Results 341-360 of 760 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 356. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of public sexual health clinics in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26448/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 357. To ask the Minister for Health to identify which counties do not have a public sexual health clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26449/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 368. To ask the Minister for Health if the contract signed with a software company, and the work that was carried out by that company, in respect of the development and deployment of MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System) was reviewed before it was extended in 2022 (details supplied); the reasons this system has only been rolled out in one hospital; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sites that the MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System) is to be deployed to; the timeline for deployment in each site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26503/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns regarding the MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System); the efforts being made to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26504/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (22 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 378. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the endometriosis framework; the reasons for the delay in finalising this framework; the current timeline she is working towards for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26568/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank members. It is great to get introductions from everybody. There is a wealth of professional, personal and political experience in the room. Hopefully, we can use that collective experience to improve healthcare services for everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We will consider it. There are two other matters to consider. The first is the nomination of the Leas-Chathaoirleach. As members are aware, the committee may choose a Leas-Chathaoirleach who can perform the duties and exercise the authority of the Cathaoirleach in his absence. I propose that we take nominations for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. Members may wish to consult with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I have received apologies from Senator Tom Clonan. I have a few housekeeping matters to go through and the first is the declaration. In accordance with Standing Orders, I wish to make the following declaration: I do solemnly declare that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my knowledge and ability execute the office of Cathaoirleach of the Joint Committee on Health without fear...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 347. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual increases in the retail price of the most popular price category MPPC for a 20-pack of cigarettes since 2014; the portion of the increase related to taxes; the portion of the increase due to price rises by the tobacco industry, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25939/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 348. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised from a taxation measure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25940/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 349. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons successfully prosecuted for tobacco and or cigarette smuggling in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25941/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 350. To ask the Minister for Finance the resources he is allocating to the Revenue Commissioners for new or improved enforcement actions to combat illicit tobacco smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25942/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will revisit his predecessor’s decision not to accept and apply the European Commission’s 2022 recommendation to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25196/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 740. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the mistreatment of horses in Clonmel, County Tipperary (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that those who are responsible for this cruelty are held accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25943/25]

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

Pádraig Rice: 799. To ask the Minister for Health if she will establish a clinical programme for pulmonary fibrosis, to ensure that patients receive the highest standard of care and equitable access to a range of specialist healthcare supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25274/25]

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

Pádraig Rice: 800. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the clinical care pathway advisor for pulmonary fibrosis has not yet begun their work; the timeline she is working towards in ensuring this person is in post with supporting resources; the reason the supporting programme manager has still not commenced their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25275/25]

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

Pádraig Rice: 801. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the €1 million funding allocated to pulmonary fibrosis, including the specific line items detailed in the 2025 HSE national service plan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25276/25]

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

Pádraig Rice: 802. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that oxygen provision for people with lung fibrosis is fit for purpose; if consideration will be given to a proposal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25277/25]

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

Pádraig Rice: 845. To ask the Minister for Health if she has plans to extend the chronic disease management programme to include epilepsy; if so, the timeline she is working towards; if not, the rationale for continuing to exclude this condition from the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25713/25]