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Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (11 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 738. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department and the State will publicly acknowledge the wrongdoing that occurred to pregnant women who were prescribed thalidomide in the 1950s and 1960s as a treatment for morning sickness; when women and their children impacted by the use of thalidomide can expect a public apology for the wrongdoing that occurred; when the State will deliver an...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (6 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the Government’s recent engagement with the United Kingdom Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concerning the Northern Ireland protocol; the other engagement that has taken place with other European Union member states, EU institutions and globally in support of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (6 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 330. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if changes will be made to The Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 concerning the theft of family pets (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49336/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (5 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department conducted a feasibility study regarding the reopening of Derrybrien windfarm considering that this windfarm is able to provide additional power into the national grid within a matter of weeks once recommissioned; the additional measures that are being taken to alleviate the risk of electrical...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (5 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who are renting under a licence agreement will be able to avail of the proposed renter's €500 tax credit that was announced in Budget 2023; the process which is required to apply for the €500 tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49086/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (5 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's strategy to support digital skills and highspeed broadband in primary schools; if her Department's attention has been drawn to issues in relation to a school (details supplied) that are impacting the ability of the school to access highspeed broadband; the measures that are being taken to alleviate these obstacles; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) will continue to be provided with transport and issued a bus ticket given that State-provided school transport is their only means of getting to school; if she will review the circumstances of this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48819/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) will continue to be provided with transport and issued a bus ticket given that State-provided school transport is their only means of getting to school; if she will review the circumstances of this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48820/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) which has an application for additional accommodation and new-build SEN classes currently with her Department’s technical team; if she will review the circumstances of this case and assist this school in progressing this project and have these unacceptable delays resolved immediately;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Infrastructure (5 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to issues impacting a school (details supplied) and their ability to access highspeed broadband; the measures that are being taken to alleviate these obstacles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49090/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: I will not need ten minutes. I welcome the delegation from Aer Lingus and thank them for the written explanation they forwarded to us. Obviously when an event of this magnitude happens, questions are asked as to why and how it happened, whether it could have been avoided and what needs to be done to avoid a recurrence. What stands out about this incident is that Aer Lingus, as with all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: I thank the delegation for their direct responses. Am I correct to presume that the provider is in breach of his contract with Aer Lingus?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: I thank Mr. Moriarty.

Defective Concrete Products Levy: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: Everyone accepts that those impacted by mica have suffered enormously. We see the images of houses disintegrating and it is heart-wrenching. The hopes and dreams of their owners have crumbled into dust. These are not just houses; they are homes to 8,000 families who have innocently found themselves trapped in a nightmare. Their homes were the biggest and most significant investments of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (4 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 106. 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 further engagement that has taken place between his Department, the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works, the Department of Justice and the National Development Finance Agency for this development; if the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Burial Grounds (4 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagements he has had with the Office of Public Works, Kilmainham Gaol and the National Graves Association on plans to move the remains of the Invincibles from the grounds of Kilmainham Gaol (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48031/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Government intends to provide funding to trainee educational psychologist completing doctorates in a college (details supplied) as of budget 2023, given that this type of psychologist training is the only professional doctorate programme which is not Government funded; the measures that are being taken to alleviate these...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 716. To ask the Minister for Health when all workers covered by the pandemic bonus payment will receive same; if he will review correspondence from the Board of Management of a nursing home (details supplied); when these workers will receive their pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48597/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 748. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forestry Service can refuse a non-grant aid application for an afforestation licence on the basis of the productivity of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48027/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Michael Lowry: 749. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forestry Service can refuse a non-grant aid application for an afforestation licence based on species selection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48028/22]