Results 9,041-9,060 of 13,254 for speaker:Seán Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (19 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 295. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home support services will be provided for a person (details supplied). [37418/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (19 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the third-party contracts entered into by agencies under the remit of his Department for the operation of community and voluntary organisations; the number of staff employed by the third party; and the cost of the contract in 2019 and 2020. [37564/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 321. To ask the Minister for Health the current capacity in the State to store vaccines below 80 degrees. [37610/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (19 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 356. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the third-party contracts entered into by agencies under the remit of his Department for the operation of community and voluntary organisations; the number of staff employed by the third party; and the cost of the contract in 2019 and 2020. [37555/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (19 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 374. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the third-party contracts entered into by agencies under the remit of his Department for the operation of community and voluntary organisations; the number of staff employed by the third party; and the cost of the contract in 2019 and 2020. [37568/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 135. To ask the Taoiseach the third-party contracts entered into by agencies under the remit of his Department for the operation of community and voluntary organisations; the number of staff employed by third parties; and the cost of the contracts in 2019 and 2020. [37570/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of assaults and incidences of verbal abuse directed at Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus workers since the beginning of the public health restrictions. [37971/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance if a policy change will be considered to the help to buy scheme whereby if a couple is purchasing a home in which one of the couple is a first time buyer that some relief would be given to assist them to purchase a home. [38848/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 376. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the Property Registration Authority. [38668/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will open. [37941/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to liaise with patrons in the east County Cork area to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of places for students in 2021 in second level. [38250/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 17 November 2020, if she will address the further information provided (details supplied). [38647/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be allocated a personal public service number in order to enable the person to take up employment. [38223/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 795. To ask the Minister for Health his views on an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and the steps he will take to retain service levels. [37936/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care and Complaints Process: Tusla (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the witnesses. I would like to start with foster carers. How many additional foster carers were recruited as a result of the awareness-raising campaign?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care and Complaints Process: Tusla (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Mr. Gloster. I would like to draw his attention to a recent report by the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, on services in Cork. The report identified unacceptable delays in respect of the child protection notification system. Has there been an improvement in those services? What improvement has arisen from that report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care and Complaints Process: Tusla (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I would like to move on to Kerry. Recent media reports highlighted the failure to refer 365 cases of suspected child abuse in the Kerry area. One report in The Irish Timessaid some delays were attributed to "efforts by social workers to substantiate the abuse allegations before making a referral". In asking these questions one tries to be as sympathetic as possible to those on the front...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care and Complaints Process: Tusla (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate that. If I was to extrapolate from Ms Duggan's answer, it could be argued that there were people who were dealing with cases that arguably were beyond their experience. I think that would be a fair comment. Yes or no?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care and Complaints Process: Tusla (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: Can I make one more intervention?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care and Complaints Process: Tusla (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I apologise. I will ask my question. We are endeavouring to understand how the culture of the Child and Family Agency works. I accept the statement of the CEO today in respect of moving the culture on or changing practices, culture and structures. We accept the bona fides of the CEO in that respect. When we use a term such as "variation", it is meaningless to me. It suggests to me there...