Results 3,621-3,640 of 6,508 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 547. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of supplementary welfare applications that have been received, awarded and refused in each Intreo centre in the State since 1 March 2022, including the total Euro amount of payments in each Intreo centre on a monthly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39242/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 602. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to increase the foster care allowance to families who work with Tusla. [39148/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Support Services (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 603. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to increase the availability of early intervention for families in distress and for family supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39150/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 604. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to bolster the viability of childcare providers, including plans to reduce the cost of childcare to parents, increase wages to workers in the sector and enhance career progression of workers in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39151/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 612. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to an increase in the allowances for apprentices from rural areas particularly early years apprentices who often have to travel long distances for work and training due to the rising cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39245/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 623. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of Dundalk Institute of Technology’s progress towards technological university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39183/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 624. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of any engagements that have taken place in relation to workforce planning between his Department and the regional skills framework, other stakeholders and other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39184/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 625. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for increasing the number of courses, the number on courses and the range of courses for apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39185/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 626. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for increased levels of public service apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39186/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 663. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of staff working on processing visa applications in her Department; if she has plans to increase this number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39226/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 664. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans to speed up the processing of appeals in the join family visa section of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39228/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 665. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unfilled posts in the Louth Garda division, including rank in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39230/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Joint Policing Committees (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 666. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans to roll out the community safety forums, which replace joint policing committees; and the timeline for these plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39231/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 764. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to review the deaths from Covid-19 in nursing homes in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39190/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 765. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of dentists who have disengaged from the dental treatment services scheme on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39191/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 766. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the backlog of appointments at the ophthalmology services for children at the Louth County Hospital in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39192/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 767. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of vacant consultant posts in the RCSI Hospital group; the number of vacant posts in each speciality and location; the plans that there are to deal with same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39193/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 768. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail his Department’s recent engagement with an organisation (details supplied) on the issue of vacant consultant posts across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39194/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 769. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts currently in CHO8, including a breakdown of specialities and locations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39195/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 887. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the mitigations that are being considered to reduce the cost of farm inputs such as fertiliser and fuel and to ensure the sustainability of family farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39147/22]