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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility and Assistive Technology: Discussion (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Some of my questions have been answered so I will try not to repeat the points made by previous speakers. I note Ms McCleary's opening words that "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and we as a society have a responsibility to ensure every person has this opportunity". That is so important. If nothing else, we need to take on board that ethos and make sure to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any plans to increase the vacant property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2023 (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount in euros that the new concrete blocks levy will impact the cost of building one home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49343/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the results of the Junior Certificate Examination will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49344/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works will commence on a school (details supplied); the expected timeframe for completion of these works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49350/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works will commence on a school (details supplied); the estimated timeframe for completion of these works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49351/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are any plans to increase payments to community employment scheme participants to take up work on a scheme and combat recruitment shortages, further to the Budget 2023 increase of €5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49348/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are any plans to acknowledge foster children as dependants to qualify carers for the one-parent family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49349/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to keep his promise of a furtherance of education for Irish students displaced due to the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49347/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of evidential-breath-testing machines currently in use in the Kilkenny/Carlow Garda division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49352/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 388. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation will be published dealing with international surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49345/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to have long-Covid recognised as an illness; if a general practitioner card will be made available for long-Covid sufferers; if long-Covid medication will be listed as a long-term illness to bring the medication for treatment under the Government scheme which is free for certain long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time HSE-employed drug and alcohol outreach workers in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in each of the years of 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49353/22]

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State and welcome the Bill. It is important that social care workers applying for registration are required to meet the same safe standard as all other CORU professions. I welcome that work is being done by the Social Care Workers Registration Board to ensure that the registration of social care workers will open on 30 November 2023. I wish this had happened in...

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: First, I welcome Wendy and all from Bluestack, Donegal. Well done to all. I wish you all well. When I am up visiting, I hope I get into your new café. I heard you have a beautiful new café. I hope you have a lovely day here in Leinster House. It is fabulous. Take care, and welcome. The Rural Independent Group was in possession. There are four speakers who have 12 and a...

Housing for All Update: Statements (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: While we all welcome Housing for All, there are a few challenges in it. I will talk about Carlow, my home town where we do not have a full-time homeless prevention officer or co-ordinator. We only have contract posts and that is far below what is acceptable. Contract posts are an issue in local authorities and one to which I will return another day. Increasing housing supply and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget Process (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Department or State agency that commissioned official promotional material in respect of budget 2023; the costs involved; if any special measures were requested in advance of the material to ensure inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48179/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman has addressed many of my concerns around the legal complexity arising in seeking to facilitate an external review of accounts provided privately. That was one of the concerns I had. Some survivors still feel their testimony should be reviewed and the Minister has addressed that here. He spoke in his opening statement about some survivors not being able to see...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Review of Testimonies Provided by Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I know from working in my own area of Carlow-Kilkenny with the Chair, that timing is crucial. We have to get the payment scheme out as fast as possible and all the enhancements to go with it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Sep 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It was great to have the budget on Tuesday. Many people contacted me to say it was very good and they were happy with much of it. One of the areas I welcome was the €110 million promised to a range of health funded bodies including nursing homes, hospices and section 39 organisations. My understanding is that it is a once-off payment. How much would be ring-fenced for section 39...