Results 201-220 of 2,486 for speaker:Patricia Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 166. To ask the Minister for Health can the Minister urgently enquire into the matter of a person (details supplied). [23154/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 167. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 24 April 2024, to provide clarification on the matter (details supplied). [23156/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 168. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 10 April 2024, how private nursing homes are expected to fund access to private occupational therapy services for residents where the National Treatment Purchase Fund and fair deal scheme funding does not cover such expenses, leaving residents of very limited means and their families struggling to cover costs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (22 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the future purpose or use for the HSE building in Monasterevin, which currently houses the public health nurse services, when that service is amalgamated with the new day care centre in Monasterevin. [23158/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (22 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol in place for paying approved home care providers when home care visits are cancelled by the client; if consideration has been made to pay providers if a call is cancelled at short notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23159/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in advancing recommendation ten of the Cross-Departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group, to develop a competency framework that recognises home care workers with additional training and specialist qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23160/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (22 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time in CHO7 for those approved for home support and waiting for services to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23161/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (22 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 173. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in CHO7 currently waiting for home support for longer than three months; the number of people waiting for longer than six months; the number of people waiting longer than 12 months; the number of people waiting longer than 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23162/24]

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: I thank my colleague Deputy Ó Broin for bringing the motion to the House. To state the Government's housing policies are a disaster is a big understatement. There are record house prices throughout the State, home ownership is at its lowest rate in 50 years and generations are being denied any hope of ever having a home of their own. Instead, the red carpet is rolled out again and...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: Will the Minister of State give an update on Cherry Orchard nursing home and the planned removal and relocation of elderly and vulnerable nursing home residents? I want to know what status of engagement has taken place and if contact has been made with the families and advocates of late, and if so, how recently. As the Minister of State is aware, the situation arose late in 2023 and there...

Road Safety and Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on road safety and I thank the Labour Party for bringing this forward. Any move or action aimed at reducing road deaths and accidents must be welcomed. However, when I read that this Government actually cut 10% or a whopping €150 million from the road safety and maintenance budget in budget 2024, I was completely taken aback. The numbers are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider putting a cap on the timeframe local authorities are given to carry out approved works for those who need housing adaptations; and, if so, the timeframe he considers appropriate. [22015/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: General Practitioner Services (15 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 133. To ask the Minister for Health if being put on a waiting list for a GP practice would qualify as a refusal (details supplied); and, if not, the reason for same, as the applicant is still without a GP until the practice accepts them from the waiting list, which could take considerable time. [22018/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (15 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding has been cut to the Kildare mental health day hospital in Kildare primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22020/24]

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this the 50th anniversary of the awful bombings in Dublin and Monaghan. I also welcome to the Gallery some members of the families of the 27 Dublin victims and the seven who lost their lives in Monaghan along with representatives of Justice for the Forgotten. The impact of the tragic events in Dublin and Monaghan still reverberates through every one of...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: As Sinn Féin's spokesperson for older people, Sinn Féin and I give cautious support to this Bill that seeks to reform HIQA's enforcement powers. Yes, it provides for compliance notices and better collection of nursing home data but it does not go anywhere close to addressing the huge concerns around safeguarding and regulations. The issues with HIQA have been ongoing since at...

Challenges Facing the Childcare and Nursing Home Sectors: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: As the Sinn Féin spokesperson on older people, I am delighted to speak in broad support of this motion, and I thank the Independent Group for bringing it before the House. According to the 2022 report by Age Action, “Reframing Ageing - The State of Ageing in Ireland 2022”, one in four adults in Ireland is aged 60 or older. When expressed in numbers, that is more than 1...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 24 April 2024, when exactly the monies under the ICT grant will be paid to schools that are now short on funds due to expenditure on ICT and special needs equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20995/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the urgent case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20996/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (9 May 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify the position around any special conditions and planning requirements for log cabins in County Kildare. [20997/24]