Results 181-200 of 469 for speaker:Paul Lawless

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 658. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of D19 applications submitted by members of An Garda Síochána to Garda management; and the breakdown of the current locations of applicants and the locations requested, in tabular form. [25325/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 672. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm the current Garda numbers at Westport and Claremorris Garda stations, given their frequent role in covering calls for Castlebar. [25437/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 722. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Department has sufficient resources in place to address the significant increase in bovine TB cases since 2015; if the Minister will provide reassurance to farmers who are increasingly concerned on the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25457/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 725. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has reviewed or is currently reviewing its bovine TB strategy in light of the rising incidence rates since 2015; and if the Minister will outline any proposed changes or enhancements to the current approach. [25460/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 723. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the staff resources allocated to the bovine TB programme for each year from 2015 to 2024, under the headings of veterinary inspectors, technical agricultural officers (specifying roles such as wildlife or other), farm relief service operatives involved in the wildlife programme and administrative staff in the Department;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 724. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the cost to the Department of vaccinating each badger under the wildlife programme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25459/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 726. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the concerns of forest owners who have had trees prematurely felled due to weather or other external circumstances and now face losing their annual forestry premiums as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 727. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department is reviewing the policy around the loss of annual forestry grants in cases where forests are prematurely knocked down through no fault of the landowner; and if supports or exceptions will be introduced in such cases. [25462/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the economic impact on forest owners whose felled timber has been lying for extended periods and has now significantly depreciated in value; and if there are any supports planned to mitigate the financial loss associated with the downgrading of timber to Class B. [25463/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 729. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to support forest owners who are unable to achieve fair market value for their timber due to premature felling and delays in collection or sale; and if he will outline any plans to provide compensation or grants in such cases. [25464/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 730. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the €5 million from budget 2025 is being allocated to the Forgotten Farmers; the timeline for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25465/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 795. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the number of personnel who have retired from the National Ambulance Service in each county in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [25241/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 796. To ask the Minister for Health whether there is any provision within the National Ambulance Service's recruitment framework specifically aimed at targeting staffing needs in the west and north-west regions. [25242/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 797. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of vacancies in the National Ambulance Service in each division [25243/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 818. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children's dentists working within the public healthcare system in each of the last five years, by county, in tabular form. [25444/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 819. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children seen by a public dentist in each of the past five years, by county, in tabular form. [25445/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 820. To ask the Minister for Health if she is satisfied with the conclusion made in the 2021 Review by the HSE's National Women and Infants Health Programme that telemedicine abortion is safe for women when the HSE in 2022 confirmed that meeting the woman in person increases the likelihood of the provider identifying any coercion or domestic abuse. [25446/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 821. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will undertake further independent research into abortion provision in light of the HSE's more recent position since the 2021 review that telemedicine abortion can make it more difficult to identify coercion or abuse. [25447/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 822. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a revised timeframe for the publication of the national framework on endometriosis care, in light of previous delays; the current status of the framework; and when it is expected to be released. [25448/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 May 2025)

Paul Lawless: 823. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the way in which the recently announced additional funding for endometriosis care will be allocated; and the details of what specific services, personnel or infrastructure this funding will support. [25450/25]