Results 21-40 of 149 for speaker:Nicole Ryan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: Has Ireland gone too far as regards the privatisation of care? In Dr. Donnelly's opinion, to what risks does that give rise in the context of adult safeguarding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: My third question is directed to everyone. Are the regional inconsistencies in how safeguarding services are delivered in different CHOs a cause for concern?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: My final question is to both groups. How can we promote a more rights-based approach to care, especially for older people living in residential care, which in turn is their home? We often see in nursing homes or care homes residents with dementia or Alzheimer's who are almost removed from their capacity to be able to make a choice.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I am calling for the Minister for Health to come to the House for a debate on the future of healthcare on our island. We recently launched a proposal that put the case for an Irish national health and care service. In the context of the increasing discussion around a future united Ireland, healthcare will be one of the defining issues for our people, North and South. It is not sustainable,...

Seanad: Data Protection Act 2018: Motion (8 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. I rise to speak on the motion concerning the draft regulations under section 60(4) of the Data Protection Act 2018. Sinn Féin will be supporting these regulations, but it is important that we are honest about why they are being introduced and what they represent. These regulations are being brought forward not because of a sudden...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (8 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I thank the Minister of State for being here today. There is no doubt that there is good work being done by a lot of people across the board. As we mark the end of the national drugs strategy, we are compelled to ask what has really changed, what progress have we made and, crucially, where have we failed. If this strategy is coming to a close, we owe it to the people affected, those in...

Seanad: EU Regulations: Motions (3 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I welcome the Minister back to the House. It is good to have him back with us today. We are being asked to debate three significant motions concerning regulations the Government is proposing we opt in to under Article 3 of Protocol No. 21 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This is not a debate about whether we need a fully functioning, fair and efficient migration...

Seanad: Sea Fisheries: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: Before we start, I welcome Eoghan Clonan and Arjun Santos to the House. It is lovely to see them. It is great to have the Minister of State here. He has ten minutes for his opening statement.

Seanad: Sea Fisheries: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: The Minister of State has concluding remarks left.

Seanad: Sea Fisheries: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: Before we move on to the group spokespersons, I welcome the Clonakilty women's shed, who are guests with the Minister of State, Deputy O'Sullivan. They are most welcome to the House. I hope they enjoy their day. We will now move on to the group spokespersons and start with Fianna Fáil's Senator Blaney.

Seanad: Sea Fisheries: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: As no other Senators wish to speak, I invite the Minister of State to respond. He has eight minutes.

Seanad: Sea Fisheries: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I thank the Minister of State for being here and all the Senators for their contributions.

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I thank the Independent Group for bringing forward this Bill and the Minister for accepting our amendment to put a timeframe around the provision of care. We heard at the health committee about the horrors that occurred in respect of CHI. Many of us are on the committee. We know what has happened. I echo what Senator Clonan said, that the time for action is now. We have done a lot of...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(1B) Where a child is present during the commission of an offence under subsection (1), this shall be considered an aggravating factor for the purposes of sentencing.”.”. It is lovely to have the Minister of State here today to take this. I thank the cross-party group for...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I thank the Minister of State for the update and for accepting the amendment. It is important for many people who may be watching this debate and for the many families who have been through this. Some families in the House may never have spoken out about such things. I also thank him for the update on the plan in the programme for Government because I know what it is like for a child...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: I am going to ask a direct question on accountability. What disciplinary or legal consequences have been pursued in the case where internal audits have been flagged a misuse of funding initiative, particularly in the audits underway in Beaumont Hospital, CHI and Naas General Hospital?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: In terms of CHI, the audit is complete and we all know what we know now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: What is the HSE's response to finding out that many hospitals gave vague answers, such as ongoing or case-by-case, when they were asked how often third-party contracts were reviewed? Does this not indicate a systematic failure in oversight? This is in the report that the committee members saw for the first time last night.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Nicole Ryan: Did Mr Gloster not hear me? What is the HSE's response to finding out that many hospitals gave vague answers, such as ongoing or case-by-case, when asked how often they reviewed their third-party contracts?