Results 201-220 of 1,477 for speaker:Grace Boland
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: That is a phenomenal amount for the State Claims Agency to be managing in respect of matters on the part of Tusla. For some reason it goes to the agency, though I am not clear why. Could the witnesses briefly tell me why that is?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: Why are matters referred to the State Claims Agency rather than managed directly by Tusla?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: Is there potentially approximately €71 million to be paid for personal injury claims?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: Why is there such a high level of personal injury claims against Tusla?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: I appreciate that but it is a phenomenal number.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: How many claims are ongoing?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: I have four seconds left.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: I appreciate Tusla staff are under phenomenal pressure and I thank them for all of their work. However, what measures is the agency trying to take to mitigate the assaults against people who work with Tusla along with the legal risk?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: How much of that was third party as in not claimed by employees?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: Why were there claims from members of the public?
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the interim measures being put in place to support mothers experiencing severe perinatal mental health difficulties while the dedicated mother and baby unit is under development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52380/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: 311. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the inclusion of larger rural towns such as Skerries in the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52736/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: 312. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has assessed the disparity in broadband access between urban centres and larger rural towns within County Dublin, such as Skerries; the steps being taken to ensure equitable digital infrastructure across the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52737/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: 313. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the means by which his Department is co-ordinating with both National Broadband Ireland and commercial providers such as companies (details supplied) to avoid duplication and ensure efficient roll-out of fibre broadband in towns like Skerries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52738/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: 314. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish quarterly progress reports on the fibre broadband roll-out in larger rural towns, including Skerries and Balbriggan; if he will ensure local representatives are kept informed of delays or changes to roll-out schedules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52739/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: 425. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of Ireland’s first inpatient Mother and Baby Mental Health Unit at St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the expected timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52724/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which her Department plans to ensure equitable access to specialist perinatal mental health services for women in larger towns such as Skerries and Balbriggan; and if outreach or satellite services are being considered. [52725/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: 427. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels of specialist perinatal mental health teams in Dublin maternity hospitals; if additional funding will be allocated to expand these services in line with population growth and demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52726/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: 428. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which perinatal mental health services are being integrated with primary care, public health nursing, and community mental health teams to ensure continuity of care for mothers before and after birth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52727/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Oct 2025)
Grace Boland: 429. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered extending postnatal mental health follow-up beyond the current six-week period, in line with recommendations from the MAMMI study and HIQA’s National Maternity Experience Survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52728/25]