Results 421-440 of 7,631 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Staff (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 998. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the progress being made in workforce planning for staffing CDNTs and disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47563/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 999. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the engagement there has been with foster carers to deliver on their requests regarding the foster care allowance, pension issues and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47564/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1000. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on early child and family interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47565/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Staff (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1001. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the positions and teams unfilled for community neuro rehabilitation teams, by region; the plans to address this, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47566/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Staff (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1002. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and the estimated cost to deliver 222 extra posts in adult multidisciplinary therapies as promised in the action plan for disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47567/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1003. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and estimated cost to deliver around 1,200 additional day service places each year to ensure places for school leavers who require them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47568/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Services (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1004. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and estimated cost to deliver 800,000 additional personal assistance hours, and 110,000 additional home support hours respite services as promised in the action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47569/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1005. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and estimated cost for continued expansion of respite services, including alternative respite options such as 500 new community-based residential care places to replace disability care in large institutional and campus-based settings and around 900 additional residential care places to tackle unmet need...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1006. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and estimated cost to increase support for people with disabilities to access supported independent living, the provision of supports to live at home, in order to phase out long-term care in a nursing home for younger people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47571/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1007. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and estimated cost for the option of personalised budgets for those with disabilities, giving individuals greater choice and control over how they are supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47572/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Low Pay (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1008. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the independent review of low pay in section 39 organisations will commence as committed to in the 2025 WRC agreement; if she will take measures to ensure that all section 39 workers, including those delivering PA and homecare services, are included in all increases committed to in the WRC agreement, and that future changes...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Strategies (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1009. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the national disability strategy and the plans to implement it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47574/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Strategies (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1010. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans to implement the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47575/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1114. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that there is no overcrowding at the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47625/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1115. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on podiatry services in the Louth area; her plans to ensure adequate personnel and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47626/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1116. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the progress by the national oral health office for orthodontists to provide care to grade 5 dental patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47627/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1117. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on orthodontic services provided in the Louth area; her plans to ensure adequate personnel and services, particularly for grade 4 and 5 dental patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47628/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1118. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider additional funding for addiction services provided through the northeastern regional drugs and alcohol task force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1119. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider a review of the need for addiction services given the huge issue in Ireland with alcohol, drug and gambling addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47630/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1120. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider additional funding and a strategy to deal with obesity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47631/25]