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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I ask the Taoiseach to answer the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I ask the Taoiseach to answer the question.

Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (4 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: The programme for Government includes a commitment to bring forward legislation that prohibits fur farming in the State and this Bill is a welcome development. While fur farming was once legal and socially acceptable in most countries there is now a broad consensus that certain animals should not be farmed for their fur because of serious animal welfare concerns that cannot be addressed....

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Like my colleagues, I welcome the Bill. It is timely we are having this debate today. During the summer, there was the first ever conviction under the existing anti-people smuggling legislation and we must consider why it took so long. We must consult An Garda Síochána and other agencies to seek their opinions on necessary reforms in this area of law. The purpose of the Bill...

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: On unveiling the budget, the Minister said the Government was conscious of the cost-of-living pressures on the public and businesses. Anyone who even skims the text of the budget documentation will know it is not the case. The Government lacks a vision of any sort for solving the crises in housing and healthcare. Never has so much been spent to achieve so little. Energy prices are...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I too want to thank Deputy Harkin. As a long-time member of a credit union and an advocate for credit unions, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Credit unions are a model of community banking that we need to support in every way we can. The commercial banks are turning their backs on rural Ireland. We must equip credit unions to bridge that gap. The Credit Union...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I am on another meeting so I am juggling this evening. I thank Professor Moloney and her team for everything they have been doing. We are very aware that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2030. Will the commission consider other ways of replacing the inevitable loss of revenue? What are Professor Moloney's early thoughts on how we would best do this?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I apologise if somebody has asked this question and for juggling meetings. Will our current inflation rate have a bearing on the work the commission does? If it does, how will it impact on that work?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank Professor Moloney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I apologise for being late. I was at another meeting so I missed most of the presentations. I will generalise about my thinking. I listened to Ms McDermott speak about the absolute right to have a home. I agree with her. Unfortunately, where I come from in south Kildare, there are many people who do not have that. They are so beaten down and they are finding it difficult to access...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I will take on board whatever response I get. I am grateful for the opportunity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I will raise the issue in my area. I thank our guests.

Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I commend front-line workers who kept the country on its feet throughout the pandemic. Sinn Féin supports the waiving of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, registration fees this year, as we did last year, as a way of showing gratitude for the Trojan work of nurses and midwives during the pandemic. Healthcare workers...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: On page 12 of the programme for Government, a commitment is made to introduce new measures of well-being and progress. It states: "existing measures of economic performance fail to measure matters such as damage to the environment and voluntary work...equality of opportunity, distribution of wealth and income..." What progress has been made with this? Will the Government commit to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will incentivise the provision of public access electric vehicle chargers by private individuals and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52790/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funds he has provided or intends to provide to incentivise the provision of public access electric vehicle chargers by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52791/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 275. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of acres owned by the National Asset Management Agency at each location in County Kildare in tabular form; if any of this land can be made available for public housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52801/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 322. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to Decade of Commemorations committees in each county in 2021; if the funding will continue into 2022; if funding will be made available specifically to provide memorials to the former residents of county homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52792/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide for information on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and a review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if he will provide information on the stated need to consider...