Results 2,301-2,320 of 5,943 for speaker:Michael Moynihan

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the budget. The budget was brought in yesterday. There are a number of issues I wish to address within the budget and within the framework of the Minister's budget speech. I will talk about social welfare. There was an increase in the social welfare package. I will address a number of issues within the Department of Employment Affairs and Social...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Electoral Reform (16 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 7. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to protect Ireland's democratic and electoral process in view of developments in other countries; and if this will require legislation or constitutional change. [41810/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (16 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the Good Friday Agreement. [41067/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Decentralisation Programme Data (16 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 188. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 9 October 2018, the costs incurred by the programme over the 2003 to 2011 period for the number of staff that relocated; and the costs estimated to be incurred if the total number of 10,000 staff had relocated. [42076/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: I would like to support my colleague. The process has ground to a halt. There is no contact with the Department, good, bad or indifferent. The information I have is that there was some change in computer systems during the summer. No illness benefit payments are being made and people are being told to go to their CWO. Illness benefit is a contributions based system. To go through the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and reservists in each Garda station in north-west County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42405/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe and I last week raised issues in regard to St. Joseph's Foundation and other section 39 organisations, in particular the escalating cost of insurance, which has gone from around €100,000 to almost €600,000. These organisations are providing services on behalf of the State for people with intellectual disabilities. Has the Government looked at subsuming...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: In previous contributions, the Taoiseach has spoken about the HSE plan for 2019 that is being drawn up. I have raised a number of issues regarding the availability of respite care, particularly for adults with intellectual disabilities. The shared care scheme was very good but it seems to have evaporated completely, particularly in the south of Ireland. People with parents of advancing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee B, social policy and public services, last met. [38529/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: The Taoiseach referred to speech and language therapy. I was not going to make this point but there is a chronic crisis in speech and language therapy and the availability of such services for young children, even to get diagnosed and so on. On social policy and public services, does the Taoiseach accept that a huge percentage, I would go as far as to say 10% to 15%, of society does not...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: There are two points to my question. One relates to social policy. The Taoiseach speaks about everything that is right in this country. I preface my remarks by saying that one of the greatest social changes was free second level education. It has now empowered almost three generations of people. It has certainly worked enormously well but I believe that as many as 18%, or at least 10% to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: Does the Taoiseach accept the challenges that are there?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Waiting Times (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 117. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 937 persons over 75 years of age had to wait more than 24 hours in the emergency department in hospitals in County Cork during January to August 2018. [43591/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 401. To ask the Minister for Health if a full-time consultant in pain medicine will be appointed in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has not replaced a consultant post in pain medicine in the hospital since a consultant retired in 2015; if his attention has been further drawn to the waiting lists in this...

Finance Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Finance Bill, which gives effect to the changes that have been announced in the budget and implements them in law. Our party has started on negotiations with the Government on housing, health and, indeed, the other major issue facing us which is Brexit and how that will unfold internationally and how it will affect us. ...

Finance Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I have got through three of the eight points I wanted to raise. We need to look at simplifying grant aid to communities because they are doing massive voluntary work and should be empowered to do so.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the progress of the new Garda Station in Macroom, County Cork; if his attention has been drawn to the poor condition of the current Garda Station in Macroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43981/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: 190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when current applicants to the Garda Reserves will be called for training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43982/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2018)

Michael Moynihan: The Tánaiste is aware of the significant delay in respect of applications for carer's allowance. Applications are taking between 14 and 16 weeks to be processed - in excess of three months. Does the Government intend to put extra resources into the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to expedite these applications?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2018)

Michael Moynihan: That is not true.