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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Directives (1 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the interests of transparency, he will re-examine the statutory instrument that came into effect on 23 June 2023 relating to the Irish register of beneficial ownership of companies, which has effectively denied the public, including business journalists, access to public interest information; if he will consider amending this SI in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a report (details supplied) into global wealth inequality, which included findings on Ireland; if he will consider a third rate of income tax, given the scale of wealth inequality in Ireland; the steps he is taking to address the unequal distribution of wealth in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4838/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (1 Feb 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in respect of the State’s remaining 40.8% stake in a bank (details supplied); if he intends to recover the State’s full €20.8 billion investment in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4845/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE website no longer has a facility for the public to record Covid-19 infections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4435/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Dental Services (30 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 518. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce waiting lists for dental services, both public and private; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3859/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Dental Services (30 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 519. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to prevent dentists from withdrawing from the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3860/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Inquiries (30 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 552. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the appointment of the sodium valproate inquiry chair; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4138/24]

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to begin by thanking LGBT Ireland and Equality for Children for their work on this Bill and the Labour Party for sponsoring it. The Social Democrats are happy to support this legislation. While the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 represented a significant step in the right direction for LGBTQ+ families, it was undoubtedly rife with inequalities and inconsistencies, so much...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 150. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3544/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3545/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 194. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to accelerate implementation of the HSE's integrated financial management system; the timeline he is working towards for full roll-out of the new system; the role of the newly established productivity and savings taskforce in respect of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3172/24]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I will also say thanks. These comments are normally reserved for the end of the process. There is a long process ahead of us. I appreciate all the work that has been done to date and look forward to getting through this monstrous task as regards the volume of the Bill and the amendments. I hope we can do so as expeditiously and as thoroughly as possible.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 5: In page 12, line 22, to delete “16 years” and substitute “12 years”. Please bear with us all because it is difficult to manage the various documents. Amendments Nos. 5 and 8 relate to providing access to birth details. The Bill currently provides for that to happen at the age of 16 years. I am proposing that 16 years be...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: It was actually the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy that made the recommendation, along with Conor O'Mahony. This is an important point.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I will press it because of the strong recommendations that have been made.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I am pressing it.