Results 281-300 of 2,297 for speaker:Patricia Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify if there are plans for a new fire station in Monasterevin; and if so, if he will provide a timeframe for same. [43097/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 148. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the PRSI contributions of parents can be made applicable for the provision of glasses, optician services and dental services to their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43099/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 149. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she would consider putting in place to assist those older people with disabilities who are ageing, in addition to having a disability, who are already living in, or in imminent danger of, falling into poverty due to the cost-of-living crisis, compounded with the additional costs that having a disability incur....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, with regard to the 18.5 hours per week limited allowed to work or study in order to qualify for carer’s allowance, she acknowledges that this would exclude most part-time jobs or part-time course, as these usually are minimum 20 hours per week; if the 18.5 hours limit could be increased to allow for carers to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to address the serious underfunding in mental health, which has been exposed in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and the extraordinary demands made on already overstretched services. [43095/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if he can look into the fact that there is no sick leave or absence cover provided for home care workers; and to clarify the reason the HSE has to call the family of the person in receipt of the home care to have them step in when a home care worker is either sick or absent. [43096/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being considered to address the recruitment and retention crisis being experienced in section 39-funded organisations, where lower pay levels are causing those in section 39 agencies to leave for jobs or grades in section 38 and HSE positions with more remuneration, where the section 39 agencies are still operating on a level of funding, which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no respite available to an elderly gentleman (details supplied); the reason the public health nurse said that they would look for respite but would be unable to give a date for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43133/23]

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank my colleague, Deputy Funchion, for bringing this urgent issue before the House. Ordinary workers and families who are already struggling to make ends meet in this cost-of-living crisis are being further battered by increasing and unaffordable childcare costs. Families are already reeling from the effects of multiple mortgage hikes and ever-increasing food and energy bills. Let us...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (28 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what measures she can implement to end the discrimination against many disabled people in receipt of disability allowance, a benefit paid to disabled people directly, who are at risk of losing the benefit should they marry because the benefit is means tested. [41936/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 246. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the hours provided for respite care are arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41938/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: In the national positive ageing strategy, the Government promises to look after our ageing population. The promise is failing extremely in many different areas. In my constituency, Kildare South, I have an 83-year-old gentleman who was admitted to his local hospital when he became unwell. He had the added complication of very severe leg ulcers, which require frequent dressing changes to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank the Ministers and officials. I am sure both Ministers are aware of the recent report showing many older people are falling into poverty or are already living in poverty. We are living longer, increasing demand on social, health and pension services. Deputy Boyd Barrett also referred to this. When deciding how to allocate funds based on a budgetary perspective, what measure would...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: Is the Government going to take into account the submissions of, say, Alone and Age Action such that there will be something for them?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I will ask my final question. The other questions have been answered. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council is of the view that one-off support measures are no longer justified due to energy prices reducing. Only wholesale energy prices have reduced. Energy suppliers are only going to pass on a percentage of the reductions, on a phased basis, to ordinary customers this coming November....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I was going to ask whether the right people will get the right amount. Can I assume that the people who do not need assistance will not?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: How do the Ministers expect the additional corporation tax receipts will be stored? Is there a preference for an easy access savings approach, short-term liquid investments, a more long-term investment process or a hybrid approach for more flexibility?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: When does the Minister envisage that design will be complete?

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I am here to speak to Sinn Féin's vital motion on the reversal of planned fuel price increases. I thank Deputy Doherty and his team for bringing it to the floor of the Dáil. The rise in petrol and diesel prices is adding to the stress on families during the cost-of-living crisis. Workers are struggling to afford the fuel to get them to work, not to mention students and their...