Results 821-840 of 1,663 for speaker:Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list; the number waiting less than four, four to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to four, five to 17, 18 to 64 and over 65 years of age, respectively by each category, by each local health office area in tabular form. [38616/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures which can be put in place to ensure organic farming remains competitive and worthwhile in circumstances in which current prices for organically reared cattle are similar to those for non-organic cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38499/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Sign Language and Deaf Services (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the extension of the hours of a service (details supplied) to evenings and weekends; the number of additional hours provided for both evenings and weekends to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38868/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Sign Language and Deaf Services (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional resources provided in 2018 for a charity (details supplied); and the increase in the number of trained sign language and deaf interpreters resulting from such additional resources. [38869/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Sign Language and Deaf Services (25 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the provision of a quality assurance and registration scheme for sign language and deaf interpreters. [38870/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The Deputy would have heard about that on the news anyway before now.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Sign Language (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 66. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the action her Department is taking to enhance Irish Sign Language services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38861/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Sign Language (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Sign Language (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Minister for her comments. I welcome what has been done so far. Fianna Fáil has a particular interest in this as it was my colleague, Senator Mark Daly, who initiated the Irish Sign Language Bill 2016, which was passed by the Oireachtas last year. I commend the work he put into it. I will send the rest of my comments on to the Minister because we are caught for time.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Sign Language (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I will pass the Minister's remarks on to the Senator.

Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I am glad Deputy Howlin has admitted that the abolition of 80 town councils and 700 town councillors, as a result of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 introduced by the former Minister, Phil Hogan, was a mistake. Many mistakes were made by that Government but at least Deputy Howlin has admitted to this one. Putting People First was, in fact, putting people last. I was a member of Bandon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of the Patient Safety Bill 2018: Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the witnesses for giving of their time to come before the committee. If, as Dr Holohan said, with regard to the recent High Court ruling, that the Minister's request was overruled, does he believe the Bill is moot from the outset? Does strengthening the ability to compel open disclosure need to be considered? I note Dr. Holohan's comments on the empathy of professionals with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (27 Sep 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the housing adaptation grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38949/18]

Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Fianna Fáil will support this Bill but with several caveats. Any deprivation of liberty should be the last resort. As it stands, while detention is permitted under section 15 of the Mental Health Act, it is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. In what other section of society could a person be treated in such circumstances? That said, there is no point in...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Fianna Fáil has tabled this Bill in an effort to alleviate the crippling costs of insurance for homeowners, individuals and businesses, which is ultimately brought on as a result of false insurance claims. As the Minister is aware, the cost of living is very high and part of that is attributable to the cost of insurance. It is crippling people. Therefore, anything that can be done to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The programme for Government committed to the enhancement of the health service. A constituent contacted me this morning who had a cervical smear test 17 weeks ago. The results came back as unclear and it was recommended that the test be redone but she was told she will wait another 17 weeks. For a woman who is very worried at this stage because the results were unclear, surely something...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: She can get the test but she will be waiting 17 weeks for the result.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Taoiseach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Minister and Ms Magahy for attending. I especially welcome Ms Magahy and wish her well with what will not be an easy task. If there is anything I can do personally, my door will always be open to her. Well done to everybody involved in Sláintecare. Much hard work went into the plan. It is fantastic that health is now above politics and, through Sláintecare, it will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (4 Oct 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 161. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses newly recruited to date in 2017 across all sectors of the health service; and the net increase in nursing numbers resulting from this recruitment. [40564/18]