Results 15,861-15,880 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (13 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 525. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the Health Service Executive pest control service for north Dublin city and county; if there are vacancies awaiting to be filled; if contact details for the team will be provided; if this section of the website of the HSE will be updated to include contact details (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 886. To ask the Minister for Health the cost basis for the agreement with the private hospital sector; and the way in which the figure of €115 million per month was arrived at. [5432/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 887. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration which he has given to permanently retaining private hospitals in public use in order to accelerate progress towards a single-tier health service in line with Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5434/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 888. To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations with hospital consultants regarding public use of private hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5435/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (13 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 1111. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1088 of 5 March 2020, the factors which determine the allocation of educational welfare officers across the five regional areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4829/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (13 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 1112. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1088 of 5 March 2020, the number of referrals made to the educational welfare service; and the number of cases pursued by the educational welfare officers in each regional area in each of the past five years. [4830/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (13 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 1202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding retired post office workers whose only income is their post office pension; if they have an entitlement to the State pension (contributory) and other related benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5116/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (13 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 1235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the mortgage to rent scheme will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/20]
- Covid-19 (Health) - Statements (14 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: These sessions work very well. Many questions are asked and many answers are provided. I hope the Minister will answer all the questions I have for him today. In his opening comments he correctly praised the Irish people for all they have done to flatten the curve and control the virus. The problem lies elsewhere. Unfortunately, the side of the deal which involves having a testing and...
- Covid-19 (Health) - Statements (14 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Could we have the guidance on the Tennis Ireland directions by Monday? Can we have them in the next couple of days so people are clear about them?
- Covid-19 (Health) - Statements (14 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: For clarity, I was not suggesting that the schools should reopen; I was saying that school buildings could be opened to use them for childcare.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (19 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: What time is the Chairman proposing to have that meeting?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I thank Dr. Holohan for his ongoing work. I have three questions for him. They concern the basis and rationale for decision-making and the need to be much more transparent about decision-making, not least to keep the public and everybody else with him. We are quite different from other countries in that we do not release much of the data, make the data open source or explain as we go...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Yes, but it is based on less than 3,000 tested yesterday.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Okay.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Will Dr. Holohan publish that model?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: It is important and-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: -----I wonder why it has not been done.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Again, would Dr. Holohan commit to publishing those risk assessments for the big decisions taken, for example, in respect of the construction industry, schools or whatever? It is important that we are aware of the basis.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Would Dr. Holohan favour publication of those risk assessments?