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Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 26: In page 22, line 16, to delete “consideration” and substitute “approval”.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 29: In page 23, to delete lines 5 and 6 and substitute the following: “(b) a representative group of members of Limerick City and County Council appointed by the D’Hondt system, and”. This amendment deals with the composition of the Limerick mayoral advisory and implementation committee as contained in section 32 of the Bill. The function of...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I will speak to amendments Nos. 25 and 26. Amendment No. 25 relates to the frequency with which the consultative forum shall meet. In section 30, the Bill provides that a forum be established "known as the Limerick Mayoral and Government Consultative Forum ... to advise the Minister in relation to any matter that affects, or is likely to affect, Limerick or the performance of the functions...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: We could argue that the mayor will be spanceled before he or she ever receives a mandate. Let us call a spade a spade. Limerick politics are cut and thrust; they are pugilistic betimes, no more than in any other city in Ireland. The idea that there will be a wonderfully seamless relationship between the director general and the mayor of the city is a bit naive and we are not buying it. A...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment no. 12: In page 15, line 23, to delete “The director general” and substitute “The Mayor in consultation with the director general”. The rationale for this amendment is that on Second Stage, our party leader, Deputy Bacik, quoted from an editorial by our colleague, Limerick City Councillor, Connor Sheehan, who argued that this legislation must...

Private Business - The Royal Hibernian Academy (Amendment of Charter) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Insofar as it is appropriate for me to do so in light of what is before us, I welcome the changes proposed by the RHA, albeit that this is a rather idiosyncratic method of endorsing those changes. Any move by the RHA to broaden its membership to include younger artists must be welcomed. One is hopeful that the new members who will come under its purview will embrace many new forms of art...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school projects, by county, currently waiting for a decision by An Bord Pleanála, in tabular form. [55485/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide resources to ensure education projects can be completed within the 18-week statutory timeframe at An Bord Pleanála. [55500/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 283. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of submissions which his Department has received in response to the recent infrastructure contract tender (details supplied); if he is satisfied that the number and quality of submissions will deliver on the Government’s digital strategy, the national digital objectives on digitisations and moves to the cloud; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 371. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a person was appointed to the role of night-time economy adviser (details supplied). [54895/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 373. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there has been any request for funding for capital improvement works at a facility (details supplied). [55081/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 812. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1495 of 18 January 2023, what payments have been made per month to the company by the hospital in 2022 to date in 2023. [54953/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: That is your next job.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (7 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 299. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an application has been made or is being considered being made for accommodation for international protection applicants and those availing of the temporary protection for people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine (details supplied). [54336/23]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the witnesses for being before us today. For me the key phrase around CAMHS is always "getting into CAMHS". There is this constant battle of getting into CAMHS. In advocating for families or for people who need access to services, I characterise CAMHS as like a silo with no windows and no door. Whatever the governance structures are or how it operates, my perception of how it...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I will conclude by saying, and this could be a wrong perception, that sometimes psychiatry has too much power. Disavow me of this notion I have. Neil's experience has really touched a nerve with me. I am grateful to the witnesses for their perspectives on this, especially on the agency the person has and the rush to medicalising or prescribing. It is my perception, and disavow me or...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I want to acknowledge the role of the HSE in bringing forward the project for the extension of Mallow General Hospital and the fact that there will be 12 beds available in the new extension there tomorrow. I want to acknowledge the project team, the contractors and the team at the hospital itself who have done a great job in bringing the project to fruition. It will have a massive impact on...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Do we need a standard culture across the board?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Does Mr. Gloster wish to say a few words about Mallow General Hospital?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Dec 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 166. To ask the Minister for Health to consider an exemption to the HSE recruitment freeze in the case of a person (details supplied). [53957/23]