Results 4,021-4,040 of 4,047 for speaker:Pa Daly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (3 Jun 2020)

Pa Daly: 656. To ask the Minister for Health if the taxi transfer contract attached to University Hospital Kerry and awarded to a company (details supplied) has been terminated; if the hospital management requested as part of that contract that the dialysis unit in the hospital taxi transfers be awarded to a specific third party due to the complex nature of transferring dialysis patients; and if a new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (3 Jun 2020)

Pa Daly: 658. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €9 million allocation for paediatric orthopaedic services was spent in 2018; and the budget allocations for same for 2019 and 2020, respectively. [9121/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Jun 2020)

Pa Daly: 659. To ask the Minister for Health the dermatology services available at University Hospital Kerry. [9122/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: First of all, I thank all the witnesses for coming in to answer our questions. I will address the first question to Ms Buckley. Ms Buckley mentioned the national standards published in August of last year. One of the first themes in the national standards relates to how there must be a responsive workforce and how recruitment of staff should be able to deliver safe and effective services...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: At the time that it was opened had any of them been Garda vetted? Had any of them done the course? Had any of them any experience in working in a direct provision centre?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: Ms Buckley mentioned that it was important for the Department to ensure the safety and well-being of all residents. That includes in respect of the accommodation provided. Under the theme of national standards, which Ms Buckley also mentioned, the document states that the planning and design of accommodation should be informed by the needs of residents. This includes the need for own-door...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: I think the Skellig Star was first reviewed or surveyed, or whatever the phrase is, by someone from the Department of Justice and Equality in August or September of last year. Presumably, that person was aware of the minimum standards and may have been aware of the joint committee's report, which stated that the Department of Justice and Equality should avoid isolated locations with few...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: The new standards had been in place a month before that person went down to Cahersiveen, so was it a survey, or what exactly was the purpose-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: Regarding the size of rooms and so on, the Department is still using - I ask Ms Buckley to correct me if I am wrong - the McMahon report, which uses a definition from the Housing Act 1966 as the minimum space required for a bedroom, which is 4.65 sq. m. That is about the size of a double bed. Is that standard, referred to in the publication which came out last August, still the one the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: When the outbreak occurred in Cahersiveen, an offer was put to the PRO, who contacts the local elected representatives, of other accommodation in a holiday village in the county. That would have been own-door accommodation. Two of the cottages were actually offered for free. In an effort to take some families out of the Skellig Star, an offer was made. That was turned down by the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: I thank Ms Buckley for that. Did any further inspection take place between September and March, after the initial inspection? When exactly was the decision made to move to Cahersiveen and who made it? What criteria were used? Who decided which people to pick? There is a feeling in Cahersiveen that women and families were brought down there just to appease the local residents in case they...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: Ms Buckley did.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: Finally, given that the-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Direct Provision Centres (26 May 2020)

Pa Daly: Okay.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Pa Daly: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that parents on maternity leave or parental leave can avail of and be included in the wage subsidy scheme upon their return to work (details supplied). [6235/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 May 2020)

Pa Daly: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide guidance to secondary schools to ensure that predictive grades are provided for subjects that may be taught outside the secondary school of the student (details supplied). [6242/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (20 May 2020)

Pa Daly: 666. To ask the Minister for Health if a cross-border directive application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5577/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childcare Costs (20 May 2020)

Pa Daly: 796. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the statement by a union (details supplied) regarding subsidised childcare. [6830/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (20 May 2020)

Pa Daly: 1158. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if calls by adoptees to have an automatic right to access their own information, including their own birth name and automatic access to their own birth certificate will be supported. [6862/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Pa Daly: 1199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will change the Covid-19 contact number to a freephone 1800 number (details supplied). [5640/20]