Results 601-620 of 808 for speaker:Paul Lawless

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2389. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels in the maternity department of Mayo university hospital in relation to bereavement care; the number of bereavement midwife posts filled and unfilled; the number of days per week the bereavement midwife post is covered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45790/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2390. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to Mayo university hospital by the HSE for bereavement services in its maternity department from 2016 to date in 2025, in tabular form; the posts this funding was intended to support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45791/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2391. To ask the Minister for Health whether Mayo university hospital has utilised all funding allocated for bereavement services in its maternity department since 2016; whether this funding has been used to maintain a full-time bereavement midwife post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45792/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2392. To ask the Minister for Health whether any patients at Mayo university hospital have had to travel to other hospitals due to the absence of bereavement care staff; the measures being taken to ensure full-time bereavement support is available at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45793/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2436. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of emergency department personnel currently on annual leave and sick leave from duty; the total number absent, by a categorisation of their leave type; the number and percentage of emergency department personnel on leave; and the breakdown of the length of leave, by categorisation of leave type. [46107/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2450. To ask the Minister for Health the average time of a handover from ambulance staff to emergency department staff, broken down by hospital category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46158/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2484. To ask the Minister for Health the average handover time from the ambulance staff to ED staff, by category in main hospitals [46318/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the avenues currently available to individuals who are unable to meet the entry requirements for the MTSLEB apprenticeship electrician programmes due to a colour vision deficiency, specifically, those who do not pass the Ishihara colour vision test; if his Department, in consultation with relevant bodies, is considering revisions to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to support middle-income families who are being unfairly squeezed in the current financial crisis, with student grant assessments based on gross income and limited supports, making it increasingly difficult for students to fund their college education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45288/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2708. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the case of a student (details supplied); if he will clarify the reason students are penalised for working modest hours during term-time, despite being allowed to earn up to €8,000 annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45289/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 86. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of plastics collected under the deposit return scheme that are processed overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49283/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: My question is about the deposit return scheme, DRS. What percentage of plastics and cans that are collected via the scheme are processed here and what percentage are processed abroad?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: It is very important that this was sold as an environmental measure. It is clear that a significant volume of material is leaving the country. Does the Minister of State have an assessment of the emissions in that regard? What work is he undertaking to ensure we have the capacity and facilities available in this country?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: I agree that such a plant should be established but the introduction of the plant should have happened in advance of the scheme. There is a great deal of inconvenience involved. A significant amount of money is going to a private company, which gives rise to a number of questions that I hope we will soon address. It is very important that a bottle-to-bottle recycling plant be set up. Does...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 90. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the deposit return scheme has been a success to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49284/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: Has the DRS been a success? I am not just asking about the environmental aspect but about the financials behind company, the percentage of unclaimed deposits and where that money has gone and the impact will the scheme have on families right across Ireland who may well experience higher bin collection fees as a result of the DRS.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: The deposit return scheme has become another tax but it is not like a normal tax that might be used to pay teachers, nurses and gardaí. This is a tax that is going into a private organisation. Last year, at the end of 2024 the company had more than 100 million deposits from unclaimed bottles and cans. Last year, the company had a cash pile of €90 million after expenses. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: It is over €66 million of unclaimed items in one year. The Minister of State has talked about controls. I have asked him how much the CEO is getting paid and what the salaries in this organisation are. That is the level of control I expect him to declare before us in the Dáil. It is unacceptable that he talks simply about the environmental aspect without addressing the issue...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: The salaries?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: I wish to raise real concerns about Mayo University Hospital. The Minister for Health will know that last month the hospital was in a crisis situation, experiencing over 160 presentations daily despite the fact that just four or five nurses were rostered on a given day. This month we are way off peak in terms of the winter period but Mayo University Hospital has been forced to cancel...