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I assume they are not all in big trouble but that is still significant. Is the model of 10,000 beds in the hands of 15 large companies sustainable? Is it desirable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: A lot of the discourse has been leaning that way up to now but based on what the witnesses have said, that is not necessarily reflective. There was an incident in the "RTÉ Investigates" programme where there was a lack of incontinence sheets for beds and people were encouraged to defecate in bed. In that situation, who is at fault? Is it the employees for making do? I saw they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We should have been able to share the time more equitably among ourselves.