Results 6,381-6,400 of 10,424 for speaker:Niamh Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 560. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which response times have improved in counties Cavan and Monaghan as regards A Programme for a Partnership Government commitment to increase ambulances, EMTs and paramedics each year to improve response times; and the increase achieved in each year [44681/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if he has instructed the HSE to implement an embargo on home help recruitment and new home care hours and extend this embargo until January 2020; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is causing the waiting lists for those approved for home help to grow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44972/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the meeting requested with him by a municipal district (details supplied) regarding the home help crisis; if he will provide a date for same as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45026/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tax Rebates (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 647. To ask the Minister for Health if medical travel expenses are recoupable in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45134/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 648. To ask the Minister for Health the reason HSE transport was withdrawn in December 2018 in a case (details supplied); the other options open to pensioners living far away but needing to get transport to respite services in a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45135/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 781. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 346 of 15 October 2019, the engagement that has taken place with persons (details supplied) to date regarding the period of engagement with the HSE; if the HSE will outline the plans in place for the provision of day services following the three-month period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45576/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 798. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed; the steps he will take to ease the crisis on affected farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44673/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 855. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason there are no electric vehicle fast charging points in County Cavan; if matters raised by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if consideration will be given to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44678/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disabled Parking Permit (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 894. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason persons with hidden disabilities are not entitled to the disabled person's parking card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45106/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 906. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of carrying out a feasibility study on reopening the railway line from Dublin to Kingscourt, County Cavan; the average cost of a rail feasibility study in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44445/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 916. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Bus Éireann has plans to erect a bus shelter at a location (details supplied) to service the large volume of persons commuting to Dublin daily to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44642/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 993. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if correspondence from a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if a 5% increase in family resource centre core funding will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44698/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 1014. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the LIS scheme is now closed to new applications in a location (details supplied) due to a 15-year application backlog; his plans to invest further in such areas to clear the backlogs on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44325/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 1037. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44376/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 1038. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if insurance contributions will be credited to farmers for pension purposes for the time they were in receipt of farm assist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44421/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 1161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of plans to deal with the rising cost of business rates in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38582/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (5 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 1162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending the slurry spreading deadline in counties Cavan and Monaghan as a special case due to flooding; if he has had discussions with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41974/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (24 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 35. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme to local authorities nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43043/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (24 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the CLÁR scheme nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43044/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 164. To ask the Minister for Health the locations to which he plans to extend a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43889/19]