Results 5,161-5,180 of 8,978 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (5 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We have agreed to the Senator's proposal to invite submissions from the relevant disability sectors and stakeholders and to invite the Minister to deal with our position that the situation needs to be changed. The next petition is No. P00032/13 from Mr. Richard Daly who calls on the Government to consider introducing a supplementary primary education tax, payable by non-EU nationals...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Functions: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (5 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The next item for discussion is the role and remit of the ombudsman. We will have a discussion with the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, Mr. Tony McCourt, who is accompanied by his senior colleague, Mr. Brian O'Neill. I remind everyone to ensure their mobile phones are switched off. We are very pleased to welcome the ombudsman here today. He will make a presentation on his role and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (5 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The committee will now sit in public session in its capacity as the Joint Sub-committee on Public Petitions to record the decisions of the committee. We have deliberated on a number of petitions before us today. We will take the first two petitions together - petition No. P00014/13 from Ursula Witmer on the medical criteria for the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions)...

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Did the Taoiseach listen to the crowds last Saturday?

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We want clarity.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the current practice of ending domiciliary care allowance for parents of children with systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis once those children are 16 years old; if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by families that do not wish to expose their children to the stress of appearing before a panel to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (4 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 498. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce or amend legislation in order that judges have the full range of options available to them including community service when sentencing persons from another legal jurisdiction. [41030/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 597. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn the considerable inconvenience and stress caused to the parents of children with arthritis living throughout the State by the small number of paediatric rheumatologists here and the failure by the Health Service Executive to ensure that they provide regular mobile clinics at regional hospitals [41033/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 598. To ask the Minister for Health if a third rheumatology consultant will be appointed by the Health Service Executive to service those suffering from arthritis in the north west region; if a person specialising in juvenile or paediatric rheumatology will be appointed to support parents of children with arthritis in the region [41034/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services (4 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the resources and measures that will be or have been put in place to provide counselling and other support services to assist families and the wider community to deal with the trauma of the recent tragic deaths of persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; the steps he will take to advise and inform the local community of the supports that are available....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1019. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that Irish Water is holding households responsible for the maintenance for any water pipe work up to 225mm from the boundary of their property and further; his further views of the potentially serious financial implications of this policy for householders. [41426/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will Ms Kennedy e-mail all the research she has referenced to us? Will she draw attention to the key points within it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We will include that in our deliberations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Long may that last. We desperately need NGOs in this country to protect people's rights. I cannot thank the witnesses enough for their presentations, which have been immensely helpful to our work. We will take three actions. We will write to the RIA and the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, regarding the Mount Trenchard matter and we will request access for the NGOs to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is there an appeals process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is incredible. Doras Luimní, a highly regarded NGO that is recognised by the State and is regularly mentioned in these Houses for its work on the rights of asylum seekers, is being denied access to a Government-funded facility. Is that Ms McHugh's testimony?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is shocking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is a serious matter. As an interim measure, our committee will write to the RIA seeking urgent clarification in light of Ms McHugh's evidence and ask for an immediate resolution. Is that agreed? Agreed. Ms McHugh's testimony was shocking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is unacceptable to our committee that a respected NGO like Doras Luimní cannot get access to provide support in a centre that is funded by taxpayers. We will write to the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, and RIA seeking urgent clarification on the issue and asking that Doras Luimní be given access to the centre immediately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sorry to interrupt, but the committee will seek to visit two centres, one urban and one rural. We reserve the right to visit the centre in question. I thank Ms McHugh for her testimony. We will write seeking urgent clarification from the Minister of State and RIA and expect that Doras Luimní will regain access to the centre. I apologise to members, but I have a final question...