Results 781-788 of 788 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Poverty Data (22 Jan 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 901. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons living in poverty in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1718/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (22 Jan 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 903. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a copy of the findings and costings produced by her Department officials in respect of abolishing the carer’s allowance means test (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1785/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (22 Jan 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 904. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to explain the Government’s intentions in respect of its draft Programme for Government commitment to progressively increase a number of welfare payments (details supplied); if these increases will be benchmarked against a particular measure, such as the minimum essential standard of living; if these increases will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (22 Jan 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1269. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a letter to the editor of a national newspaper regarding assessment of need applications (details supplied); if so, his views on same; if he will engage with the HSE in relation to this short timeframe for response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1623/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Employment Rights (22 Jan 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1276. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to expanding statutory leave entitlements to those who experience pregnancy loss under 24 weeks; the steps his Department has taken to progress policy in this area since the publication of ‘PLACES | Pregnancy Loss (under 24 weeks) in Workplaces: Informing Policymakers on Support...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1586. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to introducing a tiered payments scheme for all student nurses and midwives (details supplied); if any similar proposals are being advanced to improve pay or bursaries for student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1624/25]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (18 Dec 2024)

Pádraig Rice: I congratulate the Ceann Comhairle on her election. As I rise to make my maiden speech in the Dáil, I begin by expressing my heartfelt thanks to the thousands of people in Cork South-Central who voted for me. I am incredibly grateful for their support and I will work hard every day to uphold the trust they have placed on me. On this special occasion, I also thank my family, friends...