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Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: A Chathaoirligh gníomhaí, a Aire, agus a chomhghleacaithe, today's world sees more and more people tapping a card on a machine in order to purchase something as simple as a cup of coffee. The vast majority of retailers no longer even tell customers the cost of what they are purchasing. They simply direct them towards a machine and by pressing the four buttons, the customers' money...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the first-home scheme; if he supports requests for the scheme to be restructured to allow first-time self-builders who currently own a home; if it will allow first-time self-builders who do not already own a home to apply for the scheme; if a scheme review has been undertaken; when he expects such a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: 202. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received and reviewed a press statement by an organisation (details supplied) concerning the recently published National Report, Staff Census, and Workforce Review for 2022 of children's disability network teams; what efforts he is making to ensure progress is made to increase staffing levels in the CDNT teams; if he and relevant Ministers of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance and Uninsured Drivers: Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (8 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: I thank the witnesses for the introduction and for the submission they have made, which is interesting and informative for us. Many of the questions have been answered. They are stark and damning statistics, to say the least. It is disturbing and alarming to have 180,000 vehicles without insurance, one in every 12 private vehicles, which is the second-highest rate of uninsured vehicles in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance and Uninsured Drivers: Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (8 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: So, the levy is determined by the share of the market of each insurance company?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance and Uninsured Drivers: Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (8 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: Mr. Fitzgerald might not have the figure to hand, but what percentage of cases actually go down the legal route?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance and Uninsured Drivers: Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (8 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: Mr. Fitzgerald has provided us with percentages. What was MIBI's total outlay in 2022?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance and Uninsured Drivers: Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (8 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: I am glad to hear Mr. Fitzgerald say that MIBI has bought into the mediation process. Obviously, that will be reflected in its legal bill.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (7 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: 274. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made on the development of a new Garda station in Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, County Tipperary; the additional engagement that has occurred for this development between his Department, the Minister of State in the Office of Public Works, the Minister for Justice, and the National Development Finance Agency (details...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to a response (details supplied) which this Deputy received from the National Council for Special Education on 7 June 2022, if she will confirm whether the NCSE has provided her with an update on the status of an application to establish an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, classroom in a school; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: 584. To ask the Minister for Health where the processing team in the medical card section obtains information on applicants' previous employments and self-employments records (details supplied); the reason requests for historic employment are being made of applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11071/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: 586. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) who worked for a company in a position that qualified them to receive the pandemic special recognition payment during the applicable time period was not paid, and had their claim rejected by a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11076/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to meet carbon reduction targets in commercial transportation and other transportation sectors without jeopardising Ireland's economic capabilities; the Government and EU supports that will be provided to these sectors; the investments his Department intends to make in Ireland’s transport...

Future of Regional Pre-Hospital Emergency Care: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: In medical emergencies every second counts. When the misjudged decision to close accident and emergency hospitals such as Nenagh Hospital was being fought, we all became familiar with the term "golden hour." The golden hour determines the appropriate treatment, and is critical within the first 60 minutes from the time of injury or the appearance of serious medical symptoms. It is based on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (1 Mar 2023)

Michael Lowry: 39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a person who is in receipt of an invalidity pension (details supplied) did not qualify for funding through the warmer homes scheme to install a heat pump eco-heating system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10292/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (28 Feb 2023)

Michael Lowry: 243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the recent discussions he has had with the Ballymackeogh and Kilmastulla Drainage Committee and the local authority regarding flooding (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the measures that will be implemented to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9842/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Feb 2023)

Michael Lowry: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a request from an organisation (details supplied) for reasonable accommodations during State examinations for a specific provision for pupils with epilepsy; if examination candidates who had an epileptic seizure immediately before or during a State exam will be given the opportunity to re-sit any impacted...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Feb 2023)

Michael Lowry: 649. To ask the Minister for Health the WTE allocations of the CAMHS team based in Nenagh, County Tipperary, broken down into disciplines; the vacancies within the multidisciplinary teams; the caseload number for each multidisciplinary team; the number of referrals received last year; how many of those referrals were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10081/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Feb 2023)

Michael Lowry: 682. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 22 February 2023, if he will meet with a group (details supplied) at his earliest convenience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10255/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (23 Feb 2023)

Michael Lowry: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Clean Export Premium feed in tariff Euro rate per/kWh that residential and domestic solar microgeneration customers may anticipate getting when they sell surplus residential solar microgeneration electricity back to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9297/23]