Results 5,161-5,180 of 7,412 for speaker:Neasa Hourigan
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (7 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: 569. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 361 of 1 December 2022 and 355 of 19 January 2023, the total cost of security on Millfield House from the commencement of a contract for the facility in 2019 until 28 February 2023, with the cost for each year set out; if any tendering process was applied to the granting of contracts associated with these security...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: 570. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 484 of 16 November 2021, 1715 of 19 January 2022, 169 of 9 February 2022, 186 of 23 March 2022, 720 of 17 May 2022, 1903 of 14 June 2022, 565 of 13 December 2022 and 19 January 2023, if the clinical directors of the west Cork, north Cork and south Lee HSE mental health catchment areas have agreed with CHO 4 HSE senior...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: 571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the HSE's use of Garnish House, Cork as a mental health facility; the projected timeframe for its continued use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11017/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: 639. To ask the Minister for Health the implications of Cork HSE management requesting and recently being granted a three year extension of the registration of a centre (details supplied) as an approved centre by the Mental Health Commission; its meaning in the context of HSE plans to close the facility which had been due to conclude by 31 October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: The meeting was suspended for a Dáil vote. I propose that we now go into private session to finish private business of the committee and return to public session in a moment.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I welcome Dr. Adeelia Goffe, Dr. Rob Sweeney and Ms Roisin Greaney from Think-tank for Action on Social Change, TASC, to continue our examination of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare report. Before we begin, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I thank TASC for its opening statement. I will open up the meeting to members following our usual rota. I do not see Deputy Durkan so I will move next to Deputy Mairéad Farrell.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I am sorry, but I have to stop everyone. A vote has been called in the Dáil. I apologise. Deputy Canney will be first up when we return.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: There was reference in the opening statement to the possible removal of some tax subsidies. I am thinking of fossil fuel subsidies in particular in that regard. The committee has discussed this at previous meetings. Will the witnesses expand on this issue? At other meetings, the committee heard about the societal difficulties in this context and the legacy that we are living with the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: Yes, just a minute.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I am mindful that we have to bring in our next set of guests. I apologise again for the interruption to our session due to the vótáil. That concludes this part of the session. I thank the witnesses for their time today and I again apologise for the interruptions. We will suspend the meeting to allow our next set of witnesses to take their places.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I welcome from the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, Mr. Tim Cullinan, Ms Rose Mary McDonagh and Mr. Karol Kissane; and from the Irish Road Haulage Association, IRHA, Mr. Eugene Drennan, Mr. John Nolan and Mr. Paul Jackman. Before we begin, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references witnesses may make to other persons in...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I thank Mr. Cullinan and I now invite Mr. Drennan to make the opening statement on behalf of the IRHA.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I appreciate that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I thank Mr. Drennan. I will now open the discussion to members. I see a Fine Gael representative on the call.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: With the remaining time, would the witnesses like to respond to any of the points made by the Deputy? We have four minutes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: Does the IRHA want to come in on any of those points?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)
Neasa Hourigan: I will go to the next speaker. As Mr. Drennan said, he can bring some more issues in. I call Deputy Patricia Ryan.