Results 1-20 of 102 for long speaker:Chris Andrews

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Chris Andrews: ...the HSE, met the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland last September to discuss infrastructural deficits. Therefore, we are well aware of the difficulties. There is no magic wand. There is a long way to go. The built infrastructure has serious deficits which are being addressed. We have come a long way in terms of the multidisciplinary teams that are required and we will continue to...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Apr 2022)

Chris Andrews: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Reform is long overdue and has to be welcomed. The issue has been going on for a long time. An especially important element is the law covering the guardian ad litemsystem, which is long overdue for reform. In the last Dáil, we saw the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019, addressing guardians ad litem, which sought to address these...

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Chris Andrews: ...in desperate need of regeneration. After years of neglect, it is vital that residents living in public housing have a decent home to live in. Residents living in council-owned flats have been neglected for long enough. They have effectively been abandoned by the State. Residents in council-owned houses and flats have long dreamt of having their homes insulated to a modern standard....

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (10 Oct 2007)

Chris Andrews: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if in view of the long delays in accessing educational psychologists in the south County Dublin area there are plans to increase the panel as a matter of urgency. [23065/07]

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Chris Andrews: For how long may I speak?

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (26 May 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the list of the medicines allowed under the general medical card scheme general practitioner only card scheme in respect of long-term illnesses. [22123/10]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Chris Andrews: 725. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rights envisaged in relation to the section in the Programme for Government on long-term letting rights for tenants; and when they will be in place. [15692/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Chris Andrews: What is the timescale for eradicating the use of private providers? How long are we talking about?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (10 May 2022)

Chris Andrews: ...To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an additional extension for expired immigration permits will be allowed ahead of the 31 May 2022 deadline given the current backlog and long processing time. [23248/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (21 Sep 2021)

Chris Andrews: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the introduction of an annual grant for persons with lifelong or long-term medical incontinence that will help persons meet the average annual cost of disposal of incontinence products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44851/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (20 May 2020)

Chris Andrews: 718. To ask the Minister for Health if organ transplant patients are excluded from receiving medications under the long term illness scheme and the drugs payment scheme; and if so, if transplant patients that require life-saving drugs for the rest of their lives will be made eligible to receive their medication under these schemes. [6043/20]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (17 Jun 2008)

Chris Andrews: ...the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the application for residency by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has not been successful; the further reason it has taken so long in view of the fact that their spouse is an EU citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22732/08]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Sep 2022)

Chris Andrews: I understand thalidomide survivors are meeting the Taoiseach today. This is a long-overdue meeting. It is welcome but I ask that the Tánaiste and this Government step up to the plate and give thalidomide survivors, who have fought for more than 60 years, what they deserve. They deserve an apology and statutory redress. I seek a commitment that this will happen.

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

Chris Andrews: ...ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason there is no appeals process in relation to a request for an increase to a payment (details supplied) for persons who are on long-term; the reason there has been no increase of this payment to reflect the increase in rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1347/24]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (16 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 517: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable homes that have been leased by Dublin City Council under the long term leasing initiative; the location of these premises; the number of private homes that have been leased by Dublin City Council under this scheme; the number of affordable homes that are unsold in the Dublin south...

Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Chris Andrews: ...has ever faced. There are thousands upon thousands of people crying out for the chance to have a home in their community, where they grew up and among their family and friends. Sinn Féin has long called for a vacant homes tax in the face of Government opposition. A vacant homes tax must not exclude derelict property and must apply a rate for long-term vacancy. We need an effective...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Chris Andrews: ...by Amnesty International. I commend the team at Amnesty on the years of research that went into it. I understand it took four years to complete and it is a solid piece of research. Ireland has a long and proud tradition of support for and solidarity with the people of Palestine. While many of the crimes of Israel's apartheid have long been raised in the Dáil, the EU's central...

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Second Stage (3 Mar 2009)

Chris Andrews: ...should be brought back to the House for further approval. I find it amazing that she would imply that the Labour Party would approve of anything because they have opposed everything for as long as I have been a Member of the House. The Government's recapitalisation scheme will provide the stimulus to kickstart the economy once more and I commend the Bill.

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Chris Andrews: It is hard to know where to begin, because the plight of Palestinians grows bleaker each week. Ireland has been a leader in the pursuit of justice and fairness around the globe, and we have long recognised the importance of Palestinian civil society in pursuing justice and peace. Ireland's lack of action following the recent attacks on Palestinian NGOs is concerning. Last year saw...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Chris Andrews: ...levels of damp and mould. We know that mould has a serious impact on the health of young and old, in particular. A young child died because of mould in a flat in the UK. The time for concern is long gone. We need action now. The chance of the council sorting out this mess and these issues is long gone. The Government needs to intervene directly. It needs to set up a task force with...