Results 221-240 of 4,883 for speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: What has been the uptake? I have heard several things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: My confusion is because I hear there are not enough staff to carry out the assessments within the HSE and elsewhere. This is only hearsay but this where the confusion is. Are the staff there? Are there enough private practitioners to do it for the HSE? Staffing is the biggest crisis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I hear that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: No, neither am I.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Minister of State is right.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the two witnesses. Many of my questions have been answered. I will go to Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Wilson first. I have two questions for her. She spoke about how these other resources take significantly longer to achieve and implement. She spoke about areas of education, prevention, treatment and other provisions of health services. The strategy with decriminalisation was...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Thank you. I did not realise I was sharing time.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Oh, I have my own slot - that is perfect. I just saw eight minutes on the clock-----

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I will take the eight minutes. That is fine.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Absolutely. A 51-week tenancy does not suit most students, including post-graduate and medical students. As more and more landlords look for such agreements, we need to put in place rules now to keep everything fair. Most students study during college terms and then take work during the summer months, which subsidises their education. They work to help to pay for their education, which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Court Accommodation (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on refurbishment works to be carried out on Carlow Courthouse railings during 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29337/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what supports are available for homeowners in Carlow with houses affected by pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29588/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 459. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person will hear the outcome of an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29127/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality where a courts service item resides (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29585/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 528. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a closed-circuit television service is to be installed in Tullow, County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29586/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on works on Leighlinbridge Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29338/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 699. To ask the Minister for Health if a person can be compensated for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29227/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 722. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the provision of services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29319/24]