Results 641-660 of 2,311 for speaker:Patricia Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (31 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 585. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to persons wishing to provide and train an autism assistance dog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3943/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (31 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 586. To ask the Minister for Health when free GP visit cards will be made available to children aged 6 and 7 years and to children in other age cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3944/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 587. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the establishment of the proposed sodium valproate stakeholder group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3945/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Research Funding (31 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 588. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has commissioned research into the reasons persons travel abroad for surgery, and the potential associated risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3946/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 596. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medicines that are in short supply; the name of each in tabular form; the reason for the shortage of each medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3966/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Incidence (31 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 597. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who died by suicide by county, in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3974/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (31 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 753. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide funding for renewable gas production by anaerobic digesters from grass and slurry on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3960/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (31 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 754. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure farmers are recognised and remunerated for storing carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3961/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (31 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 755. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the transfer of local authority veterinary services over to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3979/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: Last night a constituent brought a prescription for antibiotics to an out-of-hours chemist. The family has a medical card but because the prescribed medicine was out of stock, she was charged €17. This was for the very same medicine, amoxicillin. To add insult to injury, the medicine she received was made by an Irish company, Athlone Laboratories, in Roscommon. If that was not bad...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (25 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans, and the timelines involved, to publish legislation securing access to cash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (25 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the assessments that have been undertaken and will be undertaken with regards to the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears, including the suite of alternative repayment arrangements; his plans to give the code full legal effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3743/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: Yes. I understand completely.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank Dr. O'Toole. A vote has been called, so I appreciate his answer.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I will ask a brief question. I thank the witnesses and apologise for dipping in and out. Are there more appropriate and efficient incentives than tax incentives for promoting research and development?

Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Second Stage (24 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I commend the work of the Irish donor network, the Irish Kidney Association and all other groups that do fantastic work in highlighting issues relating to organ donation. The Bill will, I hope, help normalise organ donation in Ireland. I am mindful that in most cases, in order for someone to benefit from an organ donation, another person must have lost a loved one. I know many families who...

Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: Ireland's dental service is in crisis and the Government is burying its head in the sand. I have previously spoken about the fact that there is just one dentist and one dental technician accepting medical cards in County Laois. I asked a question on this recently and the answer, which I received this morning, was that only one dentist and no technician accepts medical cards in Laois. I...

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: The establishment of a food regulator has been a long-standing demand of Sinn Féin. We must ensure that farmers and consumers are protected against the stranglehold of dominant players such as multinational retailers and meat processing plants. Our farmers must be rewarded with a fair price for what is recognised around the world as a top-quality product. In 2019, I stood with...

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank my colleague, An Teachta Cullinane, and his team for bringing forward this motion. Even the most unbiased eye can see our health service is in turmoil. Unfortunately, this is not a new problem. Successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Governments made decisions that caused the crisis we are in or failed to make the decisions necessary to avert it. There are three former Ministers...

Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 Jan 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. It is long overdue and it requires the Minister to conduct oil emergency planning and obliges oil companies to co-operate with the Department and public bodies in the creation of such a plan. It will establish a centralised register of oil companies, both retail and wholesale, and give extra powers to the Minister for Transport relating to the...