Results 301-320 of 616 for speaker:Grace Boland
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: That would be important. If Ms Nugent is in receipt of legal advice, I am not asking for the legal advice but I would like to know the grounds - the headings in which the legal advisers are saying that this falls to be exceptional circumstances. It is really important that we understand that because it is important that CHI complies with the code of practice. In terms of the opening and...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: What of the transfer of the employees?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: And they will-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: There no issues with any of them moving to the new hospital.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: That is just part of their contract.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: There is no renegotiation of their contract.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: I asked Ms Nugent about the three biggest challenges that Children's Health Ireland is facing from the employees. She referred to car parking. I did not get a one-word answer for the other two. Could Ms Nugent respond?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: I asked about the employees. Is car parking the biggest challenge for employees?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: Who is responsible for ensuring that CHI complies with it?
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: 96. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will publish a comprehensive plan to expand the remit of connected hubs to unlock new opportunities in rural communities in areas such as e-health and online learning; his plans to utilise the hub network as an incubation space for local entrepreneurs and start-ups; if he has had any engagement with the State’s...
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Men's Sheds (22 May 2025)
Grace Boland: 115. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will support the development of a national governing body for Women’s Sheds similar to the Irish Men’s Shed’s Association to ensure that Women’s Sheds can have equal access to grant funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25825/25]
- Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)
Grace Boland: I thank the Minister for her acknowledgement and honest assessment of the challenge facing many families whose children are waiting for an assessment of need. The issue of disability has activated many of us in this Chamber to become politicians. We have seen An Tánaiste and the likes of Cara Darmody all activated on the issue of disabilities. It is a key reason we are here today....
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Programmes (20 May 2025)
Grace Boland: 149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress of the European Innovation Partnership Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25100/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Programmes (20 May 2025)
Grace Boland: 160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are examples of previous recipients of funding under the European Innovation Partnership Programme in Ireland who have been able to scale up and expand the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25102/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 May 2025)
Grace Boland: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and his Department have considered the creation and implementation of a virtual Leap card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25246/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 May 2025)
Grace Boland: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the call-off orders the NTA procured during the Framework Agreement when working on the delivery of the bank card payment system for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25247/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 May 2025)
Grace Boland: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the delivery timeline specified by the NTA for a company (details supplied) for the delivery of the bank card payments system planned for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25248/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 May 2025)
Grace Boland: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the orders the NTA has made with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25249/25]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Grace Boland: I am conscious that we have an awful lot of accounts to go through today and we only got the documents yesterday. If, having reviewed the accounts, we want to come back and query anything, can we do that at our next PAC meeting or do we write to the Chair or the clerk? Is that how it works?