Results 4,181-4,200 of 5,632 for speaker:Paul McAuliffe
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: 780. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the type 2 diabetes cycle of care programme to all persons with type 2 diabetes; his views on whether it is equitable that persons with type 2 diabetes without a GMS or GP visit card but who otherwise meet the HSE criteria for uncomplicated type 2 diabetes to be managed in primary care, are excluded from the programme; and if he will make...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: 835. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the long delays for scoliosis surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51011/21]
- Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: I always make the mistake of responding to the debate instead of just reading what I have prepared. Yet I find myself compelled to respond to the debate again.
- Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: On one side of the House we have the Opposition talking about the problem of inflation and spending more in order to tackle the it. Does the Opposition not realise that one of the principal causes of inflation is injecting more money into the economy? The more the Government injects more money into the economy, the more inflation increases. It is about striking a balance between Government...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Our witnesses today are from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. They are: Dr. Tom Ryan, director of the office of environmental enforcement; Dr. Michelle Minihan, senior inspector; Mr. Noel Byrne, programme manager at the office of environmental enforcement; and Ms Mary Gurrie, programme manager at the office of evidence and assessment. Members have been circulated with the opening...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: I thank Dr. Ryan. The first speaking slot is for Fianna Fáil. With the committee's indulgence, I will take that first five-minute slot. If I continue for too long, I hope somebody will cut me off. The two incidents that have been outlined and the audit that has been completed demonstrate circumstances in which there was a really significant risk to public health. With regard to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Key to this seems to have been the seven-day delay in Gorey, and I think the delay was 12 days in Ballymore Eustace. What has Irish Water done to explain the delay in that notification and the processes and procedures it has in the service level agreement which should have prevented that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Dr. Ryan spoke about "a failure to escalate". I return to the point that Irish Water has strategic responsibility. As for the service level agreements, SLAs, in place between Irish Water and the local authorities, what does the SLA say about when such a notification should be given and the timelines for it? It is not clear at all that Irish Water had in place any notification periods that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Unfortunately, that happened after the health of 900,000 people was put at risk.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Yes, of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Just a short question, Deputy Gould.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: The witnesses might come back to the Deputy in writing or, if they have an opportunity to do so, later in the session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Unfortunately, we are short on time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: We will move on to the Green group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Do you wish to take this speaking slot?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: We will move on to the Labour Party slot. Apologies have been received from Senator Moynihan. Moving on to the Social Democrats, I call Deputy Cian O’Callaghan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: Deputy O'Callaghan did not go beyond his five minutes, for which I thank him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: We have reached the end of the first round. Senator Garvey and Deputy O'Donoghue were due to be called during it. With members' permission, I will ask them to contribute before we proceed to the second round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)
Paul McAuliffe: I advise the Senator there are just two minutes left in the slot.