Results 201-220 of 477 for speaker:Paul Lawless

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 796. To ask the Minister for Health whether there is any provision within the National Ambulance Service's recruitment framework specifically aimed at targeting staffing needs in the west and north-west regions. [25242/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 797. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of vacancies in the National Ambulance Service in each division [25243/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 818. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children's dentists working within the public healthcare system in each of the last five years, by county, in tabular form. [25444/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 819. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children seen by a public dentist in each of the past five years, by county, in tabular form. [25445/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 820. To ask the Minister for Health if she is satisfied with the conclusion made in the 2021 Review by the HSE's National Women and Infants Health Programme that telemedicine abortion is safe for women when the HSE in 2022 confirmed that meeting the woman in person increases the likelihood of the provider identifying any coercion or domestic abuse. [25446/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 821. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will undertake further independent research into abortion provision in light of the HSE's more recent position since the 2021 review that telemedicine abortion can make it more difficult to identify coercion or abuse. [25447/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 822. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a revised timeframe for the publication of the national framework on endometriosis care, in light of previous delays; the current status of the framework; and when it is expected to be released. [25448/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 823. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the way in which the recently announced additional funding for endometriosis care will be allocated; and the details of what specific services, personnel or infrastructure this funding will support. [25450/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 824. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with severe endometriosis may be eligible to qualify for disability supports; and the process by which a person with endometriosis could apply for and access disability benefits, including how eligibility is assessed in such cases. [25451/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 825. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to support the mental health of young carers given they are five times more likely to suffer from depression than their peers. [25452/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 826. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists employed by CAMHS in the Kildare area; the number of psychologists working in CAMHS in the Kildare area; the size of the waiting list for access to CAMHS services in the Kildare area; the average time waiting to secure an appointment with a psychologist in the Kildare area; and the average waiting time to access CAMHS services in...

Common Agricultural Policy and Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan: Statements (15 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome the Minister and wish him all the best in the years ahead. I also welcome the IFA president, Mr Francie Gorman, who is here. There are so many issues we could talk about, from GAEC 2 and the major concerns farmers have about it, to the ACRES scheme and the lack of payments, forestry issues, the Mercosur deal, and the TB issue my colleague referenced. There are major concerns...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: First Choice Credit Union has announced reduced opening hours at several credit unions across Mayo, namely those in Achill, Balla, Ballyhaunis, Swinford and Kiltimagh. This is the latest onslaught and the latest decline. Ballyhaunis and Kiltimagh, for example, recently lost two of their banks. The credit union is the last banking institution left in these towns. These were once thriving...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (15 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has confidence in the national planning framework considering its lack of emphasis on the practical supports needed to implement these developments over the next 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24352/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he and his Department are more carefully vetting the potential applicants for the proposed housing 'tsar', in light of the issues surrounding a former candidate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24353/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason he declined to attend the annual Garda Representative Association, GRA, conference; if he acknowledges his responsibility to hear the concerns of those in the GRA, especially considering the 2023 vote of no confidence in the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24170/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (15 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for legislation to be published regarding the use of victims' counselling notes during sexual assault trials; if he acknowledges the lack of knowledge for victims surrounding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24171/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 315. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive ​confirmation for a double hip surgery replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24921/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (15 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 324. To ask the Minister for Health the date for when legislation will classify hexahydrocannabinol, HHC, as a schedule 1 controlled drug under the misuse of drugs legislative framework, with a particular focus on its use in vaping and the risks of accessibility to minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24971/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (15 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 326. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of public dentists who have retired in each county in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [24997/25]