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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (2 Feb 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to re-examine the benefit-in-kind changes introduced in the Finance Act 2019 due to higher emissions and costs to those workers. [5282/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (2 Feb 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 239. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the process for the selection of sites for modular housing; the process and timeline once a site investigation report is made and the determining factors in deciding what is and what is not a suitable site. [5397/23]

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I raised the issue of the role of chief deciding officer on Committee Stage. There is still no clarity as to the status of that role. Will it be a Civil Service role? Will it be subject to the Public Appointments Service process? What grade will the appointed person be? Is there an equivalent grade within the Civil Service in respect of that role? What role will public representatives...

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I need to know, in simple terms, whether I can make representations on behalf of my constituents who present to me regarding their interactions with the office that is to be set up?

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I proposed this amendment and there are five seconds left in the slot.

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Sherlock: The idea that people cannot institute civil proceedings if they receive a payment is something that will be revisited in law. This will come back to haunt us. There is no doubt about it.

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Sherlock: To be fair, one could have anticipated the Minister's response because it is consistent with the response on Committee Stage. I was hopeful there would be some movement by the Minister in respect of what we were seeking to do in amendment No. 2. I share the views of Deputy Cairns in respect of the culture that seemingly exists within the Department in respect of the freedom of information...

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2023)

Seán Sherlock: There is no testimony more compelling than that of Deputy Boyd Barrett today because that is a first-hand account. If that does not impact on all of us, and particularly on the Government, then we are in cold times as regards the promulgation of this legislation. I put forward this amendment on Committee Stage because like others, we in the Opposition feel so constrained in seeking to amend...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: That is wrong. There are many people out there - and I do not mean this in a patronising way - who may not have the capacity to advocate or the wherewithal to phone their local public representatives. They should not have to do that to get access to a service. This is such a sensitive issue that one does not wish to be political or partisan about it but we are not seeing an improvement...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the motion and support it. I welcome the Minister of State's response because there is a tacit acknowledgement of the challenge that faces all of us in respect of the provision of services through CAMHS. I think everybody accepts the report of the Mental Health Commission and the recommendations therein. I am particularly taken by the part of the Minister of State's speech where...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: There is a glaring inconsistency between what is happening in the Cork and Kerry region and the Galway region, if I am being a bit cheeky about it, or the Waterford region. The figures are incomparable.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: In CHO 1, the Donegal region, there are 603 people waiting longer than 12 months whereas in CHO 2, the Galway region or the west of Ireland, there are 24. To go back to my earlier point, if someone presents to a hospital with an acute medical condition, they will get their surgery or intervention, they will get the medicine they need and they will get it pretty much straight away once they...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: First of all, I am from Cork and I heartily welcome all our guests here today. These testimonies are the most impactful for us. When people tell their personal stories, it allows us to internalise it and see how we can drive on with solutions, which is what the witnesses are ultimately looking for from politicians. I listened carefully to Ms Moran when she spoke about the recruitment...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Who in CUMH is DSC talking to?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Is it with the clinical director of CUMH, Professor John Higgins?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: If Professor Higgins, who is in charge of CUMH, is involved in that meeting, please let me know. I will contact him and see if we can get something going. I am sorry for interrupting.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Is Down Syndrome Ireland talking to the National Council for Special Education, NCSE?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: We are going backwards.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Are parents getting lost in the Children Disability Network Teams?