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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Yesterday there were protests outside the gates of Leinster House to raise awareness about Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Thankfully, the Minister of Health is here today. To be fair to the new Minister, since she assumed her role she has been very supportive in the area of rare diseases and I thank her for that. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a very degenerative disease that affects boys...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he will provide the Naval Service with the specialist equipment and resources it requires to properly patrol and protect Irish territorial waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30438/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 59. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the non-commissioned officer rank of lance corporal will be created for the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service, as it was a key recommendation of the Commission on the Defence Forces and is seen as a way to enable personnel to progress earlier in their careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30437/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider undertaking a feasibility study into the establishment of a new secondary school in Cork for students with complex needs, who do not have an intellectual disability and would be academically capable of completing the Junior Certificate and the Leaving Certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31619/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 372. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the Carhookeal running track in Mallow, County Cork, and the status of its LSSIF application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31611/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am another one of those who was late. I was at another meeting. I offer my apologies. I was listening to some of the proceedings before I came in. What struck me, to follow on from what Senator Clonan said, is that we are great at theory and legislation in this country. However, the concerns I have are primarily about the practicalities of implementing the various aspects of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To clarify, are they psychiatric nurses or social workers? Primarily, what are they?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: So we are going to be robbing Peter to pay Paul here. We are going to be moving them from one side of the HSE or the Department of Health. We already know the difficulties we have with recruitment and retention. My main concern is that we could provide this legislation, and it could be fantastic and provide that patient-centred approach we are looking for, but we do not back it up in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: There are also the 2,000 involuntary admissions that typically happen. I assume some of those would include multiple admissions for certain patients.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: They are not all individuals. We will have 500 staff policing 2,000, although I know they will do more than that and I am not suggesting that is all they will be doing. Are the 500 more than enough to cater for the 2,000 involuntary admissions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I might come back in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I had a supplementary question that I did not get to touch on. The 2,000 involuntary admissions potentially involve 2,000 court dates under the proposed legislation. If somebody is presenting on multiple occasions, is there scope for that person not having to await another court date? Is there merit in suggesting that provision might be provided for a person who is presenting repeatedly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Complaints Procedures (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of presenting complaints or categories of presenting complaints, for patients attending emergency departments; if such data is retained and examined for planning and budgetary reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31057/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [27571/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on how carbon tax revenue has been spent for 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30082/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when national schools and special schools will receive the 2025 minor works grant; if there will be an increase in the amount payable to offset current inflationary pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29343/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school in Cork will receive an extra special needs classroom (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30533/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 763. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of first registrations completed by the Land Registry agency, Tailte Éireann, for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29228/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 764. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average waiting times at Tailte Éireann for the Registry of Deeds and the Land Registry to complete registration of title, first registration, transfers, leases, mortgages, easements, and covenants in that order, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29229/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1324. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of Spinal Muscular Atrophy testing in the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme, further to her predecessor’s commitment in November 2023 to include SMA in the heel prick test and the allocation of funding for this in Budgets 2024 and 2025; to outline the role of her Department in overseeing delivery,...