Results 561-580 of 4,883 for speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 1477. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding to support community-based service providers in the provision of health services across country for a service in County Carlow (details supplied). [12855/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Engagements (20 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 1554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Minister of State within his Department visited University of Pittsburgh during his recent visit to the US for St, Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12570/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I wish to raise the issue of hospitals not providing transport for patients on discharge. I have a patient who attended St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny. She had an irregular heartbeat and chest pains. She was discharged home. She was put into a taxi which cost €99. She had to pay it. The hospital has no transport. It is a huge concern. Previously she has gone to hospitals in Naas...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Post Office Network (7 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with previous speakers. We are so lucky to have our post offices, particularly in rural Ireland, because they play a significant role in that area where people are able to meet and the services and postmasters are excellent. However, we need to make sure we keeping adding on extras, be they banking facilities or something else. I am a firm believer that people should be able to tax...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (7 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had discussions with the ESB on opening up grid access to more households and businesses with microgeneration capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10859/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (7 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had discussions with the ESB on the rollout of three-phase smart metres for wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10860/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (7 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeowners that have applied to have their septic tank registered, by county, in tabular form; the number that have applied for refurbishment grants under the new Domestic Waste Water Treatment Scheme; the number successful and unsuccessful by county, in tabular form, from 2023 to date in 2024; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 277. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person will receive their pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11455/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (7 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 331. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans in his Department to launch a public awareness campaign of the mother and baby redress scheme opening; if there is to be a time limit on the application period given the urgency of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11454/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome the Government's Town Centre First plan. As the Minister knows, Tullow, County Carlow, now has a town regeneration officer who will manage the implementation of the plan locally and work with the town team but to me the really good thing is that work is being done with the community representatives. That is the game-changer and I really welcome it. It was announced that...

International Women's Day: Statements (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: As we all know, this Friday is International Women's Day. It is important that we promote women in business and politics, and it is also important that we support each other as women. I firmly believe that women need to support other women more. There are still many barriers in education, business and political life, and we must break the bias to ensure gender equality in our workplaces...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I would like to speak about the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, in Carlow. The biggest issue I have had for the past few months is the lack of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists. For children who are on the waiting list, there is no one to assess them. Children who should be going into classrooms in September do not have school places because they have...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 77. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme will reopen for applications in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10257/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 78. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the LEADER programme in County Carlow. [10258/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10217/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 709. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care facility in Tullow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10315/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 810. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the projects in County Carlow to receive funding under CLÁR Measure 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10233/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (5 Mar 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 811. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to support public libraries across Ireland. [10234/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am very much concentrated on County Carlow, which I represent. I will outline some of the issues with which I deal. Many schools have been asked to create places for students within an ASD unit, yet there seems to be an issue with staffing and other resources. The first issue concerns a parent who came in to me during the week. At the moment, her child cannot get a school place for...