Results 621-640 of 1,477 for speaker:Grace Boland
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: In her evidence earlier, Ms Hardiman said that two contracts equal a contract of indefinite duration. That is not absolutely the case. It is not an absolute employment right. Because she has gone on the record, I just want to make sure that we are clarifying that. There would not have needed to be a dispute that gave rise to Ms Hardiman having €100,000 in legal fees if her position...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: It is important to say that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: Sorry, there was a Supreme Court case in relation to your role?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: However, CHI did not accept it, or the Department of Health did not accept it-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: -----which is why Ms Hardiman ended up in a mediation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: I am not sure, to be honest with Ms Hardiman. I will ask Ms Nugent about the Children's Health Foundation, CHF. Is CHI responsible for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: What is the governance with regard to that? Public moneys are given to that foundation and it has quite a significant sum of money sitting there. How does that work in terms of how that money is applied towards Children's Health Ireland?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: In terms of the amount of money, there is over €30 million sitting there.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: Lastly, Ms Brady mentioned breaches of the memorandum of understanding. Is there any penalty for hospitals that breach the MOU?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: Should some penalties be built into it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Grace Boland: Does Ms Brady feel the hospitals have breached the NTPF's trust?
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Tusla (10 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: I thank the witnesses for coming. I appreciate the work that Tusla does, particularly in supporting the most vulnerable in our society, namely, our children. I do not underestimate the weight of the burden the witnesses carry and I thank them for the work they do. They have acknowledged that there are some systemic issues but a huge amount of work has been done in recent years. I thank...
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Tusla (10 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: Is there a blocker? On the face of it, the various Departments want to support Tusla and want it to do well. Obviously, however, it is obviously not working.
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Tusla (10 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: On the apprenticeship scheme, it would be amazing if we could try to allow people to learn and earn on the job. I was delighted to see reference to this. Will Ms Duggan tell us about it?
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (9 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 253. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give due consideration to providing epinephrine injections (EpiPens) free of charge to the families of children (not in receipt of medical cards) who are required to carry EpiPens on their person in case they experience severe anaphylaxis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38257/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the target of 10,000 annual apprenticeship registrations by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37512/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the display signs on platforms at Connolly Station are frequently not working; when these signs which are vital tools for communication, will be reliably operational; the steps being taken to improve real-time passenger information for rail users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37800/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason bus timetables are not displayed at train stations on the Northern line, including Skerries; the measures that will be introduced to ensure bus and train timetables are clearly visible to help passengers plan their journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37801/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason passengers cannot board Dublin Bus services at Skerries train station; the plans in place to address this lack of connectivity in order that bus and train services can properly integrate to meet commuter needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37802/25]