Results 381-400 of 2,297 for speaker:Patricia Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Jun 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 166. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to the revoking of the ban on nursing homes transferring their business and converting to providing accommodation for people under temporary protection, he has considered the consequences of that revocation on the number of available places in nursing homes for people who really need them, given that families are already struggling to find...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jun 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 167. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that Solpadine and its generic equivalents can only be dispensed in capsule form, usually in 60 capsule packs, and not in soluble form to medical card holders to whom it has been prescribed, which is causing problems among those for whom swallowing capsules/tablets would be difficult, if not impossible, and that pharmacists, having informed...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Water Pollution (1 Jun 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Environmental Protection Agency tests all rivers for the quality of the water to establish their suitability for swimming and water activities. [26763/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I raise an issue about which I have been contacted by countless families, as Sinn Féin's spokesperson for older people. These families carry the anguish and distress of the tragic loss of their loved ones due to Covid in nursing homes. They cry out for a comprehensive inquiry, as promised by the Taoiseach in January. This is not merely a policy matter; it goes to the heart of their...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank Mr. Gjedrem for being here. I appreciate his time. In what condition was Norway's infrastructure, healthcare and pension pot when the fund came into being? Regarding this State, would Mr. Gjedrem suggest starting another fund if our infrastructure or healthcare system is lagging?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: Do I have time to ask another question?

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I wish to speak on behalf of approximately 500,000 family carers who tirelessly provide indispensable at-home care across the State. These unpaid and unsung heroes save the State billions annually through the care they provide for their loved ones without receiving the support they not only need but deserve. HSE essential respite services, which are a vital lifeline for our family carers,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Government has any plans for the development and installation of motion sensor street lighting on Irish streets and roads. [26356/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars currently awaiting NCT tests in Kildare; the availability of timely appointments; the earliest appointment available at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26358/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures and-or plans that he or the Government have in place, or intend to introduce, to assist the many struggling mortgage holders who find themselves again facing uncertainty following the sale of their mortgage to a vulture fund by the original lender; the options available to these mortgage holders if the vulture fund fails or refuses to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of family home mortgages, by county, that are now in the hands of vulture funds in 2023, in tabular form; the number of those mortgages that are or were the subject of alternative payment arrangements or split or shelved portion mortgages prior to their being sold to vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26362/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 434. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or the Government have plans or intentions, given our increasing ageing population, to establish a distinct unit to operate together across both his Department and the Department of Health to provide for a joint plan to ensure the provision of age-friendly independent and supported-living environments; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes that have been delivered, per county, in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26361/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Government has plans to review the criteria for home care workers' entitlement to DSP payments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25551/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 784. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dementia advisors there are for each CHO area, for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [26360/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 785. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 20 April 2023, the number of hours that were provided in 2022 on intensive home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26363/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 786. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for an eye-specialist/optician appointment for each CHO area, in tabular form; the reason there is a delay in such appointments being allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26364/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I want to bring to the Tánaiste's attention the spate of outpatient appointment cancellations in a hospital in County Kildare. In Naas General Hospital, for the months of January, February, March and April, there have been a total of 2,678 appointment cancellations. I do not lay the blame on the brilliant staff but on the Government because it rejected our motion to tackle hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport can be provided to a child (details supplied) from their home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25331/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 176. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people on the social housing lists currently subject to notices-to-quit in County Kildare; the likelihood of those people/families being socially housed before the expiration of their notice, or what other alternatives in terms of emergency accommodation are available to them to prevent their falling into...