Results 401-413 of 413 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider the introduction of a cost of disability allowance or supplement to address the additional living expenses faced by people with disabilities; and if he will outline any plans to increase existing disability payments to meet minimum essential living standards; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 129. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an assessment of the extent to which current supports such as the household benefits package, fuel allowance, and free travel scheme alleviate the additional living costs incurred by people with disabilities; and if he will outline any plans to expand or enhance these supports; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (14 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 130. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department will review the adequacy of disability payment rates based on severity of disability; if he will consider the introduction of a tiered or graduated payment system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (14 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when in 2025 he plans to repeal section 19A of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992, which currently allows the private counselling and therapy records of victims of sexual abuse, including child victims, to be accessed by the accused given continued calls from the Council of Europe, victims, and numerous NGOs for this provision to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Missing Children (14 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 162. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will take steps to ensure the EU missing children hotline number (116000) is displayed prominently and widely across key public locations (details supplied) given the recent report by Missing Children Europe which highlights the public’s lack of awareness of this critical service; the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which her Department intends to respond to evidence that households with disabilities face substantial additional healthcare and medication costs; if she will expand medical card eligibility, reduce prescription charges, or provide other forms of support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24813/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 221. To ask the Minister for Health if she will increase the provision of disability aids and appliances, improve access to therapies and personal assistance services, and address existing backlogs for supports such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, and home modifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24814/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 222. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the interdepartmental efforts being made to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the health-related aspects of the cost of disability; if she will commit to ensuring access to medically necessary services and equipment without financial hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24815/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 223. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review and reinstate dedicated transport supports such as the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; if she will outline measures to ensure that the cost of transportation does not prevent people with disabilities from accessing essential services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24816/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider introducing a streamlined planning framework to allow for the vertical extension of existing homes of up to four storeys where structurally feasible, particularly in cities and large towns; if he will examine this as a means of increasing housing density without requiring additional land purchases; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (15 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the immediate lessons his Department can draw from the widespread European practice of residential use above ground-floor commercial premises in inner-city areas; how this model might inform efforts to address vacancy and dereliction in Irish urban centres, particularly in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (15 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1562 of 29 April 2025, if he will provide an update on the ongoing activities and outcomes of the temporary community response team established in February 2025; if he believes the unit should become permanent, given the positive impact reported by local residents; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (15 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to strengthen and expand the Garda youth diversion programme in the coming years, particularly in areas with consistently high referral rates; if additional resources will be allocated to youth diversion projects to support early intervention and prevention efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter....