Results 18,201-18,220 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a full update on the funding requirements and allocations required to advance the N2 Ardee to Carrickmacross road project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2049/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on TII roads funding for 2024; the reason for the delay in announcing the final allocations; when he expects the announcement to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2078/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Architectural Heritage (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 404. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on proposed developments at the Oldbridge site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1758/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 604. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to concerns raised on the application of the STEM grants nationwide (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1180/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 710. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 23 May 2023, and following the ongoing interest in providing a full-time, permanent pool in the Ardee area, if she will outline when the pop-up pool might be available to Ardee in 2024; if any discussions have taken place between her Department and Louth County Council in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 826. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the report carried out on the housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability; when the report will be published and available to review [1553/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 831. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to further expand the croí cónaithe vacant dwelling scheme in 2024 to include more eligible properties that would add to housing supply, including the possible reduction of vacancy criteria from two years to one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1695/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 835. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the new fire station in Dunleer, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1760/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Sector Pay (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 890. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expected timelines for pay parity claims for Tús supervisors; if he will respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56875/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 21 November 2023, if there are plans to expand the scheme to include sectors such as farming and so on due to the lack of any other funding supports in such weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56455/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Conservation (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to seek advice from his officials as to whether there are any suitable sites that they may be aware of under their remit that could possibly house this vital wildlife organisation, which continues to struggle to find a suitable site for its important work on the East coast (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1468. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the full details of the escalation protocol at the emergency department of UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56397/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1469. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the escalating emergency in UHL to provide the criteria required to activate the escalation policy; how many patients were admitted; how many patients are awaiting treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56398/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1470. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the escalating emergency in UHL, if the criteria for escalation was met in the emergency department at UHL on 17 and 18 December 2022; if the escalation protocol was activated on the night of 17 and 18 December 2022 at the hospital; if the escalation protocol was implemented; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1471. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the escalating emergency in UHL, UHL's recommended ratio of nursing staff to patients in the emergency department; the recommended doctor to patient ratio in the emergency department, that is, the number of nurses and doctors, respectively to the number of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56400/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1472. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the escalating emergency in UHL, the figures on the nursing staff and doctors on duty in the emergency department on 17 and 18 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56401/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1560. To ask the Minister for Health to review correspondence from a person (details supplied) and seek advice on what supports might be available for them in this difficult situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1571. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce a free shingles vaccination scheme for older adults to protect them from what can be a debilitating illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1580. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects ozempic to be added to the GMS list for weight loss; the reason the drug is not available under the drug payments, considering the considerable impact it is having on weight and the associated positive effect it is having on health, thus reducing the long term requirement for other services linked to obesity and weight problems; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1724. To ask the Minister for Health further to the publication of the report carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute (details supplied) if further consideration has been given to the provision of a capitation grant or low-interest loan scheme for small- to medium-sized nursing homes to meet the cost of required upgrades/building works in order to satisfy HIQA regulations,...