Results 301-320 of 1,348 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider amending an element of the Road Traffic Acts (details supplied); if he is aware of claims that the limited three-hour window is causing undue pressure for An Garda Síochána to collect blood samples and could be helping intoxicated drivers evade the collection of a blood sample; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider amending the Road Traffic Acts to allow a designated doctor to take a blood sample (details supplied); if he is aware that this is standard practice in many jurisdictions, such as Australia, where blood samples are taken by medical professionals and placed in a container with a tamper-evident seal that has a unique...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 339. To ask the Minister for Finance if any moneys invested on behalf of the State through ISIF/ the Irish Whiskey Growth Fund has been lost; the reasons for the loss including liquidation, examinership, cessation of trading, bankruptcy or other; to provide the details of the amount of investment lost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49186/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 413. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48043/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure parity of health and safety leave entitlements between special needs assistants, SNAs, and teaching staff; to explain the rationale for the existing 21-day cap on such leave for pregnant SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48097/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Human Rights (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 706. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the legislative observations made by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in relation to the general scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; if he is aware of the Commission’s recommendation (details supplied); the steps or actions his Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Human Rights (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 707. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the legislative observations made by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in relation to the general scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; if he is aware of the Commission’s recommendations (details supplied); the steps or actions including engagement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 797. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the Programme for Government commitment to “continue to significantly increase the income disregards for carer’s allowance in each budget with a view to phasing out the means test during the lifetime of the Government”; the work carried out to date to progress this commitment; his plans...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 798. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the justification for only allowing persons to qualify for half-rate carer’s allowance in instances where they are in receipt of a contributory State pension (details supplied); his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1155. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite approval and funding of a new drug (details supplied) to treat those living with Barakat Syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47827/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (17 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1383. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that certain events (details supplied) are not in breach of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; the engagements she has had with the hospitality sector on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49184/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (8 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent infringement by Burkina Faso on LGBTQ rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47068/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (8 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a potential global agreement or convention to decriminalise homosexuality and enhance LGBTQ rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47069/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 378. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new arrangements and contracts for the city bike scheme that operates in Cork city; the reason for changing the arrangements of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46635/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (8 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 467. To ask the Minister for Finance whether Ireland will support European Commission recommendations on updates to the Tobacco Taxation Directive [47102/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (8 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 566. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the lack of availability of insurance for mobility scooters; the steps his Department will take to address this issue for individuals with decreased mobility who seek to insurance their mobility scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46637/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Investigations (8 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 1276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 26 February 2025, if his position has changed in respect of conducting an investigation into the sale and transfer of 44 homes in Cork (details supplied); if he has received and reviewed correspondence; if he will meet with the group concerned; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (8 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 2375. To ask the Minister for Health the spending to date with a company (details supplied) and any external contractors or management consulting firms on the electronic health records system for the National Children’s Hospital, in tabular form. [45740/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 2576. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the external retrospective review of children who may have undergone unnecessary hip surgeries has been delayed; if the HSE is still committed to a six month timeframe for the process; the status of the shortlisting and recruitment process for the independent panel; to confirm that the panel will be convened in September; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (8 Sep 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 2577. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no correspondence related to the external retrospective review of children who may have undergone unnecessary hip surgeries have been issued to families; if correspondence will be issued to families as a matter of urgency outlining the status of the review and the next steps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46798/25]