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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I feel the Deputy's pain about waiting lists, I can say that much. Losing a loved one is never easy but for those whose loved ones passed away during Covid in nursing homes and care facilities without their families around them, it was especially hard. Families were denied access to their loved ones as they died and they are still being denied answers in respect of their deaths. The...

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank the Labour Party for tabling this motion and welcome the opportunity to speak on it and give it my full support. As Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for older people, the health and well-being of our senior citizens is very close to my heart, as the Minister of State will be aware. I firmly believe our elderly deserve the very best care possible in order that they can enjoy...

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome our guests here today and I thank them for what they do. I welcome the opportunity to speak in support of the essential section 39 and section 56 workers who are at the coalface of community and voluntary services every day providing essential care and support to some of our most vulnerable citizens. These workers have not had a meaningful pay rise in 15 years. That is 15 budgets...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: As Sinn Féin spokesperson for older people, I can only say that this budget does little or nothing for the elderly, including pensioners, struggling with huge increases in the cost of living and the costs of energy and food. Figures from the Parliamentary Budget Office show that, under the Government's budget, pensioners will be 5% worse off than in 2021. Does the Government realise...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I raise the issue of home care hours being granted but not fulfilled in south Kildare. A constituent contacted my office to say she was granted a home care package four weeks ago but it has still not been fulfilled. The lady is relying on her husband who is over 70 years to care for her and her personal needs. This man has been diagnosed with cancer and is simply unable to continue. My...

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank my colleague, Deputy Funchion, for bringing this urgent issue before the House. Ordinary workers and families who are already struggling to make ends meet in this cost-of-living crisis are being further battered by increasing and unaffordable childcare costs. Families are already reeling from the effects of multiple mortgage hikes and ever-increasing food and energy bills. Let us...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: In the national positive ageing strategy, the Government promises to look after our ageing population. The promise is failing extremely in many different areas. In my constituency, Kildare South, I have an 83-year-old gentleman who was admitted to his local hospital when he became unwell. He had the added complication of very severe leg ulcers, which require frequent dressing changes to...

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I am here to speak to Sinn Féin's vital motion on the reversal of planned fuel price increases. I thank Deputy Doherty and his team for bringing it to the floor of the Dáil. The rise in petrol and diesel prices is adding to the stress on families during the cost-of-living crisis. Workers are struggling to afford the fuel to get them to work, not to mention students and their...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: The report on failures to ensure the safety of already-vulnerable children at Temple Street hospital makes for shocking reading. It is no surprise that the HSE commissioned an independent external review. What is even more shocking is that the families and advocates of children affected by these failures were excluded from having any input into the review's terms of reference and have not...

Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I am eager to start this Dáil term by speaking to Sinn Féin's urgent and necessary motion on mortgage interest relief, and I thank my colleague, Deputy Doherty, for bringing it forward. We find ourselves at a critical juncture, where the cost-of-living crisis has reached new heights, leaving families struggling in a web of escalating costs. Families are burdened with soaring...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Statements (13 Jul 2023)

Patricia Ryan: We are here again not to point fingers but to rally this House to action. The Minister of State has just heard one of his own Government Deputies speak on this. The plight of the oppressed in the occupied Palestinian territory is much worse than it was when last we met to discuss it. We stand here 75 years on from Nakba, with Palestinians still enduring appalling human rights abuses at the...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion on the EU restoration law. It is our collective responsibility to safeguard protected areas and to nurture biodiversity, as without it, farming is not possible. However, the balance between preserving our natural world and ensuring the livelihoods of our farmers remain uncompromised is critical. They have, after all, been on the front line...

Nursing Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Patricia Ryan: The Minister has not read it all.

Nursing Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Patricia Ryan: As Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for older people, I am proud to commend the motion to the House. Unfortunately, due to the Government’s inaction, the motion is urgently needed to address an issue that poses a threat to the dignity and well-being of our elderly, namely the alarming surge in nursing home closures across the State. Since 2020 we have seen the closure of 34...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can explain the reason that, despite his Department having an underspend of €97 million on transport and infrastructure, this Deputy has been informed by Kildare County Council that there "are no funds" to repair and resurface dangerously deteriorated sections of road in Kildare South; when, if ever, he intends to allocate...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank the Minister of State for his response but I am concerned that the local authority in Kildare is telling me it cannot fix basic things on roads. I am not talking about pot holes. I am talking about subsidence on the sides of roads and so on. Is it possible something can be done about this? Putting a cone on the side of a road and telling people to drive around it is not...

Home Care and Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Patricia Ryan: As Sinn Féin spokesperson for older people, I see at first hand the effects of the failure of this Government and previous governments to properly plan for home care and home help for the elderly. There are people in hospital now who could be at home, but because there are no staff for their fully approved home care packages they remain in hospital, putting further pressure on...

Home Care and Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Patricia Ryan: It is an absolute disgrace. These are people who need to be in hospital and need to be brought home to get proper care. We cannot, and should never, use the term, but that is what is happening. These people need dignity and need to be approved further care. When will we see the implementation plan to enact the cross-departmental strategic workforce report? Can we see some urgency on...

National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I too thank the Deputies for bringing forward this Bill. I welcome the opportunity to speak on legislation that seeks to abolish the age-based discriminatory practice of underpaying workers under the age of 20. Sinn Féin has long advocated for the removal of these discriminatory pay rates. We brought a motion before the Seanad last term but it was voted down by Fianna Fáil and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I raise an issue about which I have been contacted by countless families, as Sinn Féin's spokesperson for older people. These families carry the anguish and distress of the tragic loss of their loved ones due to Covid in nursing homes. They cry out for a comprehensive inquiry, as promised by the Taoiseach in January. This is not merely a policy matter; it goes to the heart of their...