Results 321-340 of 372 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycling Policy (13 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering increasing the tax relief limit for e-bikes under the cycle-to-work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5345/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking ensure that children are provided with stability in their education, following the termination of a private contract to house Ukrainian families (details supplied); the measures in place to deal with such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5346/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (13 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the dietary requirements of children with coeliac disease are catered for in all schools, as a part of the school meals scheme; if this requirement is included in contracts with suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5344/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (13 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding the application process on the immigration service’s new online platform (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that the system is not unduly difficult to navigate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5347/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The chronic shortage of public health nurses needs urgent attention. Not for the first time, developmental checks for those aged under five have been suspended in some parts of the country. These checks are vital to ensure milestones are being met and to identify medical issues and developmental delays. At the moment, the best the HSE can offer to some parents is a QR code to a guidance...

Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Like my colleagues, I thank the Labour Party for this debate. I have spent the past couple of years listening to the debates in this House on housing. As a younger person, I find it really hard to stomach the Government's rhetoric on housing. Rarely does it acknowledge how bad the situation is, with unaffordable rents, soaring house prices and record homelessness. There is a real...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (12 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of discussions between a union and officials from his Department in respect of a matter related to academic calendar alignment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5187/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to provide additional autism classes in an area of County Cork (details supplied); if the National Council for Special Education has engaged with local schools in respect of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4374/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (11 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 507. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline her plans in respect of the programme for Government commitment to “advance legislation to ban conversion practices”; the timeline she is working towards in publishing the necessary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4371/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 647. To ask the Minister for Health to outline her plans in respect of the Programme for Government commitment to “ensure a transgender healthcare service that is based on clinical evidence, respect, inclusiveness and compassion”; the status of the development of a new model of care for transgender services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4372/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (11 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 737. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to explain further the Government’s plans in respect of the Programme for Government commitment to “renew the focus and the purpose of the community recognition fund”; if this process will include a consultation process with key stakeholders such as community groups involved in local integration initiatives; and...

Programme for Government: Statements (6 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I am delighted to have this opportunity to speak on the new programme for Government. Having read the document from start to finish, it is my firm view that it fails to provide for transformative change. Over the 162 pages, most of the commitments are vague, notional or regurgitated. There are very few new ideas and it is completely devoid of the promised new energy. Instead, what we get...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Education Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her position on single-sex primary and post-primary schools; if she is taking steps to encourage single-sex schools to become co-educational schools or if such changes in status are solely school-led; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2346/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the Bereaved Partner’s Pension Bill 2024; if he will commit to urgently progressing this legislation to give effect to the O’Meara judgment from January 2024; the timeline to publish the Bill; if he plans to act on the pre-legislative scrutiny recommendations of the Joint Committee on Social...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Statutory Leave Entitlements (5 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 970. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will commit to expanding statutory leave entitlements to those who experience pregnancy loss under 24 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2774/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (5 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 971. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the development of the next national strategy for women and girls; the timeline she is working towards in finalising and publishing this strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2775/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (5 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 998. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [3315/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (5 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 999. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy, by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [3316/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (5 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1000. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children a waiting list for speech and language therapy, by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [3317/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (5 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1001. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons on a waiting list for initial contact from a CDNT, by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [3318/25]