Results 901-920 of 35,563 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (9 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of the ‘Keeping Childhood Smartphone Free’ initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40538/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (9 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she or any of her official had any meeting with companies or representatives of companies that produce phone pouches; when each of these meetings took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40539/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (9 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated revenue that could be raised by increasing the derelict site tax to 7%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40641/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 125. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made for a disability allowance appeal (details supplied); the average processing times for such appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40379/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (9 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the respite services available, including capacity and hours of respite, in all community hospitals in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40380/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (9 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for home help in county Donegal, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40389/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (9 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels, current vacancies, and how long these positions have been vacant, at Letterkenny University Hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/24]

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: This motion put forward by Sinn Féin is an opportunity to say "Stop" and to stop the waste. It a chance to inject a bit of common sense into the Ministers of State opposite me and a bit of humility into them, maybe. Unlike the bike shed, where the Government wasted €336,000; unlike the security hut, where it spent €1.4 million; and unlike the runaway train that is the...

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: No we did not.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 157. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when businesses that have not received the second payment of the increased cost of business scheme can expect to receive it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39986/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 287. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal now qualifies for fuel allowance given the recent changes to qualification criteria for CE participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39781/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (8 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 484. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a child (details supplied) in County Donegal was discharged from CDNT, if a CAMHS report was considered in advance of the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40324/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Mar iar-Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta, tá a fhios ag an Aire, an Teachta Chambers, nach fiú mórán na pinginí a chaith an Rialtas i dtreo na Gaeltachta sa bhuiséad seo chun tabhairt faoin ngéarchéim tithíochta agus teanga atá ag scrios pobal agus ag díbirt teaghlach as a gceantar dúchais féin. Ar ndóigh, caitheann an...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Seo Rialtas a chruthaigh arís agus arís eile go gcuireann sé airgead na gcáiníocóirí amú. Tá róchaiteachas de €1.5 billiún feicthe againn ó thaobh Ospidéal Náisiúnta na Leanaí. Chaith an Rialtas €336,000 ar shed na rothar, €1.4 milliún don bhothán slándála agus sa sampla...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Nonsense.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Is the Minister for real? Seriously? Talk to any parent out there who has a child with mental health difficulties and show me one of them who says their priority, instead of getting somebody who will help them, is getting a magnetic phone pouch that is going to cost the State €9 million?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister's Government has underfunded mental health for years. Do not try and wrap this vanity project up as some of way of supporting hard-pressed parents who know that their children are being let down over and over again. If the Minister wants to ban mobile phones, tell the kids to leave them in their pockets. Do not spend €9 million on pouches. It makes no sense at a time...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Put the €9 million, if you want, into the services that parents are demanding and screaming out for with regard to mental health supports.