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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (30 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 586. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with the Minister for Education with respect to guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours issued by her Department which are now being cited as justification by a board of management for terminating afterschool and sibling hour services at national school (details...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his Department's engagement with the United States regarding the role of the US government in the arming of Israel amid the ongoing bombardment of Gaza, particularly in light of the recent UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for a halt to arms exports to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the engagement the Embassy of Ireland in Israel has had with the Israeli government regarding the ongoing bombardment of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18655/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: European Court of Human Rights (25 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the spending on legal advice, legal action and/or legal expenses related to cases in the European Court of Human Rights on defending Ireland's position in relation to the right to a healthy environment from 2019 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form. [18535/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Research and Development (25 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 167. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total expenditure in the form of grants or relief given to multinational corporations for research and innovation in each of the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18572/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: International Agreements (25 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 317. To ask the Minister for Health whether in international negotiations on a pandemic treaty the Government have sought to ensure that a TRIPS waiver on vaccines will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18571/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (25 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total expenditure in the form of grants or relief given to social enterprises for research and innovation in each of the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18570/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progression of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024; a timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18198/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I welcome the witnesses. I will ask all my questions and then hand over to them, if that is okay, for the sake of time. One of the things we welcome, which is indicative of the change from NCBI to Vision Ireland, is that it is engaging with so many people who are in the process of possibly experiencing vision loss. That affects a huge proportion of the population who might not think of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I view this as the beginning and that we will get a strategy. I second Deputy Durkan's proposals on the next actions for the committee. In that context, it strikes me there are issues that I would like to put on the record. There are always cohorts that remain excluded from the eye-test scheme. People either have to have a medical card, fall under the treatment benefit scheme or hold a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: That is a good one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank everybody here, particularly those who are sharing their personal stories. It is always a matter of regret for me that we have a system that requires people to come and tell their stories. I want to stay on the issue of pulmonary rehabilitation for a moment. Pulmonary rehabilitation in lots of areas of Ireland is pretty low-level stuff. Sometimes it happens in leisure centres....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: The witnesses have not been told anything. They have never come back and said why they are excluded, even though there is a cohort with a very serious chronic illness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Are the witnesses aware of any review of that situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay, I think that is a matter for this committee to take up, because it seems to be a glaring and egregious omission to be excluded from pulmonary rehabilitation courses. I wish to give the witnesses the rest of the time in my slot to explain from their perspective what is in some ways a dumb question. Why is there no clinical care programme? Has there ever been a move to create one?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Was any reason given?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I do not know whether asking for a pathway to care is indeed a big ask. It is actually a fairly reasonable ask. Are the witnesses aware of whether that 0.2 whole-time equivalent, WTE, clinical adviser has been appointed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: What would Dr. Hurley expect a clinical programme to look like?