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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Palestine and Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41688/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Reports (28 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects to receive the report of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41687/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss accessibility. On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the Department of Transport, Mr. Garret Doocey, assistant secretary, land transport, Mr. John Boylan, principal officer, public transport, and Ms Akriti Brady, assistant principal, accessibility. I also welcome from the National Transport Authority Ms Anne Graham, chief executive and Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I invite Ms Graham to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the witnesses. I call Deputy Feighan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I call Mr. Doocey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: Several issues have been thrown up. According to the census or different evidence that has been given to the committee, between 16% and 21% of people have a disability. If we take that percentage, in terms of the buses, we have to look at putting a second wheelchair accessible one in place. If you are representative of the percentage of people with disabilities, it seems important. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: Has the National Transport Authority had any incidents where the wheelchair accessible space on a bus was taken and another person with a wheelchair got on the bus? Has that occurred or has any complaint been made by anyone with a wheelchair? Is there any evidence in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: Is there any internal mechanism to highlight the incidence of facilities being out of order in bus stations or train stations? If, for example, somebody is travelling from station A today, is there somewhere they can look at the information that is available from Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann or the National Transport Authority to show where there is a challenge or issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I thank all of the witnesses for their engagement this afternoon. No doubt, we will be back to them with other requests and we will engage with them. I acknowledge lot of work is being done on this to play catch-up and to get the right services. I ask the witnesses to make sure that people with disabilities and their families are looked after in any of the new policies or fleets. I again...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: 75. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated for the rural regeneration and development fund in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41170/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (26 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: 82. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the delivery of the 2023-2027 LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41169/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (26 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: 82. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the delivery of the 2023-2027 LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41169/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: Apologies have been received from Senators Seery Kearney and McGreehan. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the national disability inclusion strategy, NDIS. On behalf of the committee, I warmly welcome Ms Renee Dempsey-Clifford, independent chair, and Mr. Dharragh Hunt, secretary, from the Disability Stakeholder Group, DSG, and Dr. Aideen Hartney, director, and Dr. Rosalyn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms Dempsey-Clifford. I invite Dr. Hartney to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: We will now go to our first speaker, Deputy Dessie Ellis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Deputy Murnane O'Connor. I call Ms Dempsey-Clifford.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the witnesses for the evidence, the information and the debate. I agree that in the time to come the State and An Taoiseach will be apologising for the disability services. I say this because we at this committee encounter the unmet need in this regard. I see some of the services and I think the section 38 and 39 organisations were better able to access funding in this regard. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increased Employment Participation, Self-employment and Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Michael Moynihan: The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss increased employment participation, self-employment and entrepreneurship for people with disabilities. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Eddie Hennessy, Matt McCann, chief executive officer, Access Earth and Professor Thomas M. Cooney, Technological University Dublin, TUD. Before we begin, I will read a note on privilege. All witnesses are...