Results 221-240 of 12,230 for speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 2057. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to engage with and meet groups representing parents and families of children conceived through surrogacy and assisted human reproduction, as part of the drafting process on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction)(Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42388/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Family Resource Centres (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 2396. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering the creation of a capital funding stream to support the building of new or refurbishment or extension of existing family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42376/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 2403. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to engage with and meet groups representing parents and families of children conceived through surrogacy and assisted human reproduction, as part of the drafting process on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction)(Amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42389/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Legislative Measures (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 2457. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on proposals for legislation to ban conversion practices; when she will bring Heads of Bill to Cabinet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43280/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 2458. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the LGBTI+ Community Services Fund will fund the outhouse community casework service in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43281/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 2847. To ask the Minister for Health for the timeline regarding when the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority will be fully operational; the staff appointed to date in 2025; if a budget line will be provided for it in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42384/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 2848. To ask the Minister for Health for a timeline on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill; when does she expect to bring heads of bill to Cabinet; and if there will be a pre-legislative scrutiny process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42385/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 2850. To ask the Minister for Health if she intends to engage with and meet groups representing parents and families of children conceived through surrogacy and assisted human reproduction, as part of the drafting process on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42387/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 2849. To ask the Minister for Health for a timeline regarding the commencement of S.232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; have Court rules been changed to accommodate this new provision; are there any legal barriers to its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42386/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 3112. To ask the Minister for Health if funding of the outhouse community casework service will be in the HSE’s Service Plan for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43282/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Weather Events (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 3273. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE collect statistics on the number of heat-wave related deaths per year; if not, the reason therefor and if they do, could the number of deaths per year from 2010 (or the year these statistics were first collected) to 2024 be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44263/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Community Development Projects (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 3462. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there will be a call issued in 2025 for the Community Centre Development Fund; if so, if it will be for both strand 1 and strand 2; when it will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42375/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Community Development Projects (29 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 3474. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether there will be a strand of the Community Centre Development Fund that will provide funding for new community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have asked when the Government will rerun the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up campaign on a number of occasions. This morning, I spoke to Lucy, a 20-year-old student who missed the HPV vaccine when she was at school and who wants to take it up now. She has been quoted up to €600 to get the vaccine. The cost of the initial appointment with a practice nurse, multiple shots and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Lucy will not benefit from that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Last Thursday Deputy Ahern raised the issue of climate with the Tánaiste. In response the Tánaiste said: The climate emergency has not gone away; far from it. We need to look at how we can accelerate the pace of change that needs to take place. I agree with the Tánaiste. One thing we should not be doing is appointing a climate denier to lead out on the new EU 2040...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: There was a vote in the European Parliament last week and three Fine Gael MEPs voted for Ondřej Knotek as rapporteur on climate policy. During his term in the European Parliament, he said: [The] policies of climate activists, as you are, are not leading to saving the climate. You are lying to people about that if they will be ambitious, that there will be no floods and so on.... But...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children attending a school (details supplied) who have applied for a place in a special school and have a letter from the NCSE that they are entitled to such a place will get a place in one of the two new autism classes being established in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40455/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Two weeks ago, parents of children who attend St. Mochta's National School in Clonsilla who have diagnoses and who have been approved for a place in an autism class were shocked to find out that, even though the school is opening two autism classes, none of their children was being offered a place. I have met the parents and the school leadership, as have other Deputies. A lot of work has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Minister of State knows how to build the tension. He has given us some general points but we are still on tenterhooks as to what is happening in this particular school. I believe the Minister of State has a little bit more to say, so I will allow him to complete his answer.