Results 601-620 of 1,477 for speaker:Grace Boland

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 220. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions being taken to address capacity pressures at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in light of increasing demand for places; the measures being implemented to ensure the safety and well-being of staff at the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36494/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Rights of the Child (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 221. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she intends to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Irish law; if so, the proposed timeline for implementation; if not, the reasons for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36495/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 266. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the requirement for a GP referral to access services at the Balbriggan Primary Care Centre, the specific measures her Department is taking to improve access to services at the centre, particularly for patients facing barriers to GP access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36490/25]

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (3 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Robert O'Donoghue - To discuss the design of the entrance to the Rush side of the Rush and Lusk train station. Deputy Paula Butterly - Tourism in Louth. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil - To discuss ongoing road safety issues on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (3 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps his Department is taking to ensure consistency, accountability and trauma-informed practice in the front-line Garda responses to domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence across all divisions, in light of the Women’s Aid 2024 report, which found that 44% of women who sought Garda support in such cases found...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a number of senior leadership positions within An Garda Síochána remain vacant; the impact this is having on operational effectiveness, including the requirement for members to act in higher ranks on a temporary basis; when these vacancies will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I thank the witnesses for coming this morning. It is great to see them. I thank them for the opening statement, it was really helpful and gave a good overview faced by the IRHA and its members. I want to follow up on a couple of things. I was listening to what was said with regard to the tolls rebate. Hauliers are supposed to get a 10% tolls rebate. That is there because we want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Has the IRHA followed up with the toll operators and engaged in legal correspondence with them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: What would the IRHA like to see happen in terms of making sure hauliers get those rebates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: That seems a very cumbersome process considering everything is done by a tag and is electronically recorded every time a haulier goes through the toll. There are probably different end points for the contracts with the different toll operators in terms updating that clause within the contract. Would that be the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I hear what Mr. Drennan is saying. I will definitely follow up and put in a few questions to the Minister and with TII. I heard Deputy Collins discussing hedges earlier. Are some local authorities better than others? Is that Mr. Hyland's experience? Is there a consistency across the country, or are there real challenges in particular areas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: And that it is the wrong time of year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Have the members of the IRHA followed up individually with their local authorities to put pressure on them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I only have a small amount of time left. I briefly wanted to touch on fuel quality. I noted the comments in the IRHA's statement. What model of oversight would the IRHA recommend in terms of fuel quality?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: What would the IRHA like to see from this committee in terms of that piece of work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Is that in the IRHA's pre-budget submission?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the uptake of the supports to help to achieve a better gender balance in apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37513/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I appreciate that, but it does not scream "patient-centred approach" to me. I have an issue with that and with the lack of communication with the families. Some families may not even fully realise. There needs to be much more communication with this family. This is only one family who have come to my attention in recent days. I have serious questions and concerns about this. It is not...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: As a lawyer, it is really important that I state it is not an absolute employment right that two contracts equal a contract of indefinite duration, in particular if there is an objective justification. I assume, given the hefty amount of the legal fees, that it was not accepted and it was settled on the basis that Ms Hardiman's position was not accepted. Could we just be clear on that? Was...