Results 401-420 of 1,744 for speaker:Martin Browne in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 23. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the difficulty that is being experienced in securing a locum doctor who will provide full-time cover at the minor injuries' unit in Cashel; if the issue of locum payment is acting as a disincentive when seeking to fill posts such as this; if he intends to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26879/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 597. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details regarding the parent consultation clinic invitations, which are being sent to parents by children’s disability network teams; if the purpose of the parent consultation clinic is to develop individual family service plans; when the parent consultation clinic was developed; the stakeholders that were involved in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (24 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 616. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand the availability of the freestyle libre device for persons with diabetes in Ireland. [25937/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (19 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions that are in place to address the delay in providing NCT appointments (details supplied); and if he plans to provide an extension for those effected by the delay. [25490/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architectural Heritage (18 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 12 May 2022, if he will provide further details on the study into issues with insuring thatched premises; the way that owners of thatched properties can become involved in the study; the progress that has been made to date in the study; if there is a deadline by which the study...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the National Patient Safety Office’s feasibility study into remunerating service user family member carers; if this study involves the service users, family members, carer's and supporters engaging in services in resource centres such as a centre (details supplied); the date this study is likely to conclude; if service users, family...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (17 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 660. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1554 of 26 April 2022, if he will provide a breakdown of staffing vacancies within CDNTs in CHO 3 and CHO 5 based on professional disciplines. [24234/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Insurance Coverage (12 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has been contacted by the owners of thatched buildings many of which have a particular heritage value who are unable to secure insurance for their buildings; his views on whether this poses a threat to the future conditions of these buildings; his plan to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (11 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 257. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 521 of 4 May 2022, when the assessment of University Hospital Limerick’s patient pathways is expected to conclude; if the specialist team tasked with ascertaining the additional resources that will be deployed to alleviate the current pressures being experienced in the emergency department will have to wait until...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (10 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 711. To ask the Minister for Health when the expert team will be deployed to University Hospital Limerick; if the team will visit other hospitals within the UL hospital group such as Ennis, Nenagh and St John’s; and when the team is due to report back. [22720/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (10 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 832. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 4 May, the remit of the specialist or expert team that has been deployed to University Hospital Limerick as part of an emergency plan to ease crisis levels of overcrowding at the hospital; the date that team was deployed; if the team will visit other hospitals within the group such as Ennis, Nenagh and St....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (5 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 169. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to instances in which tenants in private rental accommodation are tolerating substandard housing conditions, breaches of their rental rights and even threats and abuse because they are reluctant to report these issues out of fear that they will be evicted and made homeless in a virtually...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (4 May 2022)

Martin Browne: 521. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the specialist team tasked with addressing trolley numbers at University Hospital Limerick; the options that will be open to this specialist team to improve patient pathways; the way this specialist team will address the impact that high trolley numbers at UHL is affecting services at Nenagh Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (28 Apr 2022)

Martin Browne: 17. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is committed to introducing a vacant property tax following the collection of data on vacancy levels under objective 19.12 of Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21438/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (28 Apr 2022)

Martin Browne: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that the eligibility criteria for access to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme were inequitable and needed to be changed; the further reason that he and his Department failed to respond to those concerns despite warnings from members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal and when those warnings were first raised with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Apr 2022)

Martin Browne: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the staffing allocation for the room at the emergency department at Tipperary University Hospital that is specifically for patients presenting with mental health issues; the grades of staff attending; the hours that staff are in attendance; the number of hours per week the room is staffed; if the room is fully resourced and staffed to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (27 Apr 2022)

Martin Browne: 158. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 24 February 2022, the status of the feasibility study into remunerating service user family member carers. [21415/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Apr 2022)

Martin Browne: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the benefits that more focused strategic planning to ensure a minimum level of rail services and standards for rural and regional railways would have for rural Ireland and for regional connectivity; his further views on extending public service obligation services to foster greater development in and use of these rail...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (26 Apr 2022)

Martin Browne: 344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the current backlog in NCT tests given that wait times are currently up to four months in some test centres; and his plans to take action to address the backlog. [19264/22]