Results 1-20 of 5,909 for speaker:Frank Feighan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: There were a few questions I wanted to ask but most of them have been asked by our wide ranging committee. I thank the witnesses for all the work they do and for coming in here with a very detailed submission of the work they do. I heard Ability West is moving up towards Roscommon, Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim as well. That might bring in my constituency. I also thank Delta Centre and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (28 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: 358. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of public servants working at Government offices in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim (currently the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine); the full capacity of personnel at the offices; and the plans, if any, he has to place more public servants at this modern Government office ideally located in the heart of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person from County Leitrim (details supplied) has not been considered for a primary medical certificate, despite the fact that they were diagnosed three years ago with a life-changing disorder. [24096/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will give approval for construction to start on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23422/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has received an application from a school in County Sligo (details supplied) for the provision of an extension to facilitate additional classrooms; and when the school will hear back from her Department. [22356/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding the proposed extension to a school (details supplied), for which funding was agreed and put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22810/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (21 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: 668. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider allowing an extension to a LEADER project under the Leitrim Development Company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22925/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Deprivation of Liberty: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. The witnesses are very welcome today, and I thank them for their excellent presentations. They have been very informative. In the first presentation, it was stated that "the deprivation of liberty for disabled people is inextricably linked to the availability of suitable accommodation, services and supports in non-institutional settings". Obviously, we have a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: 311. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person from County Leitrim (details supplied) was not awarded jobseeker’s benefit despite working for a long number of years before her redundancy; the reason her Department has failed to communicate with the person, despite their best efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20485/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (8 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: 452. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update regarding the provision of a permanent respite service for families in the south Leitrim area in Carrick-on-Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20441/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (8 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: 453. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update regarding the provision of a new respite service in County Roscommon (details supplied); to provide details on the number of beds available, the number of staff allocated, and the cost to bring the building into service. [20442/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: 41. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical officer will be appointed to the Plunkett Home, Boyle, County Roscommon, given this position was advertised and approved at the end of 2023. [11712/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank our guests for coming today and for their very informative and interesting presentations. I have a fair idea of what SOLAS, the WRC and PAS do. Even after 25 years in politics, I have no huge involvement in public appointments. That is the way it should be. I thank our witnesses for that. As a politician, I want to put on the record that it is good to see integrity and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Apr 2024)

Frank Feighan: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support and encourage the NTA to consider the commencement of a Local Link bus service from Tubbercurry, County Sligo, to Sligo town to enable students attending ATU Sligo and persons requiring to attend medical appointments in Sligo University Hospital to reach their destination before 9am each morning; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (30 Apr 2024)

Frank Feighan: 403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update in relation to an application for a foreshore licence for the pontoon in Ballyshannon, County Donegal. [19087/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (25 Apr 2024)

Frank Feighan: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant for primary schools will be paid. [18582/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (25 Apr 2024)

Frank Feighan: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the ICT grant funding will be paid to primary schools. [18583/24]

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for the work they are doing. We have dealt with many evolving issues in the past four years since they took office and I thank them for sitting down and listening, not only to me but to the farmers in my constituency. I appreciate that. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the farmers I represent and to highlight the unique...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Frank Feighan: The Department has given funding for transport to address the fodder crisis which has put farmers under pressure. We need to do more. We need to come up with a voucher scheme because farmers, certainly those in the north west who are on marginal land, are really feeling the pain and we need to assist them as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Apr 2024)

Frank Feighan: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has made a decision regarding a two-classroom autism unit for a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18179/24]