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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We will continue the committee's consideration of the legal and policy gaps in adult safeguarding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: There is just over half an hour remaining. I have four members left to come in, so I propose that we take Senator Ryan, Deputy Burke and Senators Black and Boyle. We will conclude by 12 noon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We will suspend again until the lights resume.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank Senator Black for joining us. We normally leave non-members to the end of the list, but in this case Senator Boyle kindly agreed to allow Senator Black to go ahead of him in the final slot. I now call Senator Boyle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank our witnesses for joining us today. They have given us a lot of food for thought. I thank them for their detailed consideration in advance and for answering all of the questions so fully today. We will now adjourn the committee. Our next meeting is a select committee, which will be at 9.30 a.m. next Wednesday, 16 July, with the Minister for Health to consider the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 254. To ask the Minister for Health if she has concluded her review of the 2017 Dickson Report regarding Paediatric Urology; her views on same; if she intends to publish this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38323/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 255. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the Children's Health Ireland Oncology Risk Assessment (2021); if she has received a copy of this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38324/25]

Student Fees: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The Minister has got this badly wrong. He has created huge levels of uncertainty and huge levels of stress for students, parents and families right across the country. The students of Ireland deserve better. They deserve clarity. Fees in this country are already far too high. Students are paying too much money to access what is a human right: basic education at third level. A recent...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Today, the HSE made an unequivocal statement that alcohol consumption causes cancer. That is why it is ramping up efforts to inform people of the link between alcohol and cancer. However, at the same time, this Government is rowing back on its commitment to alcohol health labelling, or at least Fine Gael is. I will read a quote to the Taoiseach: "Alcohol causes cancer, and we would be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Today, the HSE made an unequivocal statement that alcohol consumption causes cancer. That is why it is ramping up efforts to inform people of the link between alcohol and cancer. However, at the same time, this Government is rowing back on its commitment to alcohol health labelling, or at least Fine Gael is. I will read a quote to the Taoiseach: "Alcohol causes cancer, and we would be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Will the Government introduce labelling?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Will the Taoiseach answer the question? Will the Government introduce labelling?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: There is no answer.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been brought to the lack of availability of co-educational primary schools in Cork (details supplied); the actions her Department is taking to increase the availability of co-education learning opportunities for children and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37538/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 541. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the reasoning behind the decision, during the biannual review, to not increase the price ceiling in Cork for houses for which support can be sought from the first home scheme; if consideration will be given to increasing the property price ceiling for houses in Galway city for which support can be sought from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 789. To ask the Minister for Health if permanent contracts of employment will be offered to all radiography and radiation therapy graduates this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37318/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 843. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that she has received a copy of the HSE's nationwide review of insourcing and outsourcing arrangements; if she has considered its contents; if she will publish the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37540/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 886. To ask the Minister for Health if she will accept the HSE's recommendation to end insourcing arrangements in the health service by 30 June 2026; if she will commit to this deadline based on the steps to phase out insourcing provided for in the HSE's review of insourcing and outsourcing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37838/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 856. To ask the Minister for Health if the opening hours at the medical assessment unit in Ennis Hospital are to be revised (details supplied); if so, the rational for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37714/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Jul 2025)

Pádraig Rice: My question today is about the new Cork city library. Four years ago, the Taoiseach, Deputy Martin, announced €50 million would be spent transforming Grand Parade and providing a new public library, a new central plaza and a boardwalk. The vision was big. We were promised a new 7,700 sq. m library with capacity for 1 million visitors per year, but like so many other key capital...

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