Results 221-240 of 561 for speaker:John Dolan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

John Dolan: I have stuck with it and I am only at it for 40 years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Dolan: I thank the representatives of the NTA for their participation today. I had an interest in this agenda before I saw the report in the Irish Independenttoday regarding the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Dolan: With regard to the document on BusConnects and the statement, I would find it reassuring that subjects like this-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Dolan: It is Government policy that public transport is to become accessible for people with disabilities. The ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD, commits us to that through decisions of the Oireachtas. People with disabilities and I would find it more comforting if that challenge was routinely referenced in documents and statements. Even if Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Dolan: The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection pays for it. I note the reasonable point that there has not been an increase in the payment from the public purse. It is not a free travel pass in that sense. It is just that the punter who qualifies for it and uses it does not pay at that point. That comment is unhelpful. He said it was not a criticism of existing Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

John Dolan: I wished to make that point. Given my background and the routine engagement I have with disabled people, what has been said does not come across as respectful and thoughtful in any sense, nor is it in keeping with Government policy. I would have thought that the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform would understand the ins and outs of money coming from a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

John Dolan: The only comment I wish to make is that for the public this is not a big deal but it is in terms of the future for people with disabilities, with three committees of the Oireachtas meeting together and listening, which they do not normally do, because so many of the tricky bits are between Departments and agencies. The more that happens, the better. I particularly thank Ciarán and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

John Dolan: I thank my Oireachtas colleagues for their strong support for and engagement with today's meeting. Several organisations, Inclusion Ireland, the Disability Federation of Ireland, Headway, DeafHear and others were mentioned. I will make observations rather than ask questions because we have a problem today: we will not be able to take the flesh off the bones of the important questions that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

John Dolan: The only comment I wish to make is that for the public this is not a big deal but it is in terms of the future for people with disabilities, with three committees of the Oireachtas meeting together and listening, which they do not normally do, because so many of the tricky bits are between Departments and agencies. The more that happens, the better. I particularly thank Ciarán and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

John Dolan: I thank my Oireachtas colleagues for their strong support for and engagement with today's meeting. Several organisations, Inclusion Ireland, the Disability Federation of Ireland, Headway, DeafHear and others were mentioned. I will make observations rather than ask questions because we have a problem today: we will not be able to take the flesh off the bones of the important questions that...

Seanad: Bed Capacity at National Rehabilitation Hospital: Statements (23 May 2018)

John Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank Senator Boyhan for his tenacity in this matter. The complexity of the medical conditions of the patients referred to has increased significantly in recent years. I do not, however, on the face of it accept complexity as a justification. Complexity is something which is growing all the time across our health services and hospitals. No one went home...

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

John Dolan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Michael Ring. Although his Department has been going for nearly a year, this is the first opportunity I have had to wish him well in it. It is an interesting Department. It is a small outfit, but it has a cross-departmental approach. Small might turn out to be beautiful. I have been rereading its statement of strategy. There is an emphasis on the creation...

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

John Dolan: I thank all of the witnesses for their opening statements. Does the Department of Health consider less than 12 hours per week assistance to be adequate given what personal assistant is about? In other words, it is not in-home support but about liberating people and allowing them to live independent lives. In regard to the table on page 5 of the Department of Health presentation, which...

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

John Dolan: Perhaps the witness from the Department would respond to those questions before I move to the other witnesses.

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

John Dolan: There is a rationing of services by the Department in light of what is required for other people.

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

John Dolan: That is fine.

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

John Dolan: I would like a response to the next question from Mr. Collumb, Ms Daly and Mr. Toner. In their estimation, what number of people have a need for a PA service or a significant increase in the number of hours service already provided to them, taking into account the definition of personal assistant? Mr. Collumb, Ms Daly and Mr. Toner are in employment. Perhaps each of them would comment on...

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

John Dolan: In Mr. Collumb's opinion, is less than ten hours per week not a PA service?

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

John Dolan: Into what bracket of service hours shown in the table in the presentation would Ms Daly fall?

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

John Dolan: Yes, roughly.