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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: I thank Ms Graham.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: I thank Mr. Walsh. I ask him to communicate with me on the N24.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: I ask Ms Graham to send me a note on the X8.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: I do not wish to be repetitive. I thank the two gentlemen for their attendance. They have been very informative and interesting and have given us a clear view of what we need to address with the Minister. Our current system has obviously failed. There is a lot of dissatisfaction out there, particularly among those who have been affected by it. Many questions have been left unanswered and...

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (27 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: I wish to support the amendment put forward by my colleague, Deputy Denis Naughten, on behalf of the Regional Group and say that people have come a long way in their understanding and appreciation of animals. The role that animals can play in our lives is vastly different to what it was decades ago. This is particularly true in the case of companion animals. The business of veterinary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Customs Checks Post Brexit: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: I can confirm that I am in my Dáil office. I welcome this meeting, which I believe was necessary. The presentations have been concise and precise. I am sure everybody is acting in good faith. The reason the meeting is necessary is that in recent weeks we have heard contradictory statements in the media and in the Dáil. Today's meeting is useful in that it clarifies some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason guidelines have changed, as of 1 January 2021, concerning benefit-in-kind on company cars and vans during the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to reinstate a previous agreement under Revenue eBrief No. 054/20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3249/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: My concern is the number of vaccinators we have. HSE services are already overwhelmed. Some 6,500 healthcare staff are out of work due to Covid. We simply cannot divert further front-line staff for the purpose of acting as vaccinators. We need to assemble a task force of vaccinators. We need to recruit outside the obvious circle and build a national team to dispense the vaccine. We need...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: This week I spoke with a community nurse manager who works for a private company contracted to care for HSE patients. She co-ordinates a large team of nurses and carers. The professional services they provide make it possible for elderly and often terminally ill patients to remain in their homes rather than being admitted to hospital or to a nursing home. These community-based workers...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (20 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the position of a primary medical certificate application by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when an assessment on this application will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2877/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for additional special education teacher hours, given the hours it currently has do not suffice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2515/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (20 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to pay or travel and accommodation allowances for student teachers who are required to complete teaching placement in allocated schools; if she will take into account that many of these students are currently living in their parental homes with vulnerable, sick or elderly parents who are cocooning; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (20 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if third level students who did not qualify for free fees will receive a refund of their student contribution fees in view of the fact that the majority of students have been forced to move to online learning since the start of the academic year due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2745/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (20 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: 621. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have an orderly resumption of all-day services for persons with disabilities in County Tipperary in view of the current Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2743/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (20 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: 659. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a primary medical certificate application for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when an assessment on this application will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2878/21]

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: I am sharing time with Deputy Canney. Today is a day that will be recorded in the history of our country. Today we lay bare a chapter that is already soaked in the tears of many of our citizens. Today is the day that we publicly acknowledge the shame and suffering inflicted on countless women and their children. Today should have come a long time ago. Last October, I voted for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (13 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding VAT on church candles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45137/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (13 Jan 2021)

Michael Lowry: 823. To ask the Minister for Health when rehabilitation and disability services will be re-established to a seven-year-old child (details supplied) in County Tipperary who suffered an acquired brain injury in 2019 due to stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44946/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Dec 2020)

Michael Lowry: As the Taoiseach is aware, garden centres, nurseries, soft fruit growers and the horticultural industry in general rely to a great extent on the availability of milled peat. Bord na Móna currently has stocks of milled peat and a proportion of it was earmarked for the horticultural sector. Recently, it has become apparent that Bord na Móna has diverted a lot of peat to export...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Lowry: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the new sewage treatment scheme announced recently in local media in County Clare for the village of Broadford to be administered by local authorities; if it is still possible to have Mullinahone, County Tipperary, included as a pilot scheme; the criteria or competitive process used to select Broadford as the...