Results 241-260 of 814 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (7 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that foreign students studying in Ireland wishing to take up employment are waiting months to be issued with PPS numbers in view of the fact that Ukrainians are issued with PPS numbers straight away once they arrive in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18904/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the extremely long waiting time that primary school children are forced to endure to receive orthodontic appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18905/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Apr 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 371. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected to result in an increase to the dentistry treatments that are available to patients with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18906/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if discussions are expected to implement the return of mask wearing in schools due to the increase of the virus in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17094/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (30 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected with the HSE to review the criteria required to access a medical card due to the increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17093/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting times that women are experiencing in University Hospital Limerick for a gynaecology appointment after being given an irregular cervical smear test result (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17095/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drug detection dogs trained to use their senses to detect illegal substances that are available in each Garda division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16679/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 532. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the staffing complement of each Garda drug task force unit by Garda division for 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16678/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drug-related offences in each Garda district in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16677/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the recruitment of more gardaí in rural areas to ensure the escalating drug problems as being reported by An Garda Síochána can be targeted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16676/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (24 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 165. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will take steps to accelerate the slow and uncertain process of issuing permits to skilled European Union nationals and non-European Union nationals particularly in the hospitality and agriculture sectors. [15469/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (24 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 166. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the reason that there are huge delays in obtaining work permits for skilled European Union nationals and non-European Union nationals; and if this issue has been raised with him by his Ministerial colleagues. [15499/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 723. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the poverty students are experiencing due to the increase in fuel cost given that many students drive to college due to the lack of bus services in rural areas and the lack of accommodation available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14690/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 1010. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of specialists in Huntington’s disease services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14689/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 1011. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time persons in Limerick are experiencing for cataract operations in University Hospital Limerick forcing them to travel to the north of Ireland for this procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14691/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (3 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that public transport remains a major issue in rural communities given that rural dwellers are not adequately serviced by the existing transport network (details supplied). [8935/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 Mar 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 228. To ask the Minister for Health when University Hospital Limerick will become a DAFNE-accredited diabetes centre; the number of full-time consultant endocrinologists, diabetes specialist dieticians and clinical diabetes nurse specialists currently in the adult outpatient diabetes clinic in each hospital in the hospital group; and the details of same. [12162/22]