Results 61-80 of 2,543 for speaker:Frank Feighan in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 973. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people on jobseekers allowance who are long-term unemployed and who had penalties applied to their payments in 2023 due to failure to engage with her Department's labour activation services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1680/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 974. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people on jobseekers allowance who are currently in receipt of a reduced jobseekers allowance payment due to a penalty imposed on their payment for failure to engage with her Department's activation services; if she will consider stepping up control work in this area in 2024; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 975. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps her Department intends to take in 2024 to ensure that long-term unemployed persons are encouraged to take up employment given the labour shortages being experienced in many sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1682/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 976. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the savings achieved by her Department arising from control work in respect of jobseekers allowance payments for each year between 2013-2023; the savings she estimates her Department will achieve in 2024 from control measures in relation to long term jobseekers allowance payments, in tabular form; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Dec 2023)

Frank Feighan: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of the normal funding options for small DEIS schools; if her Department will introduce a small grants work (minor works) scheme and IT support grant; if the current ancillary (general) grant will be reviewed and increased in line with recent inflationary pressures on energy and other related increases that many small...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (12 Dec 2023)

Frank Feighan: 450. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is a prerequisite for local authorities to insist on applicants for the vacant home refurbishment grants to supply full details and professional and technical reports on the condition of the existing septic tank of the property before they consider processing the vacant homes grant application; if applicants can seek...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (12 Dec 2023)

Frank Feighan: 487. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision regarding the review of their carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54926/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Dec 2023)

Frank Feighan: 373. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she would provide clarification as to whether children who turned 18 this year but are still attending secondary school are entitled to have their child benefit reinstated after the recent budget 2024 announcement, noting that if this measure only came into effect from September 2024, this would put all leaving...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Community Development Projects (14 Nov 2023)

Frank Feighan: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will proceed to give permission to MSLETB to proceed with a lease on a portion of derelict grounds at Drumshanbo, County Leitrim to the local community centre committee (details supplied) to develop a new sports facility and playing courts which may not proceed unless matters around the lease are progressed soon. [49491/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Community Development Projects (14 Nov 2023)

Frank Feighan: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department would grant the additional funding to a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim to pay for the use of the local community centre's facilities which over the years has meant that the said school did not have to invest in new capital buildings for assembly and sports uses. [49492/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (9 Nov 2023)

Frank Feighan: 18. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the progress made to date in expanding community-based care by increasing opening times for unscheduled care, radiology, and diagnostic services. [48867/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (9 Nov 2023)

Frank Feighan: 23. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on his Department's latest work in tackling overcrowding in hospitals. [48866/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (8 Nov 2023)

Frank Feighan: 121. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric hospitalisations in Ireland associated with chickenpox in 2022 and to date in 2023; the percentage increase, if any, in hospitalisation between both years; the economic impact of such hospitalisations in terms of bed nights on our public paediatric system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48915/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2023)

Frank Feighan: 122. To ask the Minister for Health what impact illnesses like, Strep A, RSV and chickenpox are expected to have on the public paediatric health system in Winter 2023; what preventative measures are been taken by his Department and the HSE in advance to limit such impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48916/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2023)

Frank Feighan: 123. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2024 HSE Service Plan is expected to be published; if it is anticipated to return the publication of this important plan to the year-end period of the preceding year, which was the norm prior to the impact of Covid-19, i.e., December 2023 for the year 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48917/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Nov 2023)

Frank Feighan: 124. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated for the provision of the primary childhood immunisation programme in the years ranging from 2018-2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48918/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Frank Feighan: 485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (17 Oct 2023)

Frank Feighan: 352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when her Department is expected to pay the pension arrears and the exact amount to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44721/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Frank Feighan: 525. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that a number of hotels and other approved accommodation centres across Ireland, (details supplied) have quite a number of rooms/beds available and are not fully occupied, despite the best efforts of management and owners in highlighting the vacancies there seems to be no take up from IPAS and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (27 Sep 2023)

Frank Feighan: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify if a housing estate in County Roscommon (details supplied) can be included in the resolution programme under the National Development Plan for the period 2021-2025, to address legacy water services issues; if any of the existing allocated €68.5 million funding will be allocated to estates not viable...