Results 81-100 of 115 for speaker:Aisling Dempsey

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (11 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has plans to use State-owned accommodation in Trim or the surrounding areas as an IPAS centre. [31089/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (11 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the newly appointed senior counsel to examine the conditions under which a repeat offender may be granted bail while awaiting trial. [31090/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (11 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 366. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to recognise Crohn’s disease and colitis as long-term illnesses. [31097/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (17 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to remove the tolls from the M4 when the franchise period finishes in 2033. [32359/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 641. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the properties that are under construction or contract to provide IPAS accommodation in Meath west. [32694/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (17 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 642. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the invitations to the next citizenship ceremony will be issued. [32695/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Decision-Making (17 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 770. To ask the Minister for Health the reason all provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 must be commenced together; and the length of time the process take. [31929/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Decision-Making (17 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 771. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the previously agreed schedule for the commencement order for the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 was changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31930/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Decision-Making (17 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 848. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the appointment of the chief executive of the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority, given the closing date is 19 June; and once appointed, whether the chief executive will have the authority to extract sections of the proposed legislation and implement them individually. [32356/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 772. To ask the Minister for Health if pay increases for section 39 workers, under the recent agreement reached at the WRC to fund health, social care and homeless sector employers, will automatically take effect, or if the organisations concerned need to reapply for funding. [31931/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (17 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 846. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to review all age-based exclusion criteria regarding spinal muscular atrophy treatments, given that adults were excluded from treatments as they were over 18 at the time of the original HSE approval. [32354/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (17 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 847. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend reimbursement for spinal muscular atrophy treatments to adults. [32355/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: Meath West commuters eagerly anticipated the new commuter fare zones being announced but they were disappointed in April to find out those only related to rail fares. We were disappointed again in recent weeks when the bus fares were announced. My own town of Trim only saw a minimal decrease in the fare but towns like Navan and Athboy saw an increase. The rationale given is that these...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 96. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to suspend the periodic means test reviews for carers in receipt of carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33130/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: I ask the Minister his plans to suspend, or indeed abolish, the periodic means test review for carers in receipt of carer's benefit.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire for that and the very welcome news he has given us in terms of the income disregards. That will be very beneficial to many across the country, I am sure, but specifically in my area of Meath West. Many families have been in touch with me about this matter. I was this morning in a meeting of the committee on children. I am very privileged to have been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: Again, I thank the Minister for his response. Our ambition and our goal is to get rid of the means test completely, and this is a really significant part of it. These people save us untold money every day in the care they provide in their own families. For example, in one family in my area the mother works part-time just for her own mental health, just to have a little breather from the...

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: I thank the witnesses for attending. I suppose it is very difficult to read the child poverty monitor and find anything positive in it. As has been referenced already, it is quite heartbreaking reading. The huge increase in numbers in 12 months is quite shocking. Not to try and find a positive in it but to ask a genuine question, are there measures that have been brought in in the last 12...

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: Foster care was referenced quite a bit in the opening statement. We had the Minister here last week, and it was top of her agenda, which was wonderful to see. We had a lot of contributions on it from the floor as well. It is one of our main focuses. We talked about their pension rights. This week we saw the back-to-school allowance being extended to foster carers. Does Dr. Corbett think...

Committee on Education and Youth: Engagement with Minister for Education and Youth (18 Jun 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: I thank the Minister and her officials for being here. The first thing I would like to raise concerns the special classes. I acknowledge the work the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Moynihan, have done in this area. I believe it is most important to have special classes in primary schools. I know there has been a focus on this aspect this year and there is also a...