Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I again raise the issue of Shannon Heritage and its proposed takeover by Clare County Council. I do not think any provision was made to provide the €4 million in essential funding that Clare County Council needs to make Shannon Heritage sustainable, or that it was announced in the budget. Perhaps it is in the detail somewhere. I again call on the Leader to intervene with the Minister to see what exactly is going on with Shannon Heritage. When will the funding council needs to make the facilities sustainable be made available in order that we can move into 2023, do the necessary marketing plan and sell Clare internationally as one unit, including the Cliffs of Moher visitor centre, Bunratty, Knappogue Castle and the other Shannon Heritage sites? I would appreciate it if the Leader could intervene on this matter.

I also wish to raise the issue of the human papillomavirus, HPV, catch-up programme. It was announced by the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, last July. This week alone, I have been contacted by two individuals who have been charged to receive the catch-up injections from their pharmacists. The programme is either free or it is not. We need the details as to when exactly it will be implemented because this is urgent. Women have been told that they will be able to access the catch-up programme free of charge but it is not happening and it needs to happen. I request an urgent debate with the Minister next week, if possible, to discuss the issue of the HPV catch-up programme and when it will be available to all women aged under-25 free of charge