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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will remove or greatly increase the €200 tax exemption on payments received by domestic micro-generators from their suppliers under the clean export guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38923/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to facilitate park-and-ride facilities along the M7, M9 and elsewhere in counties Kildare and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38913/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to amend section 15 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 in view of the recent census data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38922/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 426. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress being made with the mid-life extension programme for the LÉ Niamh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38921/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pathology Service (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 650. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide improved facilities available to the State Pathologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38918/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 677. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a review group to investigate reducing the red tape in funding applications for section 38, 39 and other organisations and individual benefit applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39527/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 697. To ask the Minister for Health if he will award a discretionary medical card to each amputee who applies for one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38919/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 698. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used to decide an award of a discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38920/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 859. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering the committed to home support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39528/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2022: Discussion (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: I was also upstairs listening to the full contribution. I just discovered that data out today tells us that prices have risen by 9.1% up to June 2022. That is the highest in 38 years, which is quite shocking. What inflation rate and ECB interest were assumed when the summer economic statement was formulated? What contingency plans have been made if the situation worsens? Are there plans...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2022: Discussion (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: So the Minister will not have anything before budget day.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2022: Discussion (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: The ESRI appeared before this committee last week. One of the things that stood out was its reference to the lack of statistical information and the need to invest in the CSO. Does the Minister agree with this statement and does he propose to address it? Is there any concern around this?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2022: Discussion (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: I agree with the Minister about the outstanding work done by the CSO but what I am saying is that some of the stuff we get back seems to be about a year behind and I have concerns about that. I am very aware that we have had Covid but I would still like us to get things more quickly. Sebastian Barnes appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2022: Discussion (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: Yet we are still concerned about waiting lists and the length of time people are on them. We have nurses who have still not received bonus payments. Much and all as we praise the health situation, unfortunately I am not as impressed as the Minister, Deputy McGrath is.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2022: Discussion (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: Do I have seven minutes left?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2022: Discussion (14 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: I will be as brief as possible. I am glad the Minister, Deputy McGrath, mentioned transport as well because we saw in Spain this week that they have cut their public transport by half. Train journeys of less than 300 km are now free of charge. Would the Minister consider this at any point here? I know he may say it is up to each Department but for those that are really struggling...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: Last week, the local mental health charity, Hope(D), which is based in Newbridge, announced it will be winding down its service and closing at the end of the summer. It needs just €40,000 to secure a service for the rest of the year. People leaving HSE mental health service facilities at Naas hospital are given a leaflet along with some tablets, if they are lucky, yet the HSE refers...

Rent Reduction Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: This Bill amends the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 by limiting rents to a maximum to a quarter of monthly household incomes. Sinn Féin supports the objective of this Bill and has proposed a number of different ways to achieve it. Over the last decade, average rents have more than doubled. In the last year alone, rents in Kildare have increased by almost 8%, and by a whopping 112%...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Climate Change Policy (13 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 580. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the report on the potential for a domestic woollen industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38479/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 581. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that is being made on the commitment in the Programme for Government to double ex-gratia grants to animal welfare organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38480/22]