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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Jack Chambers: That will make a difference and it is making a difference when it comes to the results in our acute hospital system.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Unsafe.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is widely known there is a significant lack of dental services across many parts of Ireland. There are particular challenges in my constituency of Louth, especially concerning access to orthodontic care. While I acknowledge the HSE's national service plan for 2024 continues to support service development and initiatives to reduce waiting lists for dental and orthodontic care, the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Fitzpatrick. I am aware there is an issue with the shortage of dentists, especially those providing community dentistry across our country and the Deputy has referenced Louth and east Meath as an example. To address that we have a lot of plans ongoing on increasing the supply of qualified healthcare graduates in dentistry and the respective therapy disciplines, so we have...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Mattie McGrath: Will the Minister support the ask of FND Ireland that funding be provided for a multidisciplinary specialist FND clinic at St. James's Hospital Dublin? The group has asked for this and people need it. There are an estimated 9,000 people in Ireland suffering with functional neurologic disorder, known as FND. It is very debilitating. There is chronic fatigue and many other symptoms. Group...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy. I am familiar with how FND or fibromuscular dysplasia has an impact on a lot of people across our country. I do not have the specifics of the wider service plan within the HSE but I acknowledge the impact for families and for people and communities across our country. The specialist care for neurology may be based in St. James's Hospital, so I will ask the Minister,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: There are many issues I would like to raise, but I am raising Palestine and Lebanon. I am raising it because we are inundated with emails and the Government is completely out of touch with the concern on the ground. It has been over four months since we recognised Palestine. There will be no Palestine left to recognise. The Taoiseach is going over to America to meet Biden, who has clearly...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy. I appreciate her raising this important issue and stress the immediate need for a ceasefire and a de-escalation in Lebanon. I repeat our call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. We are all deeply concerned about the surge of violence in Lebanon, the continued violence in Gaza and the launch of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Will the Government reverse the decision whereby former HSE workers who returned to work in the public sector have their pensions abated or reduced? I have seen a number of situations in my constituency, and I am sure it is the same around the country, involving workers who returned to help out with the Covid effort, for example by administering vaccines or, especially in south Kerry,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Collins very much for her question. I obviously cannot comment on a specific WRC case or something that is subject to legal proceedings and I acknowledge, as the Deputy has said, that the case has been through the WRC and that there has been interaction between the worker and Cobh Heritage Centre. The Government is committed to supporting low-paid workers in our economy....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Joan Collins: I thank the Minister but I am not very happy with that response. He refers to this being a specific WRC case. The case has been adjudicated upon. The centre has been told to pay Marianne the 85 cent extra, that is €14.85 per hour. That has gone through and it has been done. What I am raising is that we have a public body not implementing the WRC adjudication. If one has public...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy. I am obviously not familiar with the specifics of the case or the particular structure of that company or how it is funded through the respective Departments. I will reflect on what she has said to the line Ministers who may provide funding to that particular entity. They will obviously have to judge what is appropriate in the context of what the service level agreement...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Joan Collins: The centre was able to pay a private company to represent it, is able to pay other workers a pay increase but it will not implement the WRC adjudication.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Deputy and the Minister. That concludes Leaders' Questions.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Mar iar-Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta, tá a fhios ag an Aire, an Teachta Chambers, nach fiú mórán na pinginí a chaith an Rialtas i dtreo na Gaeltachta sa bhuiséad seo chun tabhairt faoin ngéarchéim tithíochta agus teanga atá ag scrios pobal agus ag díbirt teaghlach as a gceantar dúchais féin. Ar ndóigh, caitheann an...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Jack Chambers: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. Trí phróiseas an bhuiséid, bhí an tAire Stáit, an Teachta Byrne i dteagmháil leis an Aire, an Teachta Donohoe, maidir le gach rud sa Ghaeltacht agus tá níos mó tacaíochta á tabhairt chun Údarás na Gaeltachta a fheabhsú maidir leis an obair thábhachtach a dhéanann sé....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Duncan Smith: The Minister's Government allocated €1 billion to Irish Water for non-domestic projects for next year's budget. Can the Minister indicate how much of that money would go towards projects that are caught in the Irish Water system already which are non-domestic related? I am thinking specifically of the pumping station upgrade works that are needed in Portmarnock. There is a huge...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Smith. The reason we are putting €1 billion into Irish Water, in additional funding for 2025, is to support many of the schemes where there have been funding constraints. I do not have the specific operational plan here with me but we set out clearly is that €1 billion is to ensure that Irish Water can move on many of the projects across the country where there...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Jennifer Whitmore: Ireland has never been as wealthy and that was illustrated this week with the splashing of the cash in the budget. Can the Minister tell me then why is public transport in Wicklow so bad? We essentially have the same service we had 20 years ago and that is despite a clear demand for it, the need to meet our climate targets and despite all the promises, commitment and spin from Government...