Results 6,421-6,440 of 6,728 for speaker:John Curran

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the 1,000 posts for new frontline staff in the HSE primary care services announced in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45385/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 702. To ask the Minister for Health if all persons on methadone treatment have received screening and treatment for hepatitis C; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45393/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 703. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure incurred on needle exchange services in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45394/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 704. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that engaged with needle exchange services in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45395/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 705. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the level of core funding for drugs task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45398/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Medical Waste Disposal (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 863. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the delivery of the annual support of €75 for the disposal of medical incontinence wear for vulnerable persons to help meet the average annual coat of disposing of domestic waste; when the support will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44860/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 864. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timelines and deadlines for the expanded warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44861/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 865. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the retrofitting of social housing and those at risk of energy poverty under the expanded warmer homes scheme will be prioritised; his plans to ensure that delivery of same is done in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44862/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 866. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding being made available to each county council to deal with incidents of illegal dumping and fly tipping in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44863/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 867. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which electricity generation can depend on alternatives such as wind, solar and hydropower; the percentage of electricity being met by each of these means; his projections for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44864/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 970. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when sports capital funding will be made available in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45390/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 971. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of UK tourists that came here in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; his plans to ensure that the number of tourists from the UK does not decrease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45391/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Budget 2020 (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 972. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of funding he has requested in budget 2020 to improve Dublin Bus services for customers in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45396/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Budget 2020 (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 973. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional buses that will be provided in Dublin in 2020 resulting from budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45397/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 974. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the emergency vehicle breakdown and recovery plans in place in view of the traffic congestion caused by breakdowns and accidents on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45403/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 1183. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on a monthly basis on emergency accommodation in Dublin in each of the years 2011 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45389/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 1184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes delivered to date through the strategic housing development scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45399/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (7 Nov 2019)

John Curran: In June of this year, the HSE agreed to make the drug Spinraza available for children with spinal muscular atrophy, SMA. Three weeks ago a number of colleagues raised the matter on the floor of the House because there was concern that none of the 25 children had received the drug. We had anticipated that we might get a note subsequently. The question remains the same. How many of those 25...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (7 Nov 2019)

John Curran: I welcome everyone to the meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. If members have mobile phones, they might turn them to silent or turn them off. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before returning to public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

John Curran: We are now in public session. I would like to welcome our guests from Irish Life, Mr. David Harney, group CEO, Mr. Shane O'Farrell, head of product and pricing, and Ms Teresa Kelly Oroz, head of public policy and governance. In a moment, I will invite them to make an opening statement and members might have a number of questions for them. Before that, I wish to draw our guests' attention to...