Results 261-280 of 1,574 for speaker:Marie Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 659. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the cessation of the Heartwatch programme; the number of patients participating in the programme each year; and her plans for the resumption or the establishment of a similar programme. [4418/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to address the significant delay in providing the appropriate paperwork to a person (details supplied) in respect to an approved spousal visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3680/25]

Situation in Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I will start by saying it is a great honour to be able to stand in the Dáil for the first time as a TD for Dublin Central and be able to contribute to this very important debate today. Before I speak directly to the motion, a Cheann Comhairle, I want to say that I know we are two months on from the election and it is very much in the rear-view mirror for many of us now. Many of us,...

Situation in Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: It is absolutely unacceptable that the Central Bank would take that position.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will publish the report of the interdepartmental group established to examine the Dublin City Taskforce’s recommendations. [46610/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 5. To ask the Taoiseach to set out the date of the first meeting of the interdepartmental group established to examine the Dublin City Taskforce’s recommendations; the number of meetings the group has conducted; and the details of its membership. [46611/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what interaction he has had with Bord na Móna on its decision to dispose of AES recycling; his views on the impact of the disposal of waste management in Ireland; whether he will intervene to ensure that the company is not disposed of but remains a key part of Bord na Móna; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delays to the construction of a school extension (details supplied) for new SEN classrooms; the reason for the four month delay in her Department signing off on revision of architect’s fees; the reason verbal confirmation provided to the school was not provided in writing; if the approval process will be expedited to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 875. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payments will recommence for a person (details supplied) further to the decision of the chief appeals officer regarding the unlawful disallowing of their claims for jobseeker's allowance and supplementary welfare in 2020, when they will receive the payments unlawfully withheld from them; the reasons for the continued...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 876. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) who has been waiting three years for a decision; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1249/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 967. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details on the pausing of international protection applications and associated family reunification applications from Syria; the planned length of the pause; whether the IPO has contacted each of the Syrian applicants who have applied for international protection or family reunification; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 982. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the visa application for a person (details supplied) regarding family reunification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1083/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 993. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of two citizenship applications (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 1003. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of applications for family reunification by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1248/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (22 Jan 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 1209. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status of the targets set out in Work streams 8, 9 and 10 within the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024 – 2026; the further measures that have been taken to address the issues highlighted in the Ombudsman's Wasted Lives report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1091/25]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber. I seek an update on the new school building for Clonturk Community College. I ask this on behalf of a frustrated school community. We understood a master plan for the campus on the Swords Road was to be ready by the first quarter of this year. That deadline has been missed. We are told by the Department a design team has yet to be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. I note the Department states a significant amount of work has been done but I do not believe that is felt on the ground by the school community.The reality is that it has taken a year for the programme manager to put together the procurement process for the multidisciplinary design team. The tender documents have only gone out now. There is a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I second the proposed amendment to the Order of Business. I warmly welcome the Bill and the updating of the 2015 legislation. It is hugely important that we talk not only about a living wage but a living income in terms of the adequacy of income, particularly for low-income workers. The issue I want to bring to the attention of the House is that, last Friday a report arrived on the desk...

Seanad: Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I very much welcome that we finally have this Bill here. The campaign fought by the Irish Cancer Society has been a long one. We spoke about this two weeks ago when this Bill was before the House. I very much welcome the work done by the Minister and his Department in eventually bringing forward this legislation as there have been delays along the way. To follow on from what Senator...

Seanad: Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I raised a matter on Second Stage and I will raise it again. It is a huge disappointment that in the context of this Bill, which seeks to recognise that women who go through a severe, serious health condition or illness while pregnant, or just after giving birth to their baby, that the Government seeks to distinguish between a physical health condition and a mental health condition, and that...