Results 2,861-2,880 of 4,073 for speaker:Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Planning (3 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 808. To ask the Minister for Health who will pay for the training of members of the public to administer certain medicines, including Epipens, in emergency situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38099/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (3 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 821. To ask the Minister for Health the long-term nursing home care available a person, without applying under the fair deal scheme, and without paying privately, especially when the person is not old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38144/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Extra Curricular Activities (3 Nov 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 984. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are guidelines regarding whether schools should stream school sports groups based on ability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38080/15]

Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Given what was said here this morning about additional financial resources being needed for the health system, when will the public health (alcohol) Bill be brought to the House? I understand from the Oireachtas health committee, two of whose members are present on the Opposition benches, that over 2,000 patients with alcohol-related illnesses take up beds each night.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (22 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 15. To ask the Minister for Health if he will recognise deafblindness as a distinct disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36260/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (22 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 67. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make adequate provision for the potential life-saving availability of an EpiPen without prescription in emergency situations; if he will be amending legislation or introducing guidelines on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35547/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (21 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 21. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans for after-school child care, following the findings of the interdepartmental group's report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35323/15]

Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: When does the Taoiseach expect the family courts Bill to be brought before the House? It will establish a dedicated family court structure. I ask in the context of domestic violence, the long delays for free legal aid and the long queues in Dolphin House. I have visited it and it is disgraceful that people are making decisions about their families in corridors. It is not acceptable and I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (13 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the education training boards Ireland; the primary and post-primary schools operated and managed by each board; the new primary and post-primary schools established by each board; the funding allocated to education training boards Ireland for the maintenance of established schools under its remit, and the establishment of new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (13 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 433. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated in 2015 to social housing in the Dún Laoghaire constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35590/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (13 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 434. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated in 2015 to social housing in the Dún Laoghaire constituency, for persons with intellectual disabilities who require residential supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35591/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Department of Children and Youth Affairs (8 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I welcome this overview and am delighted to hear it. I know that many people were hurt in the past and spent a lifetime looking for their identity. I welcome the work that has been done and I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional post-primary school teachers who will be required in each year from September 2016 to September 2021 to maintain the current pupil-teacher ratio; the costs associated with this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35166/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services: Quarterly Update (6 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am delighted, as a Deputy for the area, that there will be a new rehabilitation hospital in Dún Laoghaire. I thank the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, for their input into the matter. The new hospital will be deeply appreciated by the people of Dún Laoghaire and patients who come from all over the country to use the National Rehabilitation Hospital. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services: Quarterly Update (6 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the matter of pupil teacher ratios in Budget 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33944/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (6 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 416. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Legal Services Regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34026/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I apologise, but I have read the report and I am glad there was a meeting last night about the National Maternity Hospital moving from Holles Street to St. Vincent’s hospital. It is antiquated and I am worried. The last time we had a meeting about the maternity hospitals here, I asked whether we could tell mothers and mothers-to-be that our hospitals were safe. On reading the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (1 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any study has been undertaken by the Teaching Council into the supply and qualifications of resource teachers in recognised special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33670/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (1 Oct 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request the Teaching Council to undertake a study, in accordance with section 7(2)(h) of the Teaching Council Act 2001, into the impact of the proposed revised registration requirements for the supply of resource teachers for recognised special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33671/15]