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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submisssions and Considerations: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I will mention one service I am involved in. We talk about value for money. We are always looking for value for money when we are looking for funding. In 2012, Genesis Psychotherapy & Family Therapy Service provided 1,530 hours of counselling for €323,000. In 2021, for funding of €306,000, it is providing 3,800 hours. That is an incredible service and it has managed...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 268. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a clear direction will be given on the use of self-contained touring caravans in caravan parks once intercounty travel resumes. [24490/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 875. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing funding for a counselling service (details supplied) to ensure that it can respond effectively to the mental health crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic. [24489/21]

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Repeal of Part V Leasing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I thank Deputy Cian O'Callaghan for bringing forward this Bill. Fingal County Council plans to lease 159 units in Hansfield SDZ, strategic development zone, under the Part V lease scheme which will cost between €60 million and €74 million. We do not know the real figure because it is shrouded in secrecy and it is impossible to get it revealed. The council is preparing to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: We are all waiting.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Appointments (5 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 410. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the human resources unit in her Department did not issue the top level appointments notification for the internal competition for the position of Secretary General to the President of Ireland; and if there are other TLAC notifications that are not sent out to staff. [22766/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 579. To ask the Minister for Health the reason consideration is being given to opening hotels and guesthouses ahead of pubs; and the reason hotel bars and restaurants are deemed safer than traditional pubs. [22924/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I thank the witnesses for the submissions from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Family Carers Association. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an organisation I would have worked closely with when I worked for Tusla in family support and I know the amazing work the society does. Can the witnesses talk about the impact of Covid on people who would have been in work previously but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I asked a question about the funding for policy development.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: That is brilliant. I thank the witnesses. I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: If I have any further questions, may I come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: We are all on the vaccines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: We can hear you now.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I welcome that many of the suggestions and changes that were put forward have been inserted into the Bill. However, there are still significant weaknesses in it. I hope the Government will keep listening to those who continue to have concerns and ensure there is the necessary public confidence in a just and fair climate action plan. Youth throughout the world have driven the pace of change...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Paul Donnelly: Sinn Féin has indicated that it will support this Bill and I endorse that support. The criminal justice system is something of a mystery to most people. They are unsure and, in many cases, puzzled about how decisions are made. This is sometimes not helped by the media who use the courts system to sensationalise their stories and, more recently, use court cases for clickbait online....

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I thank Deputies Ó Broin and Conway-Walsh. I also welcome the initial response from the Minister. I live in Dublin West, as the Minister knows. It is a community which, like his in north County Dublin, has a substantial youth population and a diverse population. We have thousands of students who attend college and who travel the length and breadth of the State. Every year, when...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the building of a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21482/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I also thank the front-line workers who have been working day in, day out on the roll-out of the vaccine. I understand that the roll-out process is very difficult but I would like to refer to an email I got from a member of the Garda. She and her partner are members of An Garda Síochána who live in my constituency and they have worked consistently throughout the pandemic in a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 197. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of virtual trade missions to the USA that were held in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if a virtual trade mission to the USA will be held before the end of quarter 2. [20099/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 396. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the manner in which certain learner permits are getting an extension to their expiry dates but the initial basic training certificate for learner motorbikes does not get the same extensions. [19665/21]