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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: I thank our guests for their contributions. I am again struck by how none of this can be done in isolation and the era of siloed thinking is over. Do our guests see in governments - I mean governments globally - the humility to accept this and the imagination and emotion to create the transformation we need, even though it is backed up by hard data and evidence? The story of the salmon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: Will our guests comment on whether governments globally have the humility to accept what is ahead of us? Have they seen evidence of that?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Policy (12 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will actively investigate the possibility of establishing Ireland as the events hub of the EU post-Brexit (details supplied); if a fund will be made available for same; if he will liaise with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (12 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider developing and promoting Ireland as the new and automatic events hub for the European tour events crewing industry (details supplied) given that the UK is outside of the EU post Brexit, and in view of Ireland's international reputation in arts and culture; if a fund will be made available to that end; and if...

Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: I wish to go back to the issue of the algorithm, in respect of which, I believe, the necessary detail is distinctly lacking. I wrote to the Minister about this last year as well. While the algorithm is a central aspect of the exam, it appears in the Bill as only a passing reference in the context of the standardisation process. This does not make any sense. This year we need absolute...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department can or will provide financial and or other assistance to a green schools committee initiative in a school (details supplied) to install solar panels; if her Department is currently engaged in or will in the future engage in a trial involving green and sustainable energy in schools, in terms of energy generated, saved and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with the Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion on the findings of a group (details supplied) that 84.4% of schools surveyed saw an increase in AEN pupils in the past four years with 72.2% reporting that their current SET allocation is insufficient for the AEN needs of their schools; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (13 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek assurances from CIÉ in the matter of the 1951 pension scheme and that the organisation will await the High Court application being made by pension trustees before engaging in further discussions in relation to the 1951 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25311/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the sanctions that can and are being directed and applied to HAP landlords who fail or refuse to carry out necessary works on their properties or in the necessary time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25236/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 313. To ask the Minister for Finance if an exception will be made for the backdating of Covid restrictions support scheme payments to their start date of 13 October 2020 in the case of a small business owner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26474/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of long-term leases active in north County Kildare in each year from 2009 to 2020 inclusive and to date in 2021; the annual cost of each lease type for each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26460/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Dental Services (18 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 527. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of patients availing of non-extraction dental care in the PRSI system nationwide and in north County Kildare in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26200/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 548. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent by her Department in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, on housing assistance payments, rent supplements and or other payments in the matter of housing or rent in tabular form in north County Kildare and nationally, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26179/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 549. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid to dentists on the PRSI system in each of the years 2017 to 2020, the number of patients treated in the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26196/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: I thought I had raised my hand remotely several times but it disappeared and I ended up at the back of the queue each time. This has been a very interesting meeting. We heard about the custodian approach and were given the wisdom of the ages. I have a question for Mr. Purser. We have to get buy-in. We must have the necessary humility in our actions and attitude towards forests,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: I want to raise the employment of behavioural analysts who, as with other key members of staff in education, are being taken over by the Department of Education and brought into the public sector system. The Labour Court has been clear that the Department has to engage but the Department is of another view. I have received responses to parliamentary questions to this effect. Meanwhile,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: I hope the Minister agrees we have to do something about this urgently. Will the Minister tell me what he can do about this? The Minister, Deputy Foley, is not engaging properly.

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: I appreciate the strong words from the Minister, Deputy Coveney, regarding the horror unfolding in Gaza. They are a dignified change from those of his predecessor during the assault on Gaza in 2014. Strong words are necessary from Ireland, a country that was occupied and knows the cosh of the coloniser. This week, Gaza is awash with anguish. There are reports that 60% of electricity lines...

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: This Bill has merit as regards the fair deal scheme and family farms and businesses. I am sure there is great regret in homes across the State that funds that went out cannot be recouped. The care of their elderly is preoccupying many families at the moment and it never stops, because true as night follows day, we are all getting older. There is just no way out of that. While the fair...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Programmes (20 May 2021)

Réada Cronin: 52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with other Departments to ensure that designations under the critically important EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 will involve full consultation with farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26943/21]