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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: I welcome the witnesses and thank Mr. McCarthy for his presentation. It is a major achievement to have this conference in Ireland. It is something we need to organise well and make sure it is factual and informative and, obviously, interesting. Mr. McCarthy has set out what the procedure is but how will he get the public to buy into it? There are experts and those who are directly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: I agree with the idea of involving schools. I find when schools visit here, whether it is a committee or a Dáil session, they do engage. Many of those students would have no interest in politics but by the time they leave, the subject that was under discussion resonates with them. This is such an important sector going forward, particularly in relation to environmental issues and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: There are a lot of keynote speakers and people that are engaged in various sectors. Will the conference actually come to conclusions or make recommendations or is it simply a discussion forum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: I have one question. The first conference was held in Sweden in 2006, I do not know about Covid-19 which may have interrupted it, but this will be the tenth conference. Has any big idea come from those conferences? In other words, what is the follow-through by national governments? Can our guest speakers see a benefit from what happened four years ago or ten years ago? Do national...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (17 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 187. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 05 October 2023, while it is heartening to read about the supports available to companies across the country and across County Tipperary if he will commit to utilising all available State agencies and exerting every possible effort to support the community of Carrick-on-Suir;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student (details supplied) did not receive a school bus ticket for the 2023/2024 academic year; if the Bus Éireann system had an issue with the capturing of eircodes, as suggested by the applicants mother; if so, when this issue was resolved; when they will be allocated a ticket for the 2023/2024 school year; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 10 October 2023; if he will confirm when the work on the Junior Certificate School Programme review will physically recommence; what is the new timeline for completing this review; when its findings will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45193/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the proposals for a voluntary dairy exit scheme that is currently under consideration by his Department; if he will provide information regarding the consideration given to the inclusion of an entry scheme for young farmers as part of or alongside the proposed exit scheme; if he will provide information on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (12 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 25 July 2023, when a decision will be reached regarding an individual's application to the foreign birth register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44499/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a child was removed from the NCS scheme without a parent's knowledge or consent (details supplied); if he will review what additional recourse is now available to this child's parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44505/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (11 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 194. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a company (details supplied) entrusted with the management of a significant number of properties under contract with his Department, has properties that either remain completely unoccupied or possess and have available family rooms that have not been allocated to anyone for over two months; the...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: Every person in the country is impacted in some way by the budget and each individual and sector has its own priorities and aspirations. Invariably, no budget will give everyone what they want and believe they should get There is no one-size-fits-all budget and today's is no exception. Given time, every Member of this House could dissect the budget as it relates to their own...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the JCSP review commenced; to outline the scope and guidelines for this review; when the review is expected to be concluded; when its findings will be issued; if it his intention to reopen the programme once the review is completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44022/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the ongoing issue pertaining to the need for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); what is the long-term plan for this school accommodation needs; if a permanent structure will be built on the school grounds or is it anticipated that additional modular units will be provided as a short-term measure; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 3 October 2023 and the case of goat milk farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44190/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 456. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a copy of correspondence originally sent to An Taoiseach by a person (details supplied); if he will provide an additional €115 million for mental health services in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43454/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 514. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 528 and 532 of 13 December 2022, if he will review correspondence from the chairperson of an organisation (details supplied) concerning an increase in the number of proposed palliative care beds in Clonmel at the new development in St. Anthony's unit on the grounds of Tipperary University Hospital; if he will agree to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days from January 2022 to the end of September 2023 during which radiation oncology services at University Hospital Limerick were unavailable due to breakdowns in radiotherapy machinery/equipment, in tabular form; the average duration required to repair radiotherapy machinery/equipment at UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance regarding Revenue duty and charges levied on motor dealers, traders, and registered vehicle importers during and after the Brexit period; as the Minister is aware Revenue demands specific documentation before granting clearance and releasing vehicles to their owners; if he is aware that Revenue is currently re-evaluating the duty and charges applied to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (5 Oct 2023)

Michael Lowry: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reasons the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is no longer providing grants for the replacement of heat pumps; to specify what financial supports or grant funding can be obtained by persons whose existing heat pump systems are beyond economic repair and who have been informed by engineers that it is more...