Results 281-300 of 372 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if education welfare officers are permitted to extend their support to young people under the age of sixteen attending a Youthreach programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16719/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 480 of 27 March 2025, to clarify whether the terms and conditions of the non-statutory leave of absence following assault scheme for teachers and SNAs are in line with what is currently being applied across the public sector; if the paid leave available is consistent with other professions in the public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to ensure that this year’s Leaving Certificate students are not at a disadvantage as a result of her Department’s move to reduce grade inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17505/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 772. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the mistreatment of animals in Ennistymon, County Clare (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that those who are responsible for this cruelty are held accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17019/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 804. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 971 of 5 February 2025, to provide an update on the new national strategy for women and girls; the date on which she intends to publish the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16726/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexually Transmitted Infections (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 980. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the UK government's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommendation that a targeted vaccination programme should be initiated for the prevention of gonorrhoea (details supplied); if a similar vaccine programme is being considered by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1012. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting longer than two weeks to be seen by BreastCheck following an urgent referral, by site, in tabular form. [17506/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1013. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any change to the two-week maximum wait time for BreastCheck urgent referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17507/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1014. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for a mammogram, by site, wait time and referral type (details supplied), in tabular form. [17508/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1015. To ask the Minister for Health the total paid to each private diagnostics provider under the GP access to the community diagnostics scheme in each of the years since its launch in 2021 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17509/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1016. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in extending the bowel cancer screening programme to people aged 50 to 74 years; if she is still committed to completing this programme expansion by 2026 [17510/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1017. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the integrated financial management system project; the timeline she is working towards for completion and operation of the new system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17511/25]

Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (30 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I wish to make a comment rather than ask a question. On the first two proposals, I accept they have no subsidiarity issues. I believe corporate reporting is important, however, particularly in terms of environmental standards and social responsibility. I am concerned about the delay in those measures and reducing the scope to very large companies. A company with 5,000 employees is a...

Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (30 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Can we write to the enterprise committee to flag these two directives in particular and highlight our concerns?

Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I welcome this important debate. As others have said, this is a serious issue. I have concerns about Government backbenchers trivialising it by talking about victories in camogie matches. That is perhaps something for them to reflect on. It is not appropriate. There are serious issues in the operation of Children's Health Ireland. We need to understand how we got here, the impact of...

Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion, which provides Members with another opportunity to raise our concerns about the yet-to-be published audit into hip surgeries at CHI as well as the long-standing failures in the organisation. I first raised the issue of hip surgeries with the Taoiseach on 1 March yet almost two months later we still have no more information. Were it...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No.130 of 10 April 2025, the number of the additional permanent positions for driver testers sanctioned by his Department have been allocated to Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21868/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Inquiries (1 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 311. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21768/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (1 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 356. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the issues faced by staff at a care home (details supplied); the steps her Department is taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21867/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I also congratulate the students on winning the debating championship. I welcome the emerging preferred route for the Cork Luas, but major questions remain. We do not know how much the Government intends to invest in this crucial project. We do not know if a second north-south route is planned. Crucially, we do not know when the Cork Luas will open. This project cannot be left like...