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Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: It is on Shannonbridge and Tarbert.

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: I will pick up from where my colleague, Deputy Whitmore, left off. We have been told this is an emergency measure. If it is an emergency measure, there should be a sunset clause. We are waiving the environmental laws in this country to facilitate this. It should be a once-off and the only way we can ensure this is a once-off, is if a sunset clause is put into it. I wish to know what...

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 5: In page 8, line 8, after “provisions” to insert “and will continue in operation until 2 March 2024”. This is a simple, self-explanatory amendment. It provides for a sunset clause in the legislation, stipulating that it can only remain in operation until 12 months after its publication. The Government has waived pre-legislative...

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: It is two and a half years.

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: I could pick on part of Deputy Ó Murchú's last comment and spend the next 20 minutes very easily answering how we got here. It was obvious to me when I was the Minister with responsibility for energy. Some of the officials present will know, from the quite heated discussions I had in the Department and at Cabinet, that I was aware the lack of management of energy demand on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (7 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: 493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has to ensure all research staff grades have access to public service pensions in all higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11457/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (2 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: 277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider an independent review of the role and powers of the Data Protection Commission, and of how best to strengthen and reform the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10750/23]

Future of Regional Pre-Hospital Emergency Care: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: There are up to 10,000 community defibrillators in Ireland, according to the Irish Red Cross. Some of these are maintained by approximately 200 community first-responder schemes registered with the NAS This falls well short of the 275 first responder schemes registered with the NAS before the pandemic. The vast majority of these defibrillators have been funded by local communities or...

Future of Regional Pre-Hospital Emergency Care: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges that: — pre-hospital emergency care services in Ireland are changing with the growing and ageing population, and a holistic approach is needed to address the issues that hospitals, ambulance services, community, voluntary services and health care workers are facing; — Ireland is one of the few countries in the world to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: Apologies have been received from Deputy Ó Cathasaigh, the Leas-Chathaoirleach. Members who are participating in the meeting remotely are required to be within the precincts of the Leinster House complex only. I ask members and witnesses to please turn off their mobile phones or ensure that they are on silent mode. Will members participating remotely please use the raise-hand function...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank the officials for their presentations. I made the point during my introductory remarks that the objective behind the SDGs and the whole-of-government approach we are taking in Ireland is to try to break down the silos where Departments are responsible for particular issues. The objective is to have that whole-of-government approach to delivery of the SDGs. There is a senior...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank Mr. Mulherin. Perhaps you might furnish the committee with a copy of that statement, if you would not mind. Before I bring Senator Garvey back in, I wish to say that from my own experience of engaging with Tidy Towns, the provision for biodiversity has had a powerful impact right across the State. This is not just visible with areas being co-ordinated, but even with the thinking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank officials from the Departments of Social Protection and Rural and Community Development for their constructive and positive engagement with the meeting. That concludes the committee’s business in public session for today. I propose that we go into private session to consider other business.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: Commitments were given in the last two programmes for Government to introduce a no-fault vaccine compensation scheme. This was promised again by the Taoiseach's predecessor in advance of the introduction of the Covid vaccine programme. My engagement on this issue with Ministers for Health has been ongoing for the last 250 months, or over two decades. When will we see this compensation...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: A couple of weeks ago at the Business Committee, I raised the issue of the sheep industry. As the Taoiseach knows, back in 2016, I secured the introduction of the sheep welfare scheme. Since then, income for sheep farmers has reduced by 550% according to Teagasc and fertiliser costs have gone up by a further 400%. Yet, we are introducing a paltry top-up of just 20% to that welfare scheme....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: Late last year, 436 children in County Galway were waiting for a physiotherapy appointment, with the longest waiting time being more than three years. In County Roscommon, a further 95 children were waiting for physiotherapy, with the longest waiting time being almost one year. The picture is just as bleak for occupational therapy, where 540 children are waiting for an appointment in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: When the Taoiseach resumed his current role in December he announced that a unit would be set up within his Department to focus on reducing child poverty and improving well-being in order to make Ireland the best country in Europe in which to be a child. I believe it would help if we started by improving access to necessary therapies through primary care services, including occupational...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (28 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is drafting an amendment to the Statutory Instrument changing the benefits of members of the CIÉ '1951 scheme' pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9511/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 601. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the review process of the role of radiation therapists; when the recommendations will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9808/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (28 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 631. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation dealing with international surrogacy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10038/23]