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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (31 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 287. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a passport application by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in the person receiving their passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27284/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (31 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on a home tuition grant scheme appeal will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27268/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of a person (details supplied) who was refused a scribe for their leaving certificate examinations; if the opinion of two medical professionals that support this case will be taken into account on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27520/22]

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: I am sharing time with Deputy Canney. I compliment the Minister of State on taking decisive action to develop opportunities in the apprenticeship sector and on taking corrective action to address a much-neglected sector. Apprenticeships have a crucial role to play in the future of this country and technological universities have added to their appeal. The creation of these forward-thinking...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (26 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 227. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the civil service blended working policy framework; if his Department, in collaboration with civil service employers, trade unions and staff associations have finalised and developed their tailored policies on blended working that are appropriate to their business needs and employees; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (26 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that an application to the local authority home loan scheme by persons (details supplied) was refused; if this refusal will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27005/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (26 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2021; if she intends to re-engage with the representatives of organisations (details supplied) before the legislation is finalised and enacted later in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27014/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (26 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 320. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1292 of 26 April 2022, if her Department’s review of the new scorecard system for persons who have recently turned 18 years of age has been finalised; when the updated scorecards and guidelines will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27015/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Priorities (24 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in implementing recommendations of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on reform of the family law system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26527/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Priorities (24 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: I ask the Minister for an update on the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on reform of the family law system. Further, I ask the Minister whether she could or would consider moving the family law court hearings to a dedicated private sitting on a specific day, or to a separate location from the general...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Priorities (24 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: I welcome the fact the family court Bill will be published before the recess. The Minister has captured the essence of what the problem is. The family law system in Ireland, as it currently stands, is archaic. My difficulty - and the message I get from my constituents - is that those attending their local District Court on family law matters are obliged to sit in the court where there are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Priorities (24 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Minister. I acknowledge the fact that both the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, are making reforms and are progressive. They have taken a lot of very positive initiatives in the Department to date. I am glad that the Minister has acknowledged that the current system is failing people. The District Courts are overcrowded. It takes an unreasonable amount of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (24 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 506. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) concerning childcare core funding fee and education requirements; if he has received correspondence from the organisation; if so, if he has responded to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 600. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical laboratory scientists who are members of an association (details supplied) took strike action on 18 May 2022 with further industrial action proposed for May and June 2022; his views on the call to have medical laboratory scientists on the same pay parity as their clinical biochemist colleagues; the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: I ask the Taoiseach to expand on his reply in regard to the neurology service in south Tipperary. The inability to retain and attract medical professionals to work in Ireland is given as the key reason for medical deficiencies. We hear that constantly. A high percentage of our young and newly qualified doctors and nurses choose to leave the country to work abroad. Many make this decision...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: Despite billions of euro being pumped into the health services, our system still fails to meet the needs of service users. There is not just one reason for this. A myriad of issues combine to paint a picture of endless waiting lists, patients on trolleys, the inability to retain and recruit professional qualified staff, front-line staff burnout, under-resourced carers and mental health...

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: Bringing home the turf in rural Ireland has long been considered a necessary and noble task. Ending the cutting of turf is ending a tradition. Irish people hold traditions very dear. I am opposed to an immediate ban on turf cutting. I voted against the Government's position on this issue last week. Most of us in this House know the dangers of global warming. The threat posed by fossil...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: University Hospital Limerick, UHL, has been in crisis for some time. There is great concern about the accessibility to the hospital, the level and quality of care and the threat to patient safety. The Department of Health has appointed an expert team to investigate the chronic overcrowding and the apparent breakdown in the delivery of services. Despite the fact that UHL gained an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation (4 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review correspondence from a company (details supplied); the reason that the company has been excluded from accessing Exchequer funding or financial subsidies in order that it can also introduce a reduction in passenger fares similar to the scheme which was announced on public service obligation serviced routes; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (4 May 2022)

Michael Lowry: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that the livestock hauliers are excluded from the recently announced supports to address cost pressures arising from the current high fuel prices within the haulage sector; the steps that he is taking to address this irregularly taking into consideration that livestock hauliers are exempt from having a haulage license but...