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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the proposed wind energy development guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52800/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 465. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount being paid to a company (details supplied) to second maintenance technicians to the Air Corps; the amount each technician is being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52799/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the nearest school rule relating to will be scrapped and be replaced with a nearest and next nearest rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52793/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 990. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the National Positive Ageing Strategy; the reason it has not been updated in over eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52794/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 991. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the National Positive Ageing Strategy does not include reference to the importance of good nutritional care for the elderly; if his attention has been drawn to the strong correlation between age and malnutrition risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52795/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 992. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52796/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 993. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to each local first responder group in counties Laois, Offaly and Kildare in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52797/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 994. To ask the Minister for Health when the premises of a centre (details supplied) which is currently being refurbished will reopen; if funding has been secured to complete the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52798/21]

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I will shorten my speech, as have the rest of the Sinn Féin speakers on this issue. Sinn Féin fully supports the Bill in seeking to move all educational welfare supports and the school completion programme, SCP, back to the Department of Education, where it should have always remained. The programme is a key support for schools under the delivering equality of opportunity in...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Patricia Ryan: We are nearing the end of October, which is breast cancer awareness month. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, with almost 3,500 women diagnosed every year in Ireland. It is important to highlight, as the Minister of State has done, that men can also be affected by breast cancer. Being breast aware and understanding how to check your breasts effectively each month...

Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the report of the Citizens' Assembly on gender equality, which is a matter of human rights, justice, and fairness. There are still many inequalities in women's lives that need to be eliminated, but we must also recognise that men suffer from inequality too. I thank the members, chairperson and secretariat of the Citizens' Assembly. The assembly is an excellent example of...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Budgets, like politics, are about choices. This Government chooses measures which favour vested interests, golden circles, vulture funds, developers and institutional landlords. Sinn Féin's fully costed alternative budget favours ordinary workers and families, hard-pressed renters and the working poor, all of whom this Government holds in such contempt. As Sinn Féin spokesperson...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Oct 2021)

Patricia Ryan: On page 52 of the programme for Government a promise is made to: "Publish a new Palliative Care Policy for adults by mid-2021 to update the 2001 policy." This will reflect the many developments in end-of-life care and international best practice and will better interact with children's palliative care. Is there any update on when this policy will be published? We are way past mid-2021.

Recovery of Tourism and Aviation: Statements (7 Oct 2021)

Patricia Ryan: One only has to look at the tourism sector's GDP share to realise its importance in this country. On 22 October, society will reopen, with venues and attractions expected to be operating at full capacity. The pandemic has had a devastating effect on tourism and its impact will be felt for a long time after the full reopening of society. The sector will need significant support, including a...

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the national youth justice strategy. It is my hope that it will enhance criminal justice processes, detention and post-detention measures to discourage repeat offenders. I particularly welcome the strategy's focus on preventative measures for children below 12 years of age who had previously fallen through the cracks owing to the age of criminal...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Patricia Ryan: The programme for Government commits to investing in a new roads infrastructure to ensure that all parts of Ireland are connected to one another. Two parts of the country that are not very well connected are the north and south banks of the Liffey in Droichead Nua, that is, Newbridge, County Kildare. I scoured the national development plan that was launched yesterday but there is no mention...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Our house is still on fire and this Government is not offering solutions. It offers vague plans with few targets and lots of talk about doing the right thing. In the words of Greta Thunberg, it is offering "blah, blah, blah". It seems that rather than throwing water on our burning house, this Government is considering throwing petrol on it instead. I nearly fell off my chair yesterday...

Afghanistan Crisis: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Patricia Ryan: The spotlight that shone on Afghanistan during the weeks before the withdrawal of American troops has truly been extinguished. Right now, 5,000 miles from here, the Taliban is emerging from the shadows and making its presence felt. Ireland needs to do more for the people of Afghanistan. We are an elected member of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term which began in...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Housing for All has a lofty title which promises a great deal and it will probably deliver a great deal, but unfortunately it will deliver for developers and vulture funds and nobody will be surprised. Successive governments, which have been made up of the current Government parties and the Labour Party, have been doing this for decades. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, acknowledged...