Results 41-60 of 757 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We appreciate that. I thank the Minister. Our next slot is a Fianna Fáil slot. I call Deputy O'Sullivan.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We have two Deputies remaining who have not spoken. Deputy Roche has just stepped out. We will take Deputy Cahill's questions first. If Deputy Roche is back, he will get ten minutes. There will be a short three-minute time slot for the remaining members. We will conclude before 12 noon.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We have one more speaker in the first round. However, it might be of interest to members that there is an audiovisual room briefing at 1 p.m. by Cian's Kennels, which is an organisation that connects children in hospital with family pets and organists visits of dogs to hospital. It sounds like a worthy cause. I call Deputy Roche.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We are just on time, so I ask the Deputy to be brief.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: As we have some additional speaking time, I propose that we take a few minutes to allow members to ask any remaining burning questions they have. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: For the Deputies' information, we have an additional speaking slot and the next speaker is from Sinn Féin.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We want to try to get everybody in. The Minister wishes to comment briefly.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I have a brief question on multi-annual funding. Under the Department's high-level priorities for 2025, it states it wants to create certainty for the delivery of health projects through multi-annual budgeting. A multi-annual approach to health funding is also in the programme for Government. I think this is a key commitment that must be progressed as it will help to put HSE-funded...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We have two slots remaining and then we will conclude before 12 o'clock. Deputy Cahill, you have three minutes.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Deputy Burke, we are out of time. We have already brought you back in.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: For members' information, regarding the issue raised by Deputy Cullinane on the review, we have received correspondence from the Department on it. It has notified the committee and I thank it for the detailed information on the question. I thank the Minister and Ministers of State for their attendance today, together with their officials. There are a number of items on which we are to...

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the following Further Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2025: Vote 38 - Health

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a status update on the General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill; to explain the delays in this legislation considering that pre-legislative scrutiny was completed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34782/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (25 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 226. To ask the Minister for Health to identify the legislation or statutory instrument that will provide the Health Information and Quality Authority with the power to investigate specific individual complaints; if the necessary provision has been commenced; the timeline for implementation of these powers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34874/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Civil Service (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 361. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department’s policy on the disability equality training available for staff in the Civil Service; if this training includes information on reasonable accommodations and neurodiversity; if those in managerial roles are required to attend additional training on this subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding that is available for the provision of reasonable accommodations for individuals in the public sector workplace; if his Department has issued a list of pre-approved reasonable accommodations available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33984/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 578. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his Department’s policy on the disability equality training available for staff in the Civil Service; if this training includes information on reasonable accommodations and neurodiversity; if those in managerial roles are required to attend additional training on this subject; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 739. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the shortage of childcare facilities available in Carrigaline in Cork; to provide an update on the predicated opening of a new childcare service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34486/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 763. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to a media report regarding further alleged abuses of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (details supplied); the steps she has taken in response to these allegations; if she has engaged with the HSE, NTPF and the hospital in question on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33714/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 912. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have received appointments and the condition for which they were treated under the HSE's chronic disease management programme in each of the last four years, and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34487/25]