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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (14 May 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank Deputy Buckley for raising this matter. I am dealing with this reply on behalf of the Minister. Dentures and denture repairs for medical card holders are provided by contractors through the dental treatment services scheme, DTSS, which provides dental care, free of charge, to medical card holders aged 16 and over. Denture-related items are available from both dentists who hold a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (14 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State. I respect the response outlined. I am well aware that new dentures can be provided every five years, but that is if a patient can access a dentist. That is the issue here. Then there is the medical stuff that goes with it. Oral health is vital. The Minister of State's written statement reads, "The HSE is required to support the provision of emergency...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Events (14 May 2024)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, to which I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. It is important to note that the GAA, like all national governing bodies, NGBs, in sport, is an independent, autonomous body. The management of broadcasting and commercial rights is entirely a matter for the association. The GAA, like all NGBs,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Events (14 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: I do not accept the Minister of State's assertion that there is no role for the Government in this matter. Hurling is not just another sport. It is our national game. It is part of our culture and tradition. It is what Irish people from the island of Ireland and all across the world associate with being Irish. To say the Government has no part to play in it, while other sports are on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Events (14 May 2024)

Niall Collins: I referred to the independent analysis of the consultation that took place. This will inform which events will be brought to the EU for approval, as required. Already, all-Ireland football, hurling and camogie finals are designated for free-to-air coverage. The current review involves an examination of the possibility of designating a number of additional GAA events, such as the quarter-...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (14 May 2024)

Niall Collins: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Rabbitte, who thanks the Deputy for raising this matter. The Minister is fully committed to the continued development and enhancement of our children’s disability services through the CDNTs, as they seek to ensure equitable access to services for all children with complex needs. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (14 May 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State. I was made aware the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, would not be able to take this Topical Issue tonight but, in fairness to her, I have worked very closely with her and can say she is totally committed to trying to recruit for disability services. One of the biggest issues I have been talking to her about recently is the inclusion of assessments and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (14 May 2024)

Niall Collins: While recruitment and retention of staff to CDNTs remains a considerable challenge, the Minister of State wishes to reaffirm her commitment as well as that of the HSE and her Department to exploring all avenues to improve access to CDNTs for children and their families in CHO 5. I will make the Minister of State aware of all of the issues the Deputy raised here this evening.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Events (14 May 2024)

Sports Events

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Events (14 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: Cork's heroic victory over Limerick last weekend will go down in history as one of the most exciting games of the modern time but thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people were not able to watch it, including diehard GAA people and hurling people who love the game. So far, not one of Cork's hurling championship matches have been on television. The games against Clare and Waterford were...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (14 May 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for a comprehensive reply. In it, he identified all of the pinch points that are already visible and causing problems. The Minister of State is correct. There has been huge investment. However, even new schools that have been built recently are now overflowing and there is difficulty for pupils in catchment areas in gaining access to those schools. In some...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (14 May 2024)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy. I also wish to point out that the Department will continue to liaise with local authorities in respect of their county development plans and any associated local area plans, with a view to identifying any potential long-term school accommodation requirements across school planning areas. I can assure the Deputy that Department of Education officials will continue to work...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (14 May 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (14 May 2024)

Disability Services

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (14 May 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to raise the issue of children receiving substandard services in children's disability network teams, CDNTs, in Carlow. I was disappointed to read in a response to a parliamentary question I submitted that the HSE has delayed a new children's service facility in Carlow which was to be the new home for the CDNT. Part of that was to include the Holy Angels centre. A funding...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (14 May 2024)

Questions Nos. 65 to 78, inclusive, replied to with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (14 May 2024)

Energy Conservation

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (14 May 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the progress being made in the installation and promotion of communal and district heating schemes in the State; if there are targets for the number that could be installed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21525/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (14 May 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I am asking for an update on any progress made in the installation and promotion of communal and district heating systems in the State, any targets for the number that could be installed and if the Minister of State will make a statement on the matter. I do not think he will be shocked I may raise the issue of Carlinn Hall in my supplementary answer. I have met SEAI about possible...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (14 May 2024)

Ossian Smyth: I am not sure I have the answer to the question at hand. My apologies.