Results 381-400 of 13,179 for speaker:Róisín Shortall in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage Interest Rates (11 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason local authority home loan mortgage interest rates have risen; his views on this increase; if he is aware of commercial banks now offering lower fixed rates than the State backed scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44347/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (11 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 226. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to move all HSE facilities to a single pay-roll system given that this was to be implemented by July 2023 according to a representative organisation (details supplied); the arrangements for Section 38 facilities; the timeline for implementation of a single payroll system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44363/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 230. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering the fortification of bread and flour with folic acid, given its role in the prevention of neural tube defects such as spina bifida; the reason mandatory fortification has not been implemented, in view of the evidence to support this measure and the 2006 recommendation of the National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 232. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an ongoing collection of data regarding the relationship between pregnancy outcome indicators and alcohol consumption patterns during pregnancy; if he plans to establish a national register for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44431/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 233. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to develop clear clinical guidelines for the diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44432/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 234. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerning prevalence of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Ireland, along with the absence of dedicated health messaging addressing this issue; if there are plans in place to initiate a new public health awareness campaign outlining the dangers of alcohol consumption, and discouraging its use during pregnancy; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 235. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a comprehensive summary of any task forces or committees established within the past decade that have focused on alcohol consumption during pregnancy, including their respective recommendations and the status of implementing these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44434/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 236. To ask the Minister for Health the current strategies in place to ensure clinical staff receive sufficient training in foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) to seek information on the efforts being made to enhance awareness of FASD among healthcare professionals and educators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44435/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 237. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure that individuals with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and their families have access to FASD-informed services in healthcare, education and social services tailored to their specific needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44436/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered recommendation one of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare that, given the medium-to long-term threats to the State’s fiscal sustainability, the tax base should be broadened; if he will commit to implementing this recommendation; if he intends to act on this key recommendation in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 127. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 13 July 2023, if, in relation to RTÉ pensioners, many of whom are surviving on low to middle incomes, she intends to sanction RTÉ to release funds so that the pensions' trustees can pay out the pension increase, which has been frozen for a number of years; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43023/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline he is working towards for the publication of his amendments to the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022; when he expects this Bill to reach Committee Stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43036/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 217. To ask the Minister for Health for a progress report on the spending of funding allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a national paediatric diabetes audit, in conjunction with NOCA, following the publication of a detailed feasibility study; the status of the recruitment of a programme manager and data analytics staff; if recruitment has been paused in view of the recruitment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 218. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the spending of the €110,000 which was allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a diabetes register; if unused funding from budget 2023 will carry over to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43073/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 219. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that the HSE immediately begin recruiting the project manager post for the diabetes register; to provide a timeline as to when the HSE recruitment freeze will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43086/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 770 of 11 September 2023, if the inquiry team will be asked to respond to the survivor's request; her views on whether the emphasis on "recompense" in the guidance booklet is likely to steer survivors in that direction; if the inquiry team will proactively explore options for a "learning-oriented" approach...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 712 of 25 July 2023, the status of her Department's consideration of the European Commission's recommendation to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness; if she has concluded her engagements with other Departments and Ministers; the timeline she is working towards in making her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her Department's review of eligibility requirements for family reunification; the timeline she is working towards; if this review will address issues related to family reunification for non-EEA healthcare assistants under the general employment permit (details supplied); the engagements she has had with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (28 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 271. To ask the Minister for Health if the national cancer screening taskforce intends to update the screening guidelines to reduce the age of bowel cancer screening; the timeline the taskforce is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41969/23]