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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Has Mr. Gloster not received any correspondence from, for example, the staff members of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, or has the Department in respect of the fact that-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: It has.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Is that being re-evaluated considering that those staff did very important work during the pandemic period?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Does Ms McGirr have a fear that perhaps that could lead to litigation or a WRC case that could actually end up costing more than providing the payment to what is a fairly limited workforce who were doing essential work during the pandemic period?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: However, I am sure Ms McGirr can understand that because the numbers are so large, when we are dealing with a small group of workers-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: -----who were carrying out essential work during the pandemic, including literally sticking needles in people's arms at very close proximity, there could be a lot of resentment of the fact that they have been excluded.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: It was limited to the health services.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: During that period, the Department would accept that the Irish Blood Transfusion Service staff were working in close proximity-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Rather than just getting the detail, I would ask that the Department fully review that situation. As I said, these were people who carried out what in my view was essential work. It was as risky as other types of work within the health services who fall under the scope of the scheme. These are employees who we need to continue to do very important work. I just have a fear that we could...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: 42. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the new services for children with special needs that will be delivered in County Monaghan in 2025. [43207/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: 51. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether he intends to provide a capital grant scheme for childcare providers. [43206/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: 79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the status of proposed legislation to remove the blanket exclusion of members of the Defence Forces from the protections of the Working Time Directive; and when he intends to publish a heads of Bill. [43204/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: 84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assurances he can provide that dual use export licences have not been granted in relation products or services with military applications to end users based in Israel that produce or offer military good or services. [43205/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided in Budget 2025 towards the provision of a special school in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43687/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the announced approval of a special school in County Monaghan, the location proposed for the school; the date of opening; the number of children that will be facilitated in the school upon opening; the numbers of staff and each staff role that will be provided at the school upon opening; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the announced approval of a special school in County Monaghan, the criteria that will be applied for successful applicants; if she can assure that the school will accept applications relating to all children with profound special needs including those with autism and those without autism; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process that determined Monaghan would be allocated a special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43690/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the announced approval of a special school in County Monaghan, if the school will be housed in permanent buildings upon opening or if it will be based in temporary units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43691/24]

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (23 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: I welcome the opportunity to discuss these proposed amendments. There has been a lot of play-acting, for want of a better term, and misrepresenting of various positions in respect of this legislation, which has undergone quite an amount of debate in this House and publicly. I wish to state very clearly that there is a distinction to be drawn here. I refer to those who rightly recognise...