Results 14,381-14,400 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (19 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 387. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HSE's primary care eye services review group report; the amount of funding that has been devoted to the implementation of this report in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26668/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (19 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 410. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case raised in Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 31 May 2018; and the reason the family in question have not been contacted. [26792/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Goods Regulation (19 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the limits under the long-term Illness scheme that apply to prescriptions of diabetic medicines under this scheme; and if a situation could be allowed to arise whereby a person on this scheme could be left without medication as they have reached a prescription dispensation limit. [26796/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Process (19 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 472. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to support the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 progressing to Committee Stage at which formal amendments can be proposed and considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26794/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme Administration (19 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 471. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider amending the better energy homes programme application procedure in order to ensure that the necessary checks on the national administration system for building energy ratings are carried out by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland before an approval for works can be issued; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Commencement of Legislation (19 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 520. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 12 June 2018, if all sections of the Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017, which incorporated the provisions of Part 11 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015, have now been commenced; if not, the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26798/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 551. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 12 June 2018, when the provisions of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014, upon which the commencement of some sections of Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 are dependent will be commenced; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (19 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the public body responsible for road safety in private housing estates that the local council has not taken in charge, such as in a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26795/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: It was announced that there would be a number of constitutional referendums later in the year, including one on Article 41.2.1o on women in the home. My understanding is the Government's preference is to delete the article, but a lot of bodies, including the National Women's Council, are of the view that it provides the possibility for a wider discussion on families, family formation, caring...

United States Immigration Policy: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to share time with Deputy Catherine Martin.

United States Immigration Policy: Motion (20 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the motion. It has been deeply disturbing to see the reports and footage emanating from the US in recent weeks. I begin by echoing the points made by a number of previous speakers and unreservedly condemning the policy choices by the Trump Administration that have led to this appalling situation. Children are being forcibly taken from their...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (20 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on the new policy of the United States Government in respect of the removal of undocumented children from their parents; if his attention has been drawn to reports of the conditions of the detention centres in which these children are being held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27107/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (20 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the findings of the investigation into the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board, ETB, and the withdrawal of ISME members from the ETB; the matters which were referred to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27106/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (20 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 143. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to remove career advisers and vocational guidance specialists (details supplied) from the ineligible categories of employment for employment permits list in view of the severe shortage of guidance counsellors here and in further view of the fact that many persons that have studied for the profession here are only eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (20 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 204. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the disparity between the 11 new family resource centres recently established and some of the existing resource centres (details supplied) in which the level of disadvantage and need is extremely high; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27108/18]

Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Large numbers of people continue to be denied access to timely healthcare, whether at hospital or community level. The recruitment and retention problems within the health service are now reaching crisis point. Sláintecare is an all-party strategy to address those kinds of deep structural problems and to bring about reform of the health service to bring it in line with best practice in...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (26 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I concur with other speakers on this. Where a provision has been agreed on Committee Stage - when one would expect the Minister to be in possession of all of the facts, details and advice - it is extremely unsatisfactory that there be a proposal to change it a few weeks later on Report Stage. One cannot help but think that there is a connection between this and other deletions the Minister...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (26 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: On a point of order, could the Minister circulate them more widely than that? We are not all members of the committee.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (27 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address matters raised by an organisation (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure greater urgency to the work being carried out by the Cost of Insurance Working Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28144/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (27 Jun 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an emergency works scheme application by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28157/18]