Results 1,061-1,080 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of a report received by Meath County Council recommending the progression of the Julianstown bypass; if so the details of same; if he can seek a full update on the status on the draft appraisal of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34743/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (11 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with regard to the welcome works being carried out by the OPW at Old Abbey Lane in Drogheda, if he can address concerns raised locally that works have been at a standstill for a number of weeks; and if he will provide an update on the project and expected completion dates and so on. [34051/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 313. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what supports could be provided to a museum (details supplied) to ensure it can continue to operate considering the bleak financial situation it faces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33519/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (11 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 507. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will extend the remit of the Drogheda Implementation Board and Plan past its current timeline to ensure that the excellent work that continues to be carried out is secured going forward and the remaining implementation recommendations be undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34039/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 591. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to calls from an organisation (details supplied) to provide sustainable funding in Budget 2024 for national physiotherapy services for people with multiple sclerosis, and other neurological conditions totalling €880,000 per annum across all nine CHOs, and an increase of €627,000...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 716. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently review a cessation of service contract (details supplied) in respect of the distribution of incontinence wear in Drogheda and surrounds; if he will urgently seek transparency on the reasons for this cessation and seek assurances that service users will not be affected by any change of service provision; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 749. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the total funding provided by the HSE/his Department to all older persons’ support groups/organisations/advocacy services in 2022 and planned for 2023, in tabular form, by name, location, budget and number of staff employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33801/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 751. To ask the Minister for Health the responses he is planning to make to the report into the death of a person (details supplied) a former resident of a nursing home who died in 2020; if he will ensure the extension of HSE safeguarding and protection teams and clinical governance systems across all private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33809/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 752. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff currently allocated to working on Older Persons issues in his Department; the number of people working at national level in Older Person Services in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33810/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 753. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request HIQA and the decision support service to jointly develop a code of practice to protect the rights and interests of people entering nursing homes whose capacity to review, understand and make an informed decision to sign a contract for care is at issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33811/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure that older people who are at greater risk of fuel poverty and the respiratory illnesses associated with air pollution be prioritised in climate action and climate-mitigation plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33322/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most recent cost to the State to buy out the operator of the M1 toll at Gormanstown; the number of years left to run in the contract and, separately, to buyout the Drogheda interchange ramp tolls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33227/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Process (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance if he can confirm whether he has received the pre-Budget 2024 submission from an organisation (details supplied); if the submission is receiving due consideration given the organisation’s vital role within our communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33222/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 323. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied), in particular the significant disparity between over-8s eye care policy in each individual CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33245/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 327. To ask the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to the provision of a capitation grant or low-interest loan scheme for small- to medium-sized nursing homes to meet the cost of required upgrades/building works in order to satisfy HIQA regulations, where that nursing home can show that it does not have the capacity to meet the financial requirements on same, and where...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 329. To ask the Minister for Health to outline with respect and reference to the TAPS payments which issued to private nursing homes throughout Covid, whether any public nursing homes received such payments under a similar scheme; if so, the name of the scheme; if governance and oversight were measured, similar to that of the audit undertaken on the TAPS scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression and the timeline for the establishment of a commission on care for older people, establishment of a commissioner for ageing and older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33290/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 331. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the expansion of community-based care, bringing it closer to home, in line with the Sláintecare Implementation Plan, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33297/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 332. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the expected timelines on the establishment of a new statutory home support scheme; how he plans to scope and plan for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33303/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Jul 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 333. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a progress update on the expansion of community intervention teams to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and to support the timely discharge of patients to their homes, since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33305/23]