Results 541-560 of 1,663 for speaker:Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 655. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the systems in place to accommodate children that are born at the beginning of the year and are precluded from availing of the ECCE scheme until the September following their third birthday (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9277/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special classrooms for children with special educational needs or low incidence disabilities in each school in County Cork, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10357/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants assigned to each primary and secondary school in County Cork, in each of the school years (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10392/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools, classrooms, pupils and teachers in whole time equivalents at primary and secondary level in County Cork, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10358/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 167. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 368 and 369 of 28 November 2017, when the deferred response will issue from the HSE further to the provisions contained in Standing Order 42A of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10353/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses and doctors, by grade and type, at Bantry hospital on 1 January in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10356/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of administrative staff, by grade and type at Bantry General Hospital on 1 January 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10359/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in west County Cork in receipt of the BPS and greening payments in ranges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10398/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. Being parochial, it is great to see a Cork connection. It is very important to acknowledge that people who undertake fertility treatment have already been on a very long and painful journey and do not enter this new chapter very lightly. I would like to see in any proposed legislation on fertility treatment a statement to mark the pain that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Will Dr. Kennedy comment further on that please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Only the well off can afford it and undergo treatment at the moment.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It is a pity the Minister, Deputy Harris, is no longer present because he might have been able to throw some light on this subject for me. Under the programme for Government, he committed to enhancing the whole area of health. Up to 2014 Kinsale, a town in west Cork, had its own SouthDoc out-of-hours doctor service. Since then, however, people have had to travel to the nearest town, which...

Sustainable Seaweed Harvesting: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I take the opportunity to welcome the people from Cork South-West and the Bantry Bay area, who are in the Gallery. Cuirim fáilte romhaibh go léir. They made the long journey from west Cork this morning. As my colleague, Deputy Ó Cuív has stated, Fianna Fáil supports this motion. I thank Deputies Connolly and Pringle for bringing it forward. There is no doubt...

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Motion (7 Mar 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Fianna Fáil supports the motion to give Dáil approval to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This has the potential to be an important moment for tens of thousands of people in the State living with a disability. Ratification has been a long time coming and Fianna Fáil has have criticised the Government many times for delays, and rightly so. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I welcome the witnesses to the committee this morning and I thank them for giving up their time. I am the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on disability and I deal with a lot of people who are post stroke and some of the patients are left with horrific injuries, as Dr. Collins well knows. Have the witnesses any suggestions on preventative measures? Could there be a public campaign on healthy...

Topical Issue Debate: Compensation Schemes (8 Mar 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: As the Minister of State is aware, Storm Emma and the Beast from the East caused major grief and hassle all over the country last week. Much of the damage and grief was temporary and although it caused a lot of hassle at the time, people were left in their homes despite the damage to homes, the water shortages and the power cuts. Although it was very hard, it was temporary. However, the...

Topical Issue Debate: Compensation Schemes (8 Mar 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Minister of State for his reply but I note that much of his time was spent describing the damage that was done. I am very aware of that. There was moral support in place during the time. Farmers were able to access advice. They need compensation. The Minister of State says he is reopening a scheme but some things are not covered by it. I would like a broader scheme to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Mar 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if work on a school (details supplied) which was identified as a location for a new build in 2015 and at which a site has been identified for the new build will commence in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11161/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (8 Mar 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the system in place for students who wish to avail of swimming lessons when the nearest facility is 50 km away (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11243/18]