Results 421-440 of 866 for speaker:Cathy Bennett

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 82. To ask the Minister for Health the basis of excluding women over the age of 35 from accessing the free contraception scheme. [34921/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 116. To ask the Minister for Health her proposals to provide adequate access to care for people with endometriosis. [34920/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (26 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps Monaghan County Council needs to take to secure funding for sports facilities at the convent lands in Monaghan town. [34926/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the operation of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund. [34925/25]

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: The State has a long, sorrowful and shameful history of failing those within its care. Women, especially mothers, and children have endured the brunt of that long, sorry history. Whether we are talking about survivors of institutional abuse or the degradation of babies' organs; those responsible for delivering justice not only failed to deliver it but actively sought to deny justice. What...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: The people of Monaghan and Cavan deserve adequate health services and care within their community. In 2002, the Taoiseach, as Minister for Health and Children, refused to give a commitment to protect emergency department services at Monaghan hospital at that crucial time. In 2009, the hospital's emergency department was closed for good. The minor injuries unit lacks basic equipment. As a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Who was over that?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: I am going to keep at it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: That is not happening. Monaghan hospital is waiting years for an emergency department.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: The Taoiseach needs to go to Cavan hospital, walk around it and see the people waiting in the emergency department.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: People are waiting two weeks for a transfer.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: I thank the Tánaiste for coming in today. If Ireland cannot take any action in the face of genocide, was it wise for Ireland to have signed up to the EU-Israel association agreement?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: But there is nothing we can do. There is nothing we are doing.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: How come we have not done anything then?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Trade and services?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: That is okay. I thank the Minister for answering those questions. On passports, I want to commend the Passport Office. The processing of passports has really sped up in recent years. I have some questions on this. An issue I have encountered is where people have made three attempts to get witnesses to authorise the photographs. If there is no garda on duty on a day, the applicant...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Three times and then it goes back.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: The budget for reconciliation and North-South co-operation has decreased by one third. What was the reason for that? Why did it decrease?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: I have spoken to a few people from the diaspora with American or Australian driving licences who are moving home to Ireland. When they get to Ireland, if they never sat a driving test here previously, they have to sit a completely new test, where they start from scratch and do their driving lessons. With the backlog in driving licences, will the Tánaiste consider the diaspora being...