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Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: Sinn Féin is clear in its support for good-quality, affordable and well-planned homes. We support this Bill, despite some of its flaws, which I will outline later, as it repeals the SHD legislation. That legislation was undemocratic and undermined democratically agreed local and city and county development plans. It also reduced public participation and led to an increase in legal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 246. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason there is no provision within the Passport Office for persons with hearing difficulties or that are profoundly deaf to communicate by telephone (details supplied). [58082/21]

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: This evening I would like to address the issue of confusion about Covid-19 in schools. It is compounded by the repeated assertions from the Minister for Education that the situation in schools is fine. We know from repeated messages from parents that everything is far from fine. Teachers, special needs assistants, cleaning staff and parents just want honesty. Yesterday alone, I received...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I raise the issue of school places in Dublin West. The Chief Whip will know that this is an issue that happens annually. It was first raised in 1995 when the community council produced a report on school places because of the massive surge in house building over the past 30 years in Dublin West. There is a vast oversubscription for Castleknock Community College. Edmund Rice College, which...

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I thank Deputy Gannon and the Social Democrats for bringing forward this Bill. We are very happy to support it. I listened to the Minister's speech and, unfortunately, although there were fine words, the fact that we are kicking the can down the road for another nine months says it all regarding the response of the Government. I have been very privileged to have been in a position to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 179. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the matter of special leave for a HSE nurse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57687/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for a portacabin for a counselling room in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 due to the loss of 40% of its classrooms to another school that is being built on the same site. [57225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the opening timeframe and capacity of a new special school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if there are plans for the upgrade of the existing on the same site. [57224/21]

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I would like to welcome the provisions in respect of scramblers and quad bikes, in particular, which have been brought forward as part of this Bill. Just a few weeks ago, just down the road from my house in my constituency, a young person who was on a scrambler lost control and went straight into the back of a car. He ended up seriously injured in hospital and is very lucky to be alive. I...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 284. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the new €9 million fund to support community groups impacted by Covid-19 announced on 11 November 2021 is separate to the funds already committed to by her Department. [56201/21]

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I thank my colleague Deputy David Cullinane for tabling this motion. We need action and need it now. The red tape in recruitment, which was spoken about, needs to be removed. We need more beds in our hospital system and to increase hospital capacity to prevent patients from having to wait in ambulances and on trolleys. We need to expand our ambulance fleet to ensure all communities, both...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the N3/M50 upgrade; and if funding will be provided for this important project for commuters in an area (details supplied) and BusConnects. [53712/21]

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

Paul Donnelly: 351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions that are being taken to reduce the number of persons on social housing lists from going over the income threshold through no fault of their own other than being on the housing list for a number of years. [52261/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 420. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the long delays in issuing passports; if there is a staff shortage in the passport offices and the passport office phone line; and the actions that are been taking to deal with this matter. [52259/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans are in place to increase the number of early intervention places in primary schools with waiting lists of up to three years. [52262/21]

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

Paul Donnelly: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a full-time behaviour therapist will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied); and if she will facilitate a meeting with her Department, the board of management and staff of the school. [52339/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (2 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 727. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda controlled CCTV cameras in each location in tabular form. [52260/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Nov 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 892. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an updated comprehensive plan for the easing of maternity restrictions, particularly in cases in which both parents are fully vaccinated. [52340/21]

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

Paul Donnelly: I understand that this is a technical issue. It is important that we discuss the issues around the provision of services for children in education and how they support students and their families. I worked for the school completion programme for 16 years and for Tusla for four years until I was elected. I am very proud to have worked for both organisations. They continue to provide an...

Covid-19: Reframing the Challenge, Continuing our Recovery and Reconnecting: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Paul Donnelly: In moving forward to some sort of normality when all of this is done, we need to ensure that those in our communities, the communities we represent, and those most at risk, are not forgotten as we recover and reconnect. The people I am talking about are the thousands who worked through the pandemic and volunteered in the community. Throughout the pandemic and when we were in strict...