Results 14,921-14,940 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Integration Policy (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 546. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3623/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of social care students and their ongoing difficulty fulfilling placements.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4200/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Correspondence (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3622/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 706. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which general practitioners nationwide were invited to the mass vaccination centres during the weekend of 16 and 17 January 2021; if general practitioners were invited by county; if not, if they were randomly selected and so on; the process to ensure they are vaccinated as soon as is possible in cases in which they were not invited; and if he...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister to the House, and I have some serious questions to ask him. First, I pay tribute to people working in nursing homes where people are seriously ill, to the doctors, the nurses and the families who cannot visit their relatives and who are waiting, worried and extremely distressed. I welcome any initiatives the Minister can continue to undertake to supply services where...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Perhaps the Minister could reply to me in writing further on that issue because I have some other questions.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is not acceptable to the people who have been talking to me. I accept that the HSE is accountable but I am waiting to get an answer from it, as are many of the workers in the hospital. They are angry, concerned and frustrated. What happened at the Coombe hospital and elsewhere is not acceptable. I appreciate that this is not the Minister's fault. My other question is on...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Most of the debate here has been about housing and that is also the issue which I want to raise, but in a different way. I represent the constituency of Louth and east Meath where large housing developments are proceeding apace, particularly around Drogheda. The whole town is chock-a-block with traffic and major development needs remain unmet in the context of its designation as a regional...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I also raise the national issue of housing assistance payment, HAP, tenancies and inspections being restricted because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last year in Dublin, 10,500 homes were inspected for basic human needs, namely, adequate water, light, etc. Some 76% of these homes failed the inspections. I welcome the change the Minister made in the regulations requiring...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if supports are available to families who have been awarded custody of their biological children through a legal process which has subsequently caused overcrowding in the existing property; if there are funding schemes which can be accessed for families in such a situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4869/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 295. To ask the Minister for Health the specialist and dedicated diabetic services and personnel available in County Louth in the community, in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and in Louth County Hospital for patients with diabetes; his plans to increase availability and resources to treat such patients and to further improve services; if there are vacancies or gaps in the services;...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the resumption of click and collect services for non-essential retail due to the disproportionate impact on smaller Irish based independent retailers during level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5272/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to move the CPC course (details supplied) to an online platform similar to the UK in order to reduce the risk for participants during level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5400/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance if concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of access to the Covid restrictions support scheme for the travel and tourism industry will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5462/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Community Banking (3 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance if calls by the local community in Carlingford, County Louth to reinstate the ATM will be supported given the lack of other alternatives for older and vulnerable persons to access cash within their 5 km Covid-19 restriction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5114/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (3 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance if concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of insurance claims in Ireland will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5128/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when results from the leaving certificate exams sat late in 2020 will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5824/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 504. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to concerns relating to the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes in numerical order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5788/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (3 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to city and guild courses delivered through institutes of further education (details supplied) that have to date not been able to transfer their examinations online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5095/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 619. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) about the actions of debt collection agencies following inpatient charges will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5023/21]