Results 141-160 of 4,556 for speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost to recruit an additional 25 driving testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17621/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to ensure those suffering from long-Covid are not penalised in the public sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17918/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child (details supplied) will receive the support they need in an educational setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17323/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 338. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expected date of the sports capital funding announcements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17616/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 409. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons prosecuted for social welfare fraud in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17626/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 410. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer to increase child benefit by €10 per child in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17627/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 437. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full-year cost if an extra 185 prison officers were recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17615/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 438. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of inspections Gardaí within the Carlow-Kilkenny division carried out on pubs, clubs and so on, to ensure full compliance with liquor licensing regulation in 2023 and to date in 2024; the percentage of premises that were found in breach of legislation in each of the years in question, in tabular form; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 546. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the adult and children overnight services that are currently operating in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17618/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 614. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory medicine and respiratory medicine registrars based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17622/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients aged 40 years and younger diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17623/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 616. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric ENT surgeons working in the public health service; his plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratio for paediatric ENT surgeons to population and current ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17624/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant plastic surgeons based at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17625/24]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to ask about what is happening for children with diabetes in St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny. The hospital lost two clinical nurse specialists in late 2023 and for some reason has not been able to recruit replacements. The hospital has insulin pumps but nobody is trained to use them. I have met several very upset parents who have children with type 1 diabetes. These children...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with the previous speakers. I have met many small business owners in County Carlow. Their businesses are barely surviving. Grants are becoming a huge issue. Their outgoings are so much. We all welcome the living wage, the PRSI and all the different sick leave we are now looking at. It is important because people are living longer and it is important they are having a good...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford that have registered to date for the increased cost of business, ICOB, grant; when payments under the grant will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16879/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (18 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 90. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the implementation of the south-east regional enterprise plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16880/24]

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Deputy O'Dea is sharing with Deputy Crowe. That is fine. I thank the Minister, and as we know, auto-enrolment is a sort of mandatory pension system where employees are auto-enrolled into a quality-assured retirement savings system with freedom of choice to opt out. I am going to ask the Minister about that in a minute. It is important that we give employees the option. This new system...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State. As we know, the number of road fatalities has increased significantly in recent years. There were 188 in 2023, the highest number since 2014, when the number was 192. Already in 2024, up to yesterday, there were 63 compared to 49 this time last year. This is really worrying. The total number of collisions is up 58 this year compared with 45 at this time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the witnesses for all the information. I will start with the National Transport Authority, NTA. I welcome the two buses we have in Carlow. The service has been an absolute and total success, a game changer. The disability access is absolutely excellent. We could do with more of them. I believe a review will be held shortly. We need these buses. We do not have one at our...