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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine a visa case (details supplied). [18566/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (25 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 291. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 18 April 2024, the numbers in State-provided accommodation, to include private accommodation who been living in full-board circumstances, half-board and self-catering, of those in the IPAS system and beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine, respectively,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 332. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an outstanding Covid pandemic payment yet to be issued (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18609/24]

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Farming as we know it is being significantly run down by the Government. I believe farming has been made the fall guy of climate change. This is bizarre and absolutely false. It is incredible that we live in a country where the level of air travel and the number of data centres are still increasing, yet the finger is being pointed by the Government and the political establishment at...

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: One in eight people in Ireland currently provides unpaid care. First, I thank the Regional Group, and especially Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh, for their work in producing this motion. I thank them for all of the work that they have done with the organisations that represent carers in this country. It is an incredible that one in eight people is tasked with this particular role. It is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: With respect, that is the theory. The practice, unfortunately, is different. I understand that Ministers will be told by their senior civil servants that everything is grand, but the fact is that we are being told by people on the ground that it is not grand. I will give an example of the theory and the practice colliding. A principal sent me a letter they received from the National...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Education is the great leveller. Education should be an opportunity to give every child the ability to reach his or her potential. It is so important that, as a country, we make sure we have equality within the education system for pupils themselves and for parents. The information that I am getting back from a large number of schools at the moment is that there is a crisis first of all in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education teachers within the education system for each of the past five years; and the number of National Educational Psychology Services staff that exist for each of the past five years. [18164/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school transport section will approve a school bus for an area (details supplied) in County Meath given the demand. [18255/24]

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

Peadar Tóibín: 143. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of school OT staff who exist for each of the past five years; and the number of school speech therapist staff who exist for each of the past five years. [18165/24]

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

Peadar Tóibín: 144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of speech therapist appointments that have been cancelled for each of the past five years; the number of cancellations of school OT services appointments in each of the past five years; and the number of cancellations of school psychology appointments in each of the past five years. [18166/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: This is characteristic of the Fine Gael part of the Government. It promises a wall and then, when people ask where it is, it says that three blocks of the wall are in place. The people then say they were told they would get a wall but that there is no wall at the moment. The Minister of State mentioned 2,000 homes being protected by flood defences. There was a report in 2021 which stated...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Aontú want to give people confidence in the delivery of public infrastructure. This confidence has been radically eroded by the lack of Government prudence and the lack of Government ability to hold the system to account. A Minister tasked a civil servant with creating a tender for the national children's hospital. There are people who are responsible for the spending disaster that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: A person would lose their job-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: If it was a private company there would be loss of jobs.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Deflect.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Ones that would have worked.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: But not accountability.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: The State does things. The Government is not doing it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 55. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding allocated for flood relief schemes; and the amount actually drawn down or spent in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [17649/24]