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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (16 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with his Israeli counterparts in relation to alleged Israeli firing on UNIFIL positions at their headquarters in Naqoura; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42087/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most current timeline for phase 2 implementation of the Transport for Ireland 2024 fares determination; if there are any delays to implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41903/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (16 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 113. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to add planners to the critical skills occupational list given the requirement for that discipline currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41902/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (16 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 163. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on engagements between officials from her Department and employer and unions representatives of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors regarding their terms and conditions, including pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41880/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (16 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new insulin pumps initiated to patients with type 1 diabetes, by hospital, inclusive of all level 3 and level 4 hospitals for 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41901/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 260. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a hospital the size of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda should be relying on an external supplier (details supplied) for chemotherapy medication given recent production issues at that provider; his further views on whether Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda should have its own aseptic compounding facility; and if he will make...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the action undertaken by the Biden Administration this year to review the climate change and economic impact of liquefied natural gas, LNG, and the specific requirement that entails to consider the health and safety implications involved in LNG. [37288/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: The USA, one of the largest producers but also consumers of liquefied natural gas, recently paused new LNG export approvals to review the significant public safety, climate and economic dangers of this technology. Will the Minister accept that Ireland should follow suit and undertake a review to consider some of those same harms?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister. There is little mention there of the health and safety impacts of LNG, and as the Minister must be aware, it is a significant national security and public health risk for the nation. When LNG ignites, it creates a fire so hot that it can burn people, animals and vegetation up to a mile away. It is actually unlikely, having looked at the impacts of some of the previous...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister. We have done a huge amount of work on energy security reports and reviews, and there has been an incredible amount of research done by this Government into LNG, I suspect. It seems to be that there has been no research on the health and safety impacts for communities. Ireland has a very dispersed population, so when there is an incident with LNG, the evacuation zone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Chair and thank our witnesses. It is very obvious they have all had a conversation and it is brilliant to see a cohesive message coming from a particular community. It is incredibly important. To Ms Agbona I have to say I am always very sorry when somebody has to come to a committee and recount their difficulties because we should have a system that does not require people to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: When Ms Walsh says "highlighting an issue" it implies that she, as an advocate, is reaching out to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: There is not a policy working group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that January of this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: That involves a court case, is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Ten months later, Ms Walsh has not received that correspondence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Are we building in choice for the benefit of the student or the view that the system might fail them at a later date?