Results 361-380 of 4,399 for speaker:Martin Browne

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (15 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 540. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time spinal specialist nurses working in each of the paediatric hospitals in each of the past three years in tabular form. [43101/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (15 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 541. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2021 of recruiting seven extra clinical nurse co-ordinators for children with life-limiting conditions. [43102/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Plan (17 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the need for rural communities to have an appropriate range of services of all kinds available locally to ensure their needs can be met in their local communities; her views on whether communities that can provide for themselves are happier communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44157/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 88. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the way in which the operators of community services centres are facing considerable fees for water at a time when their ability to generate income has been limited; if she will consider addressing the issue; her further views on the supports that are needed for community councils and organisations given the impact of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 517. To ask the Minister for Health the process that was involved in the considerations that were made in order to arrive at the decision to repurpose St. Brigid’s District Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary; and if his attention has been drawn to the way that this impacts on the ability of sick family members to remain close to their families or in the community. [44180/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 518. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the importance of persons receiving convalescent or palliative care to remain close to their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44181/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 519. To ask the Minister for Health if the two facilities that are to act as alternatives for persons that would otherwise receive convalescent or palliative care at St. Brigid’s, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary have been identified; if so, if he will provide details of same; if the facilities will be run by private operators; and the projected cost of using same. [44182/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: 820. To ask the Minister for Health the position of family carers in the vaccination allocation sequencing under the national Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if for the purposes of the of the roll-out of the vaccine programme, family carers fall under the category of healthcare workers or a particular grade of key workers. [44925/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (13 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: 843. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent annually on medical devices and products that are purchased from the UK; if arrangements are in place to continue purchasing such items and products; if his attention has been drawn to potential issues with such purchases that may arise due to Brexit; the consequences of these impacts for patients; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (13 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: 914. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated towards eating disorder treatment in the HSE in each of the past five years; the amount that was spent in each year; his views on the adequacy of the funding and the supports and treatments available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1055/21]

Pay for Student Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: Towards the end of last year I asked the Minister for Health the number of unpaid hours worked by our student nurses and midwives since the outbreak of the Covid virus here. I also requested a breakdown of the percentage of student nurses who worked in Covid-19-related care and for his views as to why so many feel so unappreciated that they opt to work abroad. The response indicated the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: On the same issue, will the Taoiseach ask the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Butler, if she will meet the representatives of the people of Carrick-on-Suir to discuss the closure of St. Brigid's? In a recent letter the Minister refused to meet with them and, effectively, dismissed their concerns. This is at the same time locals are seeing the facility being asset stripped and everything...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: The Taoiseach has.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: That is not true.

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: Our response to the publication of this report must be constructive and based on the views of those who matter, namely, the survivors, those adopted through these institutions, their families and their advocates. The report goes some way to giving voice to the histories that have been hidden to date but it is by no means an exhaustive account. Survivors have described it to me as rushed,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place for those families with inadequate Internet access or devices for their children to engage with learning from home fully while schools are closed (details supplied). [3023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (21 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: 225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the length of time an applicant can be expected to wait for a decision regarding carer's allowance; and if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person who has been waiting since July 2020 for a decision regarding the allowance and is in financial difficulty as a result. [3022/21]

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (27 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: While it is important that we take measures to protect the EU's financial interests against fraud and misappropriation, we must remember that those interests are, in fact, our own. That is why it is welcome that we are aiming for a more harmonised system to fight against crime affecting the EU budget by defining the terms "theft" and "fraud perpetrated against the EU" as addressed in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (27 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that have been taken to assist the horticultural peat sector under the just transition fund. [4007/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Jan 2021)

Martin Browne: 49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the carbon emissions of Ireland's 5,500 ha of bog used for horticultural peat harvesting; and the reduction in emissions envisaged for 2021 and 2022 through the use of imported peat. [4004/21]