Results 261-280 of 2,514 for speaker:Noel Grealish

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Mar 2023)

Noel Grealish: 611. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts among nursing staff, consultants, physiotherapists and other health or medical staff within the Saolta hospital group, by occupation and by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11188/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Mar 2023)

Noel Grealish: 612. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts among nursing staff, consultants, physiotherapists and other health or medical staff at Galway university hospitals, by occupation and department, currently and in each of the past five years; and the steps taken to address the issue. [11189/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Mar 2023)

Noel Grealish: 613. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health professional staff employed at Galway university hospitals who are currently not at work due to illness, and the number who are on maternity leave or leave for any other reason. [11190/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Mar 2023)

Noel Grealish: 614. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of staff employed at Galway university hospitals, by occupation, currently and in each of the past five years. [11191/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Mar 2023)

Noel Grealish: I am contacted on a regular basis by individuals in my constituency regarding difficulties in accessing health services. These difficulties exist across a wide range of services, including home help, services for children with disabilities, respite services, nursing staff and even down to a shortage of administration staff to type letters, which results in delayed or inaccurate treatment of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (1 Mar 2023)

Noel Grealish: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason returning emigrants who have established residency for over three years in Ireland cannot reclassify from non-EU to EU status mid-course of study but if a non-EU citizen obtains EU citizenship mid-course of study, they are immediately eligible to apply for EU re-classification, which affords more moderate third level fees; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Mar 2023)

Noel Grealish: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the reason priority is given to CEO entry applicants within the HSE Internship placement programme in addition to or instead of percentile marking; the reason applicants for internship posts who accepted a place in Irish medical school through a CAO officer will be allocated posts ahead of applicants who accepted an Irish medical school place directly from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to list the public transport services provided under public service obligation contracts in Galway city, including the individual routes and the companies that are operating them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (28 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: 388. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the living alone allowance to people who qualify for an increase for a qualified adult to their spouse's or partner's State pension, but whose partner is in long-term nursing home care, and they are now living on their own; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9501/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: 563. To ask the Minister for Health where a person is in the fair deal scheme for 18 months, and the spouse who is still residing in the family home decides to sell the property to downsize, how the capital from the sale of the family home is assessed under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9618/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (28 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: 651. To ask the Minister for Health whether the review into Ireland's abortion laws has considered the issue of foetal pain relief, in view of the interest in this topic expressed by members of the public and the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10094/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (28 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: 699. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department only issues a licence for a particular hatchery (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9794/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (28 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: 700. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department is allowing Inland Fisheries Ireland to currently operate a hatchery (details supplied) in County Galway under his Department’s licensing regime, without a legally required appropriate assessment screening in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (23 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Minister for her reply. As she stated, there are many communities in cities, towns and villages throughout Ireland that do not have a community centre or centralised location in which to gather and meet. I very much welcome the introduction of a new scheme that will enable communities across the country to build and refurbish community centres. As I stated previously in the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (23 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Minister for her support. She has met me and other Oireachtas Members since we first raised this issue with her. I acknowledge the support of Oireachtas colleagues in Galway for the project. I very much welcome the introduction of this much-needed scheme that will unite communities and keep them active. Community centres are often the backbone of communities but,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (23 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: 2. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the scheme for funding new community centres will be open for applications, given that the scheme has now been announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9206/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (23 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: Now that a scheme to fund new community centres has been announced, will the Minister outline when it will open for applications?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (21 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting times for an NCT inspection in each centre in the country; the reason for the long delay in securing an appointment in Galway; the reason for the disparity in waiting times between centres; his plans to ensure that testing is carried out within a reasonable period of time following an application being made; and if...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: I want to read an email into the record of the House. It is reflective of emails, calls and messages I receive every week. It reads as follows: I work in the tech industry, and at 35, I'm renting a bedroom in a house with 4 other working professionals. I've given up on hoping that the housing disaster here will improve, so I've had it approved by the company I work for and will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (14 Feb 2023)

Noel Grealish: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland, which operates under his Department’s aegis, has never completed an appropriate assessment screening, as required under the EU habitats directive, for the operation of a hatchery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6515/23]