Results 21,141-21,160 of 26,666 for speaker:John McGuinness

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (17 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 545. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which 500,000 homes are to be retrofitted to reduce carbon emissions; and if the details of the scheme are available for potential applicants. [37353/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Horse Sport Ireland (17 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the funding granted to the sport horse industry will be considered for additional funding of €5 million in budget 2020 to enable the industry to achieve objectives (details supplied); if the funding Departments will recognise the benefits of this investment as reflected in figures drawn from a 2016 analysis; if he will meet...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Data (17 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if road safety statistics are available for the section of road on the N25 from Seieverue to Glenmore, County Kilkenny; if Transport Infrastructure Ireland has plans to improve the safety along this section of road; if funding has been allocated for the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37333/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (17 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 645. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consult widely with the stakeholders involved in relation to the IORPS II directive before introducing same; if her attention has been drawn to or if she has considered the opinion of the industry that the directive is not the appropriate way to regulate single member pension schemes; and the details of her...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (17 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 646. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of their entitlement to a pension benefit; and if their pension will be restored. [37347/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the obligations of local authorities in relation to keeping records of the planning permissions granted for quarries and their adherence to the conditions of planning granted; if each local authority has a record of all quarries that are not operating in accordance with planning guidelines or that were operational prior to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Circulars (18 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will explain the rationale relative to circular 15/2016 from his Department on the subject of superannuation benefits; if there is an outcome as yet to the clarification promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37903/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (18 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability payment will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [37902/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision (19 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the options and interventions being put in place for the long-term care by CAMHS of a person (details supplied); if family support will be provided in this case; and if he will expedite the matter. [38129/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: The hours are being cut back in counties Kilkenny and Carlow. Elderly patients being cared for in hospitals are being sent home with no care whatsoever. There is deep concern among families about the privatisation of all of these hours and all of this care. It simply is not working out. More people are now involved in managing the system than in delivering it. I ask the Minister to seek...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (24 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 258. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of CRE confirmed at Waterford University Hospital; the protocol in place if patients are being transferred from the hospital to another health facility; if patients that have been transferred are tracked and monitored for CRE; the steps taken to ensure patient safety and infection control at the hospital; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 259. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment for a knee operation will be arranged at Cappagh hospital for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [38304/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (24 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 390. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the TAMS scheme; and the reason a previous application failed. [38301/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (24 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 508. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity pension application will be approved for a person (details supplied). [38302/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (25 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 134. To ask the Minister for Health when a dialysis unit (details supplied) last underwent a quality assurance check by the HSE; the term of the contract for the service with the HSE; the cost of the service per year; the number of patients presenting for dialysis over the lifetime of the contract to date; if there have been complaints from the service users or staff at the facility; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (25 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: 164. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [39036/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: There are an unusual number of community care homes in counties Kilkenny and Carlow that offer a completely different type of service to the commercial nursing home. All of them are under financial pressure and deal with a deficit at the end of every year. Will the Minister examine the services being provided for people in their own community through these community home care settings and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services Funding (26 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: Last week, I met with SOS on Callan Road, Kilkenny about the services that it delivers. It was originally founded on the basis of delivering lifelong services of various kinds to people with intellectual disabilities. In recent years, because of the lack of funding and the fact that it is not being paid for the services delivered, the range of services it has and its capacity to deal with...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services Funding (26 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State for her response, but she is being misled by the HSE. I ask that she rings Dr. Cathal Morgan, Ms Janette Dwyer, and Ms Kate Killeen White, all of whom work for the HSE. Each of those three are involved in managing services in the area in which SOS Kilkenny is located. The Minister of State should ask them why that man is in hospital and why services in SOS are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services Funding (26 Sep 2019)

John McGuinness: The names were Ms Kate Killeen White, Ms Janette Dwyer, and Dr. Cathal Morgan, who is the national director. If I may, my point is not just about that man but about the overall services provided by SOS.