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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 1074. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will bring forward from November 2024 to January 2024, the proposed rise in foster carer allowance announced in Budget 2024. [46387/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: School Admissions (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 1085. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an assessment will be allowed to ensure a child (details supplied) can be accepted into schools in their area. [48813/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 1115. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a transport budget within the HSE to assist vulnerable patients attend hospital appointments where public transport may not be an option for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47389/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 1116. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a budget within his Department or the NTA to assist vulnerable patients attend hospital appointments where public transport may not be an option for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47390/23]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I am delighted to be here today because this has been really informative. It is really educational for us because while we all have an understanding of the sector and the challenges that it faces, what we have been allowed to do today through this hearing is to delve a little bit deeper and further our understanding. I came into this place in 2007 and I am kind of on my way out. I would...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: That is true, yes.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I am trying to deconstruct that in my brain. The point Ms Clarke is making, with which Ms Duggan agrees, is that all of this information is available anyway. The question for this committee is what we do now. I respectfully suggest that we direct this very specific and current issue to the Minister and departmental officials. We should point out that they have this information and should...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I assure Ms. Clarke that we will take up that issue with the Department next week. That is all I want to say. I do not know if anyone else wants to respond. I made more of a speech as opposed to asking questions.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Can I ask, figuratively speaking, what the cost would be? Can Ms Dunne give me a range of costs, without being specific to her own case?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I am not asking about Ms Dunne's service.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: That is because the grandparents are collecting them every day.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Has the association written a critique of case management?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Could Ms Quinn send it to the committee?

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (26 Oct 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 258. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to address an issue with therapists in a school (details supplied). [47078/23]

Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Oct 2023)

Seán Sherlock: On behalf of the Labour Party, I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill, which, if passed, will provide for making three payments of €150 to ease the energy bills burden on hard-pressed households. While we will support this legislation on the basis of the adage that something is better than nothing, it bears repeating that this Government's approach to the cost of living is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (25 Oct 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to the correspondence from a parent in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46820/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Oct 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a national register for the location of AEDs throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46825/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 69. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the ‘best of both’ calculation was undertaken for the period 2020 to 2023; how many State pension recipients were better off under the total contributions approach than under the old system; how many people were worse off under the total contributions approach; and if she will undertake to preserve the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she agrees with the principle of restoring the State pension to its 2020 spending power; and if she will commit to doing this within the lifetime of this Government. [46388/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 98. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of additional needs payments made, where a family requested such a payment to cover the costs of a therapy or service required as an urgent need, by county, from 1 January 2023, in tabular form. [46386/23]