Results 461-480 of 7,498 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Services Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2459. 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; the measures she will take 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: Ministerial Responsibilities (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2471. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the responsibilities that have been devolved to the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43543/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2472. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline her plans regarding the ongoing research and planning on the development of assistive technologies to be used to assist therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43544/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2473. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give an update on the progress of the AAC pilot with AsIAm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43545/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2474. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for assessing the best means of carrying out assessments of needs and therapies provision for those with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43546/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2475. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for those awaiting assessments of needs, by time and county, the projected waiting list by the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43547/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2477. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the positions that are unfilled by the CDNT team, in tabular form; the plans to fill these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43549/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2478. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the progress being made in workforce planning for staffing of CDNTs and disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43550/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Children in Care (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2479. 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 asks regarding the foster care allowance, pension issues etc; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43551/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Child and Family Agency (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2480. 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. [43552/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2481. 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, in tabular form; the plans to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43553/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2482. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and 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. [43554/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2483. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and 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. [43555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2484. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and 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. [43556/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2485. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and 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, around 900 additional residential care places to tackle unmet need and ensure supply...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2486. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and 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. [43559/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2558. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists based at Clogherhead health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [40844/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2559. To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls received at NorthEast Doctor on-call service based in Drogheda in 2024 and to date in 2025; of the calls received, the number that were necessary to have the doctor make a house call; and the number of doctors, nurses and administrative staff based at this service, in tabular form. [40845/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 2560. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental nurses who are currently on panels awaiting a job offer. [40846/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 3116. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national oral health office has not been allocated funding for patients, in particular paediatric patients, who are on public orthodontic waiting lists; the plans for this funding to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43314/25]