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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services (27 Jun 2024)

Brian Stanley: I am raising the very important issue of funding for youth services across Laois and Offaly. Funding for youth services comes through the local education and training board. Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board has not been receiving its fair share of it. Laois-Offaly has the highest percentage of young people aged between ten and 24 years of age. The 2022 census verified this....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services (27 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as ucht an cheist seo. I also recognise the important work that youth organisations and ETBs do for our young people across the country. It is vital. The Minister, Deputy O’Gorman, is committed to supporting the delivery and development of youth work services and opportunities for young people throughout the country. In 2024, the Government...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputy for his response. Certainly, the Minister fully acknowledges the frustration of those who are impacted by the restrictions in diatetic services in CHO, 7, and that of their families. He agrees that much more needs to be done to address the gaps in staffing and the waiting list for dieticians, in addition to other key primary care services. As the Deputy said, the new...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (27 Jun 2024)

Disability Services

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (27 Jun 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the House for allowing me the opportunity to raise this issue. The Crann project in Ballincollig in County Cork is a fantastic innovation that has been developed over the last number of years. The board of directors and the team there have developed fantastic facilities for people with disabilities, therapeutic facilities for rehabilitation and indeed play therapy. They are also...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (27 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Again, I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte. I thank Deputy Moynihan for raising this really important Topical Issue for discussion. The Crann Centre was established in 2014 and is a registered charity based in Ovens, County Cork. It supports children, adults and families living with a neuro-physical disability. It commenced service provision in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wildlife Regulations (27 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Absolutely. As I said, my door has always been open to all organisations. We are in the depths of a biodiversity crisis and it is critically important that all stakeholders play a role. I fully recognise the important work the NARGC and its members do, particularly with regard to grey partridge and other species across the country. On the four species, the scientific evidence is there...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2024)

Health Services

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. Ideally, it would be helpful if a Minister from the Department of Health were present, but there is a certain urgency about this case. I would appreciate it if the Minister of State could feed what I am about to say to his colleagues in that Department. I am concerned about the lack of a dietician in CHO 7 and what this means for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Deputy Crowe for raising this matter. I am taking it on behalf of the Minister for Health. The Minister recognises the central role that primary care therapy services, including dieticians, play in providing care and treatment to both children and adults in the community. He is also aware that the demand for a dietetic service in the CHO 7 area has grown over recent years, and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2024)

Seán Crowe: The Minister of State indicated that progress has been made, but this family will want to know when that happened. It is all part of a much wider issue of failing to fill key posts across the health system which is creating massive gaps in service provision. This is just one case of a baby who cannot get access to a dietician at this stage of their development but the lack of public nurses...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wildlife Regulations (27 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Deputy Murphy for her question. My Department is committed to consultation with relevant interested parties in relation to ongoing policy decisions on hunting and conservation. As a member of the European Union, Ireland is obliged to comply with various directives and regulations that relate to conservation and game hunting. The EU has played a very significant role in developing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wildlife Regulations (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Minister of State for the clarity. Unfortunately, the misinformation came from him. It was he who said that there had been the first meeting of stakeholder engagement. I am glad he has corrected the record. However, it is fundamental to the success of any policy that all stakeholders are included and that the Minister of State does not pick and choose to decide on the agenda,...

Statutory Home Care: Statements (27 Jun 2024)

Mary Butler: I acknowledge the input of all Deputies today. I thank all those who stayed to speak on a Thursday afternoon. We know the numbers are always a bit less on a Thursday afternoon but many Deputies contributed, which is very welcome. The thrust of the conversation concerns older people, statutory home care and the provision of home care. I will not use the full time allocated but I will...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (27 Jun 2024)

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (27 Jun 2024)

Marian Harkin: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Verona Murphy - To discuss the inclusion of rural interests in policy-making on conservation and game hunting. Deputy Michael Moynihan - To discuss the core funding requirements of the Crann Centre, Ballincollig, County Cork....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (27 Jun 2024)

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wildlife Regulations (27 Jun 2024)

Wildlife Regulations

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wildlife Regulations (27 Jun 2024)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Minister of State for appearing. Last week, I withdrew my Topical Issue because he could not be here. I am pleased to see him here. The National Association of Regional Game Councils, NARGC, is the organisation on whose behalf I am interested in asking this question. It has 26,000 members nationwide. Last August, the Minister of State announced plans to amend the open...

Statutory Home Care: Statements (27 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: It is shocking there is no statutory entitlement to formal home care in Ireland or even a regulatory framework for home care services. Despite the Government committing in the 2020 programme for Government and Sláintecare to introducing a statutory home care scheme, it has yet to do so. Although this is incredibly disappointing, it is hardly surprising. Given we are coming to the end...