Results 221-240 of 1,868 for speaker:Marie Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 303. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider extending the end of December deadline for full use of the building blocks funding, in light of the delays to approving the applications submitted in January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25036/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the accumulated deficits of each voluntary hospital in the country as reported to her Department and/or the HSE as of 1 January 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24771/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 218. To ask the Minister for Health if a voluntary acute hospital (details supplied) carried out a review of services to align them with available funding in 2024; the outcome of any such review; which services, including patient services, were reduced to align with the available funding; the time period for such reduction in services applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: The first thing was to have written to every pharmacist in the country-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I wrote to pharmacies across-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: ----- my constituency. The first they heard of it was on "Liveline". The key thing is that the Department-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: ----- has form on this. With regard to the Covid vaccination, the first pharmacists heard of it was through the airwaves. The prescription extension scheme was introduced last September, and no homework was done on it. GPs are writing "do not repeat" scripts. There was no fee agreed with the pharmacists. The scheme is not operating as intended. On the fee itself, there is a sense out...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: ----- is the straw that is breaking the camel's back. We are all clear that pharmacists are not on the breadline.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: It is extremely foolish to assume that the pharmacy sector is like what it was 20 years ago. This is about recognition and respect for what pharmacists are delivering. A figure of €6.50 was agreed for the contraception scheme. I get that a negotiation has to take place - I come from a trade union background - but to my mind, no negotiation took place here. With regard to the IT...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: An additional line has to be put in. I have spoken to a number of pharmacists - not just one - and they have told me that there has been no communication with them about what will be added to the software to link them to the PCRS by 1 June.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 113. To ask the Minister for Health the action she has taken to ensure that community pharmacists will administer the free hormone replacement therapy, HRT, scheme from 1 June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24511/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I put it to the Minister that 1 June is 19 days away. The majority of pharmacists I have spoken to - and have spoken to many - tell me they are not signing up to the free HRT scheme. I understand that no communication has been made to the pharmacists about the software. It is my understanding that the providers of the software have not been given any information by the Department about...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for the reply. At the heart of this mess are women on HRT and the women who could be on it. For non-GMS patients, the cost is €35 to €70 per month. This is a serious amount of money for many women. I am hugely passionate about this scheme but this crack of announcing first and working out the details later is simply unacceptable. There are four key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 150. To ask the Minister for Health for a clear timeline as to when the HIQA review on a breast density notification within the BreastCheck Programme will begin; when it is expected that it will make its conclusions and report back to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24019/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if she is confident that the HSE’s Roadmap for Service Improvement, relating to the Progressing Disability Services Strategy, will succeed in ensuring that there is timely and appropriate access to children’s disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24016/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 203. To ask the Minister for Health the reason her Department has not commenced an information and awareness campaign on the use of HHC products and the associated harms, especially in young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24020/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 235. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the scale of the financial deficit that each level four hospital is operating under and her plans to gap this funding in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24017/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 467. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yearly revenue which would be raised in the event of excise increases (details supplied), in tabular form. [23694/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 649. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht who is conducting the research and report on the basic income for artists; and if he is confident that the report will be completed by August 2025. [24416/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (13 May 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 650. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the assurances he can provide to existing basic income recipients upon the conclusion of the research and review of the basic income scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24417/25]