Results 17,141-17,160 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current status of the Meath County Council draft appraisal for the proposed Julianstown bypass which aims to deal with the relentless congestion experienced in the village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1241/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress which has been made since both Drogheda and Dundalk were included in the 35 exemplar transport projects announced as part of the Pathfinder programme in October 2022; the expected timelines for the commencement of both projects respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1705/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 353. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the changes to benefit-in-kind for 2023 which will negatively impact the vast majority of benefit-in-kind recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 378. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of the recently introduced rent relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2176/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63693/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the much-anticipated review of the first-time home scheme ceiling prices, in particular for counties Louth and Meath, further to previous calls by this Deputy, given there are few to no new homes in the Louth area for less than the current €300,000 ceiling price; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Inflation Co-Operation Framework, which sees the State bearing up to 70% of the additional inflationary costs on public works contracts, will encompass Part V builds; if so, if he will outline if it is the responsibility of the relevant local authority to progress such an application to the scheme or if it lies with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63372/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 781. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline when the long-awaited review of the school transport scheme is due to be completed and the recommendations published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1784/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 789. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department assesses the number of medical card holders within a school as an accurate measurement of gathering vital information on pupils, as opposed to the Eircode, which can inaccurately represent families in regard to the data used to decide DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1937/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 930. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on the proposals that have been raised by an organisation (details supplied) with respect to making free travel passes available to persons diagnosed with epilepsy who are temporarily unable to drive due to their illness; the steps that have been taken since she met with the organisation in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 966. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will urgently review a matter (details supplied) reported over the weekend that families have been given only 48 hours’ notice before being moved to the other side of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63803/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1240. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the external audit of temporary assistance payments scheme to nursing homes was received by the NTPF; the cost of this audit to date; the findings of the audit; if it has been received by his Department; if so, the date on which it was received; if he will publish this audit in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63527/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1329. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to support Ukrainians currently in State-provided accommodation to get access to appropriate GP care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63843/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1332. To ask the Minister for Health if the appropriate official within the mental health services can contact a person (details supplied) with respect to their views on the provision of mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63856/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1333. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons awaiting a psychologist report for MHID services in each of the CHO 8 areas; the current expected waiting time for an assessment; if he plans to expand services within this area in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63857/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1346. To ask the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to fast-tracking the medical registration of Ukrainian health care professionals in order to ensure that any available doctors and nurses are in a position to assist in our health staff recruitment crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63887/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1413. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of moneys provided by the HSE to dentists under the dental treatment services scheme contracts for services provided to medical card holders by county in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1152/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1529. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the way that he and his Department are actively engaging with the providers of the North East Doctor on Call service to address the major pressures on the current service which is leaving many persons unable to access out of hours GPs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1625/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (18 Jan 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1445. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been agreed upon to provide the appropriate resources to the accident and emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, identified in the HSE review of the closure of the accident and emergency department in Navan Hospital; if the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1291/23]