Results 561-580 of 645 for speaker:Donna McGettigan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 688. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is over 75 years-of-age is unable to have surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50394/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 309. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on the issue of a person (details supplied) regarding their employment support being cancelled when they changed job; to ensure her supports are maintained seamlessly; to ensure other persons are not affected by this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51053/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 350. To ask the Minister for Health if she has met with an organisation (details supplied); her plans to meet with the organisation; her plans to improve diagnostic and treatment services for Sjogren’s sufferers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51054/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Ms Costello spoke so fast without a mistake. It is a good thing. I was trying to breathe for her while she was speaking. I thank the witnesses for coming in and speaking. On the National Training Fund, there are amendments out there. I have concerns and I wonder if the witnesses have, too. We hope the acquisition of lands and premises would be for premises if we need places for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Donna McGettigan: We also need more employer voices, as Ms Costello said, because that is where the funding is coming from. I like that we have gone from 20,000 to 30,000 apprenticeships. Apprenticeships are the way to go in a lot of cases. We need apprentices for the construction deficit in the housing crisis that we have. Apprentices have issues with housing. They cannot get housing themselves. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Donna McGettigan: The concern I have on NTF funding being used for core funding is that it could result in a deficit where there is not enough in the pot to cater for lifelong learning. Then you are robbing Peter to pay Paul, which is not right. There should be a separate fund for core funding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Donna McGettigan: How is the effectiveness of the pre-apprenticeship programmes and access programmes being measured and how is the progress towards equity of access being monitored and evaluated?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the N68 in County Clare to make it fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51264/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the teacher student ratio and average class size in primary and secondary schools, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51265/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the primary capitation grant by €75 per pupil in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51266/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2026 (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reduce the average class size by two pupils in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51267/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a new national small schools project as outlined in the Programme for Government in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51268/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce new special educational needs coordinators as outlined in the Programme for Government in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51269/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to address the closure of small rural schools (details supplied); if she will provide details of school closures, per county since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52022/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 849. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances and number of paramedic cars stationed in each of the LEAs in County Clare, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; her plans to increase the number of both; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51263/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 988. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given the current student accommodation crisis, if his Department will begin the process of collating data on the numbers of students studying English language courses in the State, regardless of the fact the majority of these students are studying in privately owned providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52043/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 989. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department can provide details of the amount of funding accrued from international student fees towards third level institutes in the State for the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52044/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (30 Sep 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 990. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible for a student who applied through the CAO system to pursue her nursing qualification using her QQI level 5 results in pre-nursing in lieu of insufficient points from the leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52045/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (2 Oct 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 215. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement between his Department and the Government of Kuwait in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52798/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (2 Oct 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 231. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a new contract for the replacement of both the LÉ Róisín and LÉ Niamh naval ships will be put out to tender before end of year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52792/25]