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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Professor Moloney. The committee will begin a series of meetings to examine inflation pressures. On Wednesday, 10 November, at 5.30 p.m. the committee will meet Dr. Ella Kavanagh from University College Cork and Professor Karl Whelan of University College Dublin to discuss the drivers of inflation and potential policy responses to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank everybody here today. This is important legislation, which is quite complex. One of the reasons it is complex is that, similar to other issues we will deal with in the committee in the near future, there is not a great deal of relevant research, particularly on vaping. Does that pose a particular challenge in progressing legislation in this area or locking things in now? Do the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: To be clear, I am fully supportive of this legislation. I was just wondering if the newness of the product is a particular challenge. Does the Department of Health feel that this legislation will be a suitable framework as the technology moves faster than we can perhaps keep up with? Will we be able to add to it as new products come online?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: That actually leads into my next question. I am very interested in the relationship between the density of retail outlets in Ireland and smoking prevalence and use of vaping products. Does the Department envisage that if we introduce a licensing fee, the density of retail units will naturally fall? Will there be any mechanism for us to be able to further control the density subsequently?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Obviously, there is a similar correlation between that and advertising. I am aware that we do not have advertising on TV or radio but a similar phenomenon has come up in childhood obesity, in cigarettes and in alcohol in respect of the density of advertising and its proximity to particular areas like schools and sports facilities. Does the Department envisage that this will be an important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: When Ms Gordon puts it like that, it is stark. I do not know if I have enough time, but I have one question that is kind of related to this. I know that there are 13,000 registered tobacco retailers right now and that there were only 61 convictions in the six-year period between 2014 and 2019. How important is it to see applied regulation and that the Revenue Commissioners and nobody else...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: No, it was a great answer, and I thank Ms Gordon for it. I am very excited to see this legislation come through. It is fantastic. Thank you, Chair. I know you gave me some extra time.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to allow NAMA to build affordable housing on its land holdings instead of the need to maximise commercial returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52055/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to restrict the sale of existing and new build property at an affordable price to individual home buyers and social housing providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52056/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 246. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to direct receivers to leave tenants in situ during sale of properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52057/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 247. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA can provide a map and details of lands it holds by location, size, planning permission and commercial viability analysis, respectively. [52058/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Nursing Education (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 689. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of places for mature students who wish to study nursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52624/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 901. To ask the Minister for Health if he will identify all grades of HSE staff based in a location (details supplied) who received Covid-19 vaccinations in January 2021 ahead of acute and long-stay patients and nursing staff in St. Stephen's Psychiatric Hospital, Glanmire; the time lag between the commencement of vaccinations for staff at the location and the later commencement of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1069. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost savings to the community healthcare budget for counties Cork and Kerry of the closure of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, County Cork that would arise after all residents and staff have been transferred from the facility and it is no longer in operation. [53126/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1070. To ask the Minister for Health if a breakdown will be provided of single bedrooms, en-suite rooms and shared bedrooms and bathrooms for each mental health facility (details supplied) in County Cork; and the numbers of service users sharing in each instance. [53127/21]

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank everyone for their contributions today. I cannot think of any more important work for us this year than the oversight of this legislation. It is an incredibly important piece of work and I thank our witnesses for taking the time to bring us through the general scheme. I am in the same position as Deputy Buckley in terms of only starting this conversation. It will take a lot of...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: That is an important point because it means we will need to keep an eye on that legislation too.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: My next question relates to a similar matter but does not concern domestic legislation. I acknowledge there are many references to human rights and international human rights law. What are the key international or supranational agreements we should consider?