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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (8 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a timeline for when he will bring the Just Transition Taskforce's final report and recommendations forward for consideration by the Government; when the Just Transition Commission will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20680/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (8 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide NTA surveys of passengers at Dublin Airport 2016 and 2022 (details supplied), including a legend for the codes used in these spreadsheets; and to provide data on landside origins/destinations of passenger trips to and/or from Dublin Airport based on data NTA has collected in respect of 2016 and 2022. [20336/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ports Policy (8 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a ship, the Sarah M, certified by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and seeking to head towards Greenore, County Louth; whether he is assured this vessel will not port and engage in export, which would be in contravention of sanctions placed upon Russia; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 423. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the work of the early learning and childcare stakeholder forum, particularly their work on issues around staff recruitment and retention within the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20108/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (2 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the engagement his Department has had with the German Government regarding the suppression of the use of the Irish language at public events in Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20048/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Research and Development (2 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 25 April 2024, the total expenditure in the form of grants or relief given to social enterprises for research and innovation in each of the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20102/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I will begin with the council. I am seeking clarity. The council met the Minister in January. It wrote to the Minister in October of last year. Was that meeting in response to that letter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: It resulted in a meeting. Did the Dental Council receive a formal written response?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Further engagement is scheduled.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: That is good to hear. To go back to the issue of the statutory competency scheme, it appears that the longer established professions have undertaken a number of revisions to their oversight and governance in recent years. I am quite surprised - I am actually shocked - that there is no competency scheme. Is there a system or scheme of continued professional development? Is it mandatory?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: It is outrageous.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: All professionals have an ethical requirement, whether they are constructing buildings or looking after people's teeth, to ensure that they enter into continued professional development, because technology changes. I do not understand how this is the case when every other established profession has mandatory continued professional development.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I am intrigued. I do not know how this has passed by-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: It is entirely voluntary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Compulsory CPD is the basic of almost every profession.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: How does one secure insurance in a profession that has no compulsory CPD?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is €20,000 per year per practice or per individual?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I know none of the witnesses are in the business of insurance but it seems that if you could ensure professional competency through some kind of mandatory scheme, that might impact the rates of insurance. That is a fairly basic principle in actuary or insurance. That might deal with some of the costs in the private sector, certainly. Is that a fair assumption?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I take the point. I do not mean to characterise the situation in that way. However, considering what I know about other professions in this country and their associated obligations regarding mandatory continuing professional development, I am surprised that this is the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Relating to the Provision of Dentistry Services: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I take it as read that the vast majority of people in dental practice would welcome some more verifiable means of regulation. I see all the witnesses nodding their heads. We do not have a register of dental practices. I will use the two minutes remaining to me to talk about that. Reference was made to a practice somewhere in Drumcondra, which is in the constituency I represent. That is...