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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 167. To ask the Minister for Health if all respite beds have now reopened after the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19650/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if plans for extra respite beds are being made; and if so, the number of beds to be delivered, in tabular form. [19652/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, the Ministers and their teams. I want to touch on the Pre-Stability Programme Update Report 2023 recommendations, in particular recommendation 2, which contains the phrase “reiterates that lower income and rural households are among the most impacted by the current inflationary pressures and that longer term measures may be required to support...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I have concerns. particularly as I am dealing with old age pensioners who tell me that they cannot afford to pay their ESB bills. I appreciate the Minister’s answer, however. Recommendation 12 of the Pre-Stability Programme Update Report 2023 states: "that the Government clarify the position of expenditure from the National Reserve Fund, and any other such funds, as part of the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: What does the Minister envisage spending that money on?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank both Ministers and the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (20 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if vintage cars will have to be modified in order to run on E10 fuel; and if not, if they will be exempt and continue to be allowed to use E5 fuel as in the North and UK (details supplied). [18666/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in Kildare for each of the years 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [18762/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 368. To ask the Minister for Health how many home care beds have been delivered by the HSE in each CHO area in 2022, in tabular form. [18667/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 369. To ask the Minister for Health how many people who have been granted funding are on waiting lists for a carer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18668/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (20 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 370. To ask the Minister for Health how many support hours were provided in the past year on the national service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18669/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 371. To ask the Minister for Health how many hours were provided in 2022 on intensive home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18670/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (20 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 372. To ask the Minister for Health how many hours were provided with the pilot statutory home support scheme in 2022-2023. [18671/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 373. To ask the Minister for Health how many extra clinical nurses have been recruited into neurology in the past 12 months. [18672/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (20 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the additional finance that has been put into day and community services for older people, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18673/23]

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue and I would like to thank the Social Democrats for bringing this timely motion before the Dáil. It is safe to say that the housing crisis is just going from bad to worse. Homelessness is at an all-time high, evictions are increasing across the State and the Government has missed its housing targets time and again. Against that...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (19 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I propose Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank Mr. Macey for being here. I go back to the question on targeted measures. Mr. Macey indicated that affordable healthy diets are out of reach for many families. Sadly, due to the cost of living and other factors, it is safe to include older families in that. I am Sinn Féin spokesperson for older people, but I would like to do more to encourage healthy eating among people of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: It is an affordability issue. We have outlined, as has Mr. Macey, the issue of low incomes and people having to rely on sugary and ultra-processed foods. I apologise if this sounds very repetitive, but the last thing we want to do as elected representatives is create an extra burden for folks who are struggling to make ends meet. When Mr. Macey defines "ultra-processed", would this be a...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I agree with Mr. Macey completely. I see it at first hand. I have been dealing with people who would have been very obese and were perhaps dealing with gastric bypasses or gastric sleeves and so on. Since Covid, and I believe we are all a little guilty, people may have gone back to their old ways. Perhaps it is for another committee but we must discuss the fact that people who may have...