Results 201-220 of 808 for speaker:Paul Lawless

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1612. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for confirmation of whether the current use of a premises (details supplied), as accommodation for international protection applicants is operating under Section 5 of the Planning and Development Act; and if so, for details of when this exemption is due to expire. [45730/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for confirmation of whether the Government or any State Department has agreed to purchase a premises (details supplied), or any part thereof, for the purpose of permanent or expanded use as an IPAS centre; and if so, for details of the transaction. [45734/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1980. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will receive a reassessment of needs in order to access essential OT and primary care appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46254/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2060. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44518/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2191. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery in Sligo university hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45024/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2192. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the recent interruption of mammography services in county Mayo; the reasons for this cessation; the measures being taken to reinstate the service; the expected timeline for its resumption; the interim arrangements being made to ensure continued access to breast cancer screening for women in the region; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2346. To ask the Minister for Health the names of organisations funded by the Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme; the total amount received in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45649/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2388. To ask the Minister for Health the national standards that maternity hospitals follow in relation to bereavement care following pregnancy loss and perinatal death; the staffing requirements outlined in these standards including whether bereavement midwife posts must be full-time or part-time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45789/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2389. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels in the maternity department of Mayo university hospital in relation to bereavement care; the number of bereavement midwife posts filled and unfilled; the number of days per week the bereavement midwife post is covered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45790/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2390. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to Mayo university hospital by the HSE for bereavement services in its maternity department from 2016 to date in 2025, in tabular form; the posts this funding was intended to support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45791/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2391. To ask the Minister for Health whether Mayo university hospital has utilised all funding allocated for bereavement services in its maternity department since 2016; whether this funding has been used to maintain a full-time bereavement midwife post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45792/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2392. To ask the Minister for Health whether any patients at Mayo university hospital have had to travel to other hospitals due to the absence of bereavement care staff; the measures being taken to ensure full-time bereavement support is available at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45793/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2436. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of emergency department personnel currently on annual leave and sick leave from duty; the total number absent, by a categorisation of their leave type; the number and percentage of emergency department personnel on leave; and the breakdown of the length of leave, by categorisation of leave type. [46107/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2450. To ask the Minister for Health the average time of a handover from ambulance staff to emergency department staff, broken down by hospital category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46158/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2484. To ask the Minister for Health the average handover time from the ambulance staff to ED staff, by category in main hospitals [46318/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the avenues currently available to individuals who are unable to meet the entry requirements for the MTSLEB apprenticeship electrician programmes due to a colour vision deficiency, specifically, those who do not pass the Ishihara colour vision test; if his Department, in consultation with relevant bodies, is considering revisions to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to support middle-income families who are being unfairly squeezed in the current financial crisis, with student grant assessments based on gross income and limited supports, making it increasingly difficult for students to fund their college education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45288/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (8 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 2708. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the case of a student (details supplied); if he will clarify the reason students are penalised for working modest hours during term-time, despite being allowed to earn up to €8,000 annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45289/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 629. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the growing hardship faced by families in County Mayo and across Ireland whose mortgages have been sold to vulture funds; if he is aware that there are mortgage holders paying between 6.8% up to 8.5% interest on these loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41070/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 630. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being considered to support families affected by high-interest loans sold to vulture funds; if the long-term financial impact of such loans is being investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41071/25]