Results 61-80 of 1,850 for speaker:Micheál Carrigy

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the amount of funding allocated to active travel projects, by county in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33910/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (24 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 700. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on when a farmer (details supplied) can expect to receive an ACRES payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34446/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Code (19 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 97. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when he expects to publish the comprehensive review of means testing across the social welfare system as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32707/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Code (19 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: It is a key commitment in the programme for Government to review the means test across the entire social welfare system. A more consistent, transparent and targeted approach is needed. It needs to be a priority to ensure low-income families, carers, those with disabilities and part-time workers are not unfairly penalised. I ask the Minister to ensure this review addresses anomalies across...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Code (19 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the Minister's comments on prioritising those most in need. That is what we need to do, particularly for low-income families, carers, those with disabilities and part-time workers. I welcome consistency in the future. As a public representative, I do not see consistency in how applications are treated. People who are ultimately entitled are turned down on one or two occasions...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 102. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing time for applications for each payment under his Department’s remit; if he plans to introduce new targets and provide additional resources to expedite the turnaround times in processing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32708/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 365. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department will urgently review the case of a 14-year-old girl (details supplied) who has been waiting over 15 months to be seen by a psychologist under the CDNT team following a referral to CAMHS; if she will ensure that the patient is prioritised for psychiatric assessment before the new school year...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 366. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current average waiting time for children referred to CAMHS and community disability network teams to be seen by a psychologist or psychiatrist; the number of children currently on waiting lists for these services, broken down by CHO area; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 394. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will urgently review the case of a 14-year-old girl (details supplied) who has been waiting over 15 months to be seen by a psychologist under the CDNT team following a referral to CAMHS; if she will ensure that the patient is prioritised for psychiatric assessment before the new school year begins; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for children referred to CAMHS and community disability network teams to be seen by a psychologist or psychiatrist; the number of children currently on waiting lists for these services, broken down by CHO area; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33287/25]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome this legislation. As the Chair of the housing committee, I also thank its members from all parties for waving pre-legislative scrutiny at a meeting yesterday so this Bill could be on the agenda here today and passed before the week is out. I just wanted to put that on the record. Ultimately, this Bill is about protecting tenancies and trying to create an environment to get...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: The witnesses are very welcome, and I apologise for being in late. I chaired the Joint Committee on Autism in the previous Dáil-Seanad term. We produced a report with 109 recommendations across all areas, including education and health. I know we have made significant progress with the implementation of the autism innovation strategy, which was launched last August. There are...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: It is important to have one point of access.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Okay. What is the situation then in primary care?

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I know I am going over my time but I have one more quick question. Iit was mentioned that psychologists were not coming under CORU registration. Is that due to happen? Is it going to happen?

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: The reality is that it needs to happen, to be quite honest, because-----

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I have one more half-question.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Apologies for having to leave earlier; Midlands 103 called me for an interview on something. I am the father of a young autistic son so I have been in and out through the system, etc., but we are lucky. There are families in worse positions. With regard to the summer programme, which I know is under the Department of education, the local CDNT in my area will not provide any service or...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Mr. Gloster might come back to me on it.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Deputy Toole touched on the following issue. There were a number of courses in five ETBs with speech and language assistant positions. Do the witnesses see that being rolled out further? I know this is crossing into education but there would be a huge benefit if we could have speech and language assistants in schools. I know the school inclusion model is the aspiration, with the NCSE...