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Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Denis Naughten: Ireland has the highest incidence of rare disease in Europe. It is one in every 17 people, including all children with cancer. One of the critical tools in securing a diagnosis, and, as a result, a possible treatment, is genetic testing. However, when the Crumlin hospital relocates to the national children's hospital the genetics and genomics laboratory will be left behind. We have now...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)

Denis Naughten: The poll results also raise another issue of concern. It indicates that those aged between 55 and 64 are twice as likely as any other age group to state they have been managing the symptoms of long Covid for more than two years. This needs to be investigated further. Despite requests for patient involvement and feedback to the existing clinics, this has not happened. The latter has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)

Denis Naughten: That is not the position with long Covid, which is more challenging for younger people.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2024)

Denis Naughten: Long Covid is the title given to a range of illnesses that have left previously healthy individuals who have not recovered from Covid infections with no quality of life. These patients once led busy professional and family lives are now, but they are now in some instances bedridden, unable to eat and unable to communicate. Despite the severity of their condition, many are being denied...

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: By moving this motion, we want to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of half a million carers around this country and give them some small recognition for the valuable work that they are doing by replacing the current system with a non-means-tested scheme for the carer's allowance focusing solely on care needs. Yesterday, I had a conversation with the mother of a child called Willow....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: We are talking about a depth of water 3.38 m higher than the historical level of that lough for generations. That would flood the whole of this Chamber. That is the height we are talking about here. I was at an EPA climate lecture earlier this evening on the issue of climate and health. It was given by Professor Lea Berrang-Ford. She said the greatest impact of flooding on health relates...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle should be more generous with us from the west.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: After we recovering after a Connacht semi-final on Sunday, the Leas-Cheann Comhairle should take it easy on us. I wish to share my time with Deputies Kerrane and Fitzmaurice. As the Minister of State will be aware, the rising water levels on Lough Funshinagh have resulted in the evacuation of two families within the past fortnight, with another home sandbagged last week. Without...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: As Deputy Connolly said, I will take up my 20 minutes, if that is of any assistance to people coming in. The Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 is designed to simplify pension decisions for workers and to make it easier for employers to offer workplace pensions. Under auto-enrolment, employees will have access to a workplace pension savings scheme, which is co-funded by...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: Approximately 15,000 people with Parkinson's disease in Ireland are supported by Parkinson's Ireland. The organisation, which receives €70,000 per annum in State funding, provides vital exercise supports nationwide to patients, among many other supports, which are as vital to their care as medicine. This service is under threat. Parkinson's Ireland has applied to the HSE for funding...

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the legislation. It concerns the use of some of the surplus we see coming in through taxation for future long-term investment. This year, we are looking at a budget surplus somewhere north of €8 billion. The intention is to spend 0.8% of our GDP on investment in this fund. That is approximately €800 for every man, woman and child...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: I also want to raise the need to revise the model of care for long Covid in this country. An interim model of care was launched in September 2021 as an interim measure. Since then, we have had a HIQA report and HIQA has reviewed the model of care. An epidemiological survey is about to be completed by the HSE, but it will be January 2025 before we see any change to the interim model of...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Denis Naughten: I congratulate the Taoiseach on his election. It is a huge honour for him and his family. It is scary to think that over two decades ago I did a public meeting for a young man out in Greystones when I was the Fine Gael spokesperson on transport. I actually did one as well for another young man in the north inner city of Dublin, who happens to be here in the House, the Minister, Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Poverty (7 Mar 2024)

Denis Naughten: In the first ten months of 2023, 724 GWh of wind energy were wasted due to curtailment. That is set to increase by about 15% over the coming years because of the way our grid is structured. The charity EnergyCloud has 75,000 households across the country that have signed up and are willing to have EnergyCloud's technology installed in their homes. This technology would provide them with a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2024)

Denis Naughten: 81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that had their retrofitting applications refused in 2022 and 2023, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10135/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2024)

Denis Naughten: In the past two years, for every four homes that have been retrofitted under the warmer homes scheme for those in fuel poverty, one application has been cancelled. The majority of these cancellations have occurred because the SEAI has said that no works are possible or that works are not technically possible. These people have sat in cold houses for two winters after applying for their...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2024)

Denis Naughten: The Minister has on his desk academic research showing that these people are more likely to end up on a hospital trolley due to inaction on the retrofitting of their homes. The SEAI tells us that small actions can make every home warmer and yet these people, the people most vulnerable to fuel poverty in this country, are being ignored. Will the Minister explain why those attics cannot be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2024)

Denis Naughten: Each of the measures I have outlined can be carried out without any risk to the householder or the home. These measures, the low-hanging fruit, are not being carried out in those homes. The reality is that there are people in this country who are choosing between eating and heating. They have waited for two winters for works to be carried out on their homes only for the State to tell them...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Poverty (7 Mar 2024)

Denis Naughten: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to address fuel poverty in homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10134/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Poverty (7 Mar 2024)

Denis Naughten: As I have said, people in this country are choosing between eating and heating and the Government's policy on addressing fuel poverty through retrofitting homes is either whole duck or no dinner, that is, to either do a deep retrofit or do nothing. That is not good enough. The ESRI report on energy poverty shows that 550,000 households, the equivalent of 1.3 million people, are in crisis as...