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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (18 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1861. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the first meeting of the working group established to review the Control of Dogs Act 1986 will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2015/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (18 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1862. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects the working group established to review the Control of Dogs Act 1986 to submit its recommendations; if he can commit to this work being completed as expeditiously as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2017/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (18 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1863. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the terms of reference of the working group reviewing the Control of Dogs Act 1986; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2019/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (15 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the controls that are currently in place in relation to keeping dangerous dog breeds; if she will outline the list of breeds that are currently banned; if she will be expanding this list; if she is satisfied with the enforcement of controls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62478/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (15 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to reviewing the existing laws under the Control of Dogs Act 1986; if she will appoint an expert panel to review the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62477/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (15 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the national clear air strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62475/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Consultations (15 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the consultation on private wire direct-line renewables will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62474/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (15 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 262. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to correspondence being issued to persons (details supplied) advising that they are unable to meet the statutory obligation in processing applications; his views on this; the engagement his Department has had in this regard; his views on whether this is acceptable; and if he will...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have come across a number of Pepper Finance mortgage holders in a very difficult predicament. Some are in performing mortgages and have never been in arrears. Others are in split mortgage arrangements but have no arrears. Some, unfortunately, had difficulty in the past but have restructured and got back on track. I know the Minister is limited in what he can do but with the likes of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the licensed hauliers emergency support scheme will be reintroduced from November 2022 until April 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62783/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 77. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request that his Department place speech and language therapists and occupational therapists on the critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62098/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 105. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will add bus drivers to the State’s critical skills shortage list to address the bus driver shortage in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62097/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update from her Department and the NCSE on admissions to special schools and special classes in September 2023; the number of places that her Department and the NCSE anticipate are needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61908/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that are being taken to create places in special schools and special classes ahead of the September 2023 school term to ensure that each child has a place in an appropriate setting and to ensure that parents do not have to deal with ongoing uncertainty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61909/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that she will take to ensure that all children who need access to the in-school July provision programme in 2023 can access it; the number of children at primary and post-primary level who need access to in-school July provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61910/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (13 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 439. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is no longer undertaking commercial letting agreements for housing of Ukrainian refugees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61741/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (13 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 547. To ask the Minister for Health when a community nursing home (details supplied) in County Cork will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61721/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Assistive Technology: Ms Carmel Ryan and Mr. Fiacre Ryan (13 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I confirm that I am in my office in Leinster House. It is great to listen to Fiacre and Ms Ryan. It is heartening to see their story and I watched the RTÉ documentary yesterday evening. I was in the education sphere. As far as I am concerned, my motto on all of these assistive technologies is that if they work for the individual or for the student, then as a school, community and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Assistive Technology: Ms Carmel Ryan and Mr. Fiacre Ryan (13 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: This committee will be compiling a report at the end of its deliberations. I suggest to the Chair that we request that such research be done on this assistive technology and others and that the Department draft a policy on assistive technology and its merits, not just in this instance. There are other technologies there. Perhaps the committee could make such a suggestion in its report. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Assistive Technology: Ms Carmel Ryan and Mr. Fiacre Ryan (13 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Could Ms Ryan explain what it has meant for her? It is probably quite an emotional thing. She described how it was like letting down a barrier or dam in terms of Fiacre's use of the technology. Could she give us the personal human side of it and what it has meant to her and her family?