Results 2,081-2,100 of 4,350 for speaker:Bobby Aylward

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the possibility of including sensory processing disorder as a qualifying medical condition for access to SNA support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38162/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the additional accommodation application by a school (details supplied); when decisions on applications for the summer works scheme will be returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38163/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 627. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Garda stations closed in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in 2012 and 2013 (details supplied) are among the six stations being examined for reopening under the pilot programme; the position regarding the Commissioner's report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37959/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 628. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the review being undertaken by officials of the Prison Service and his Department in consultation with the Attorney General examining the necessary legislative and-or administrative changes arising from the ruling in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37960/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 1140. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 531 of 11 April 2017, the position regarding the work being undertaken by the Health Service Executive to put in place clinical care pathways appropriate to the differing medical needs of some children that may require access to specialist services, in view of claims of an association between HPV vaccination and a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 1141. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive subvention provided to a care home (details supplied) for the elderly in County Kilkenny can be increased as part of budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37962/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 1142. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive administered additional funds to supported care homes can be increased by at least 10% during the three-year lifetime of the Government in addition to the current annual allowance as part of budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37963/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 1143. To ask the Minister for Health if a working group consisting of representatives of HIQA, supported care homes for the elderly and the Health Service Executive can be established to examine the inspection guidelines that can be applied to supported care homes for the elderly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37964/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 1166. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the possibility of including motor neurone disease under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38161/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Olympic Games Ticketing Arrangements (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 1523. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the full cost of the non-statutory State inquiry report into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games ticket matter undertaken by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37207/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 1798. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount it would cost the State to exclude maintenance payments from means assessment for social welfare payments; if she has previously investigated the feasibility of same; if she will consider this action as part of budget 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37364/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Under A Programme for a Partnership Government, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government gave a commitment to address all relevant issues arising from the report of the Waterford local boundary review group and from other recent and forthcoming reports on local government arrangements. Will the Taoiseach confirm that there will be no change to the administrative boundary...

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: He will be directly affected by this and he is the Minister of State with responsibility for this issue. A former Minister already ruled out a boundary extension. Will the Taoiseach confirm that there will be no administrative border extensions between Kilkenny and Waterford? It is time this was put to bed.

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 11. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress regarding the commitments he made in respect of reducing surgery waiting times for children with scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40786/17]

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I wish to ask the Minister for Health if he will report on progress regarding the commitments he made in respect of reducing surgery waiting times for children with scoliosis.

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I have raised this matter consistently since 2015. I raised it with the Minister's predecessor, the current Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar. I have raised it with Deputy Harris on a number of occasions since he took responsibility for the Department of Health. Few cases that come across my desk are more heart wrenching than those relating to the shocking waiting times for children and young...

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I understand that outsourcing is helping to alleviate the list. Why can we not cater for more of these children by expanding capacity in the Crumlin theatre and opening it for at least five days? My understanding is that it is only open on three days each week at present. Why can we not extend that to five days? We have the surgeons - I think five have been appointed - and we have the...

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Can the Minister extend the number of days on which the theatre is open each week from three to five?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (28 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 77. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be allocated to the existing cardiac catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford to increase the laboratory's current capacity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40787/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (28 Sep 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 145. To ask the Minister for Health if no child will have to wait longer than four months for a scoliosis operation by the end of 2017. [40952/17]