Results 441-460 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (19 May 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names of community groups and residents' associations in the Dublin 8 area who have received funding under the RAPID programme in 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20106/09]

Early Childhood Care and Education. (26 May 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome this motion because it serves to highlight a serious issue which is putting huge pressure on parents, families and service providers throughout the country. In 2006, the Government introduced the early child care supplement to facilitate and support families in caring for young children. To assist with the child care cost in particular, they committed €1,000 per year and then...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (26 May 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will receive an appointment for an assessment in respect of a hip replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21090/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (26 May 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21091/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 May 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that funding for an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has been cut; the amount by which it was cut; if this will result in services, including a bus service for adults and children, being withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21366/09]

Written Answers — Electronic Tagging: Electronic Tagging (27 May 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on electronic tagging for those granted bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21558/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to address the unresolved issue of a €9.9 million deficit in the 2007 budget for Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, which was promised to the hospital but never materialised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22094/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will commit to retaining vital services at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin, Dublin; if she will stop further ward closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22095/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure the retention of scoliosis treatment and surgery in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22096/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a date for a speech therapy and psychological assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22194/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a property (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is owned and operated by the Health Service Executive; if there is a manager or supervisor on site; the number of people who avail of this facility on a daily basis; if there is a charge for accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22209/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if scoliosis screening was carried out in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12 in the academic year 2004/2005; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22353/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 on the waiting list for spine corrective surgery; if she will provide a date for this operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22354/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (9 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names of the residents' associations in Dublin 8 who received funding from the south inner city drugs task force in 2007, 2008 and 2009; the amount of money that was allocated for each association for each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22366/09]

Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: We have all heard the land of saints and scholars being mentioned during this debate. I want to know where the saints were while the little children threaded wire until their fingers bled to make rosary beads and where the scholars were, doubtless locked up in their ivory towers behind closed doors. Why did they not use their wisdom and knowledge to cry "Stop"? Instead they allowed the...

Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I shall finish. We know that for those who have spoken out about their experience money is not the main issue, but I agree with their claims that the religious orders have got off lightly in terms of compensation. I wish to spend the last part of my contribution to this debate in a moment of silence to remember those who are not here today to tell the tale of what happened to them, and the...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (16 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise the following issue of national importance, namely, in view of the findings of the Ryan report, to ask the Government to give a commitment to those families who have lost loved ones while in the care of residential institutions named in the report and whose remains were buried in communal graves and to ask the Government to...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a new bilateral agreement with Vietnam will be signed to allow for adoptions between Ireland and Vietnam to proceed; her views on the position prospective parents are in as a result of the fact that the previous agreement was not renewed on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23730/09]

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of recent cuts to the national drugs strategy budget, he will investigate alternative sources of funding to ensure that community groups and projects under the national drugs strategy can continue their work to combat the drug problem here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/09]

National Drugs Strategy. (17 Jun 2009)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and wish to raise a few points. In recent weeks, many groups have approached Members to discuss the lack of funding and how they will be obliged to cut their budgets. My primary concern pertains to the small community groups that are funded from the task force and that I have discussed previously with the Minister of State. The people who have...