Results 13,221-13,240 of 13,254 for speaker:Seán Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 595. To ask the Minister for Health the status of all capital projects currently being constructed by the Government and the HSE, through any means, segmented by construction phase, design phase, planning phase, survey phase and cost spent to date with each project in Kildare, in tabular form. [41098/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 598. To ask the Minister for Health the status of all capital projects currently being constructed by the Government and the HSE, through any means, segmented by construction phase, design phase, planning phase, survey phase and cost spent to date with each project in Cork, in tabular form. [41104/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 596. To ask the Minister for Health the number of collisions requiring ambulance dispatch in Cork in 2023 and 2024; and the average time of dispatch, in tabular form. [41102/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 597. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance paramedic staff assigned to the Cork area, in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41103/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Functions (22 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 143. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he and his Department are in a position to provide finance to a medical health scheme (details supplied); his views on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42516/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 144. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is proposing to review current duty rates in the Defence Forces; the last time these duty rates were reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42517/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 145. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current position with a military service in County Kildare (details supplied); the plans for the future of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42518/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 146. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position with the provision of military housing in County Kildare at the Curragh camp; if the report has been finalised; the conversations he or his Department have had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage or the local authority on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42519/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the new rank of Lance Corporal, as proposed by the Commission on the Defence Forces, will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42520/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 148. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has established or will establish a scheme where non-Irish nationals can be assisted with their naturalisation following an agreed level of service in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42521/24]

Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: I will speak to my amendment No. 4. The logic of the amendment is based on correspondence we received from IBEC. I referred to this on Second Stage. I wish to quote from correspondence we received on 17 October with regard to the potential for discrimination to arise specifically where: For example, 'necessary medical intervention' is only defined with respect to mental health conditions...

Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: I am a little bit at pains to understand the justification with regard to the inpatient hospital treatment insertion within the legislation. However, I am very conscious of the need to have this legislation dispensed with today. On that basis, I will withdraw, but I suspect we will be coming back to that very issue again at some future date. I have no doubt about it. I think we all share...

Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: It is agreed, but may I speak to the amendment very briefly?

Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: I do not think the Minister can talk about this amendment for Members of the Oireachtas without talking about the amendment the Labour Party tabled on the social welfare Bill with regard to a Member of the Oireachtas who is the subject of maternity leave and who is paying class K contributions. That amendment, which we promulgated during the social welfare Bill, was rejected by the Minister...

Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: In a similar vein to Deputy Connolly, first of all I acknowledge the need for this. I appreciate that we had a briefing on this last week. I am old school in that I hate rushing legislation. We need a little more time on these matters, but we are where we are. I acknowledge the work of Dr. Mark Coen, Dr. Maeve O'Rourke, Dr. Clare McGettrick, Professor James Smith and Professor...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (23 Oct 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 125. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of vacancies, by grade, in her Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; the number of staff, by grade, on career break for more than five years; and the number of staff, by grade, on career break for more than six years at those same times. [43325/24]

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Seán Sherlock: I support the Bill and recognise the need for the additional expenditure for the next three years, partly to reflect the increase in numbers here and the attendant costs that go with that. In what is possibly my last intervention in the House before I depart, I am glad to say that I was for a short time a member of the commission. I was grateful for the opportunity to see the inner...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (6 Nov 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 128. To ask the Minister for Health if the free fertility treatment as recently announced can be considered on a case-by-case basis, rather than as one matrix; his plans to do so; if the case of persons (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45319/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 155. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what help is offered to those returning from overseas service to cope with any trauma, mental health issues or unforeseen experiences that those serving may have had to serve through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44402/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (5 Nov 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 156. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans he or his Department have for the Curragh military camp; what investment is being planned for the camp; the timelines for such investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44403/24]