Results 1,261-1,280 of 2,486 for speaker:Patricia Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that calls to Naas Hospital from family members enquiring regarding patient welfare are going unanswered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26586/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 173. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the lack of availability of dentists who treat medical card patients in counties Kildare and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26587/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 174. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the lack of availability of general practitioners that treat medical card patients in counties Kildare and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26588/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 175. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that older people who have equity release loans are ineligible for the fair deal scheme due to a contractual prohibition on further equity charges which are required by the HSE to execute the fair deal scheme; his plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26590/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made in implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review of Unscheduled Care Performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26591/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made with the renovation of a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26592/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that is being made with the new facility for older people at the community nursing unit, Merlin Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26593/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 179. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reinstatement of the water birth service in a homebirth setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26594/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for nurse specialists in neurology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26595/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 181. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address hospital overcrowding and spiralling trolley numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26596/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if consultants have preferential arrangements for room rental in public hospitals in which they see private patients; if so, the nature of the arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26597/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the concerns of the forgotten farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26609/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 250. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will establish a fund to assist local authorities to purchase former bank branch buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26589/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 251. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to reform the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26606/22]

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: We are in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis and apprentices, who are not covered by minimum wage legislation, are struggling with the rising cost of tools, travel, college fees and rent. Sinn Féin conducted a survey of apprentices and the results are shocking. A motor mechanic in Kildare who responded said, “Ireland is a hard place to live as a young person and even harder...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: I too raise the National Traveller Mental Health Network, which is protesting outside Leinster House today and demanding urgent action from the Government on mental health. Senator Eileen Flynn has previously highlighted that the suicide rate is six times higher for Traveller women and seven times higher for Traveller men compared with the general population. Life expectancy for Travellers...

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: The mind boggles. We are talking about transport and the Minister is not present. That is incredible. The issues of delays with passport applications and the long delays at airports are a disgrace and need to be sorted out. My party colleagues have set out these issues in great detail. As I only have a short time, I will not dwell on them, except to say we have a great reputation as a...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill and I sincerely hope that it fares better than the 2015 Act, where significant sections were left uncommenced. This Bill repeals the Marriage of Lunatics Act 1811 and the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871. These Victorian Acts and their phrases have no place in our health service. The reforms in this Bill are long overdue. The current...

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: Higher education has been in austerity mode since Fine Gael and the Labour Party came into power in 2011. This was continued by the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Government that followed. We now have a situation where public funding per student is 37% lower than it was in 2018, which is a lot. Over a decade of underfunding has led to a very high academic staff to student ratio by...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Patricia Ryan: I thank our guests. On page 14, the public service performance report 2021 states: "Older Persons: no. of Home Support Hours provided (including Intensive Home Care Packages)", which had a target of €22.26 million and 93% was delivered with a spend of €20.7 million. On page 16, the report states that 49% of the target has been delivered in respect of people in receipt of...