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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Forensic Science Ireland (25 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to delays in the State’s forensic laboratories; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27608/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2020: Discussion (20 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2020: Discussion (20 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: This will probably apply similarly to other areas. The health service has taken an awful battering in the past year. There are already long waiting lists and they are probably going to get much longer. I am concerned about the long-term effects. We need radical action to address it. Are there any plans to recover lost ground and what funding will be available?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2020: Discussion (20 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2020: Discussion (20 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Does Mr. Downes think that is sufficient in the current circumstances?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2020: Discussion (20 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I am concerned about the Defence Forces and I am interested in reversing years of neglect in underfunding. There was an underspend of €8 million at a time when the strength is at 90% of establishment and the Reserve is at 39%. Do we have any plans to make up the shortfall?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2020: Discussion (20 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank Mr. Downes very much.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2020: Discussion (20 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank the witnesses. Regarding services for older people, I am concerned there is a significant underachievement in a number of areas. The target for older people in receipt of intensive home care packages was 235 but only 149 were delivered. The target for the number of home support hours provided from intensive care home packages was 363,000 hours but only 276,000 were delivered....

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the move to address a long-standing issue affecting business owners and farming families under the fair deal scheme. This issue has been raised many times by my constituents. Unfortunately, the move will come too late for many families who will not be able to claw back thousands of euro in fees already paid. While the Bill is a welcome move, we need to do more to facilitate a...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I commend Deputy Eoin Ó Broin. Urgent action is needed if the Government is not to condemn another generation to a yet more precarious rental situation. It goes beyond indifference to describe successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Governments' attitude to housing. Do not get me started on Labour and the Greens. They acted as a mudguard when policies were introduced that stopped...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the new micro-generation scheme will be introduced; the form it will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26298/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount the State has spent on carbon credits in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021 (details supplied); the sources of these credits; if these credits were ethical; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26299/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the theory test for B class licences will be made available online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26300/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the LocalLink service in counties Laois and Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26302/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the locations of bus stops planned in counties Kildare and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26303/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Farm Safety (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 288. To ask the Minister for Finance when the overdue farm safety scheme will be launched; the form it will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26301/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the reintroduction of domestic water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26297/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes provided in each local authority area under the capital advance leasing facility; the value of these homes in each area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26292/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has considered or investigated the use of 3D printed houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 428. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he will take in view of the plans by the UK Government to give an amnesty to British soldiers accused of crimes during the troubles in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26288/21]