Results 661-680 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 826. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the report carried out on the housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability; when the report will be published and available to review [1553/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 831. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to further expand the croí cónaithe vacant dwelling scheme in 2024 to include more eligible properties that would add to housing supply, including the possible reduction of vacancy criteria from two years to one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1695/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 835. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the new fire station in Dunleer, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1760/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Sector Pay (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 890. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expected timelines for pay parity claims for Tús supervisors; if he will respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56875/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 21 November 2023, if there are plans to expand the scheme to include sectors such as farming and so on due to the lack of any other funding supports in such weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56455/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Conservation (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to seek advice from his officials as to whether there are any suitable sites that they may be aware of under their remit that could possibly house this vital wildlife organisation, which continues to struggle to find a suitable site for its important work on the East coast (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1468. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the full details of the escalation protocol at the emergency department of UHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56397/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1469. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the escalating emergency in UHL to provide the criteria required to activate the escalation policy; how many patients were admitted; how many patients are awaiting treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56398/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1470. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the escalating emergency in UHL, if the criteria for escalation was met in the emergency department at UHL on 17 and 18 December 2022; if the escalation protocol was activated on the night of 17 and 18 December 2022 at the hospital; if the escalation protocol was implemented; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1471. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the escalating emergency in UHL, UHL's recommended ratio of nursing staff to patients in the emergency department; the recommended doctor to patient ratio in the emergency department, that is, the number of nurses and doctors, respectively to the number of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56400/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1472. To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the escalating emergency in UHL, the figures on the nursing staff and doctors on duty in the emergency department on 17 and 18 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56401/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1560. To ask the Minister for Health to review correspondence from a person (details supplied) and seek advice on what supports might be available for them in this difficult situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1571. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce a free shingles vaccination scheme for older adults to protect them from what can be a debilitating illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1580. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects ozempic to be added to the GMS list for weight loss; the reason the drug is not available under the drug payments, considering the considerable impact it is having on weight and the associated positive effect it is having on health, thus reducing the long term requirement for other services linked to obesity and weight problems; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1724. To ask the Minister for Health further to the publication of the report carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute (details supplied) if further consideration has been given to the provision of a capitation grant or low-interest loan scheme for small- to medium-sized nursing homes to meet the cost of required upgrades/building works in order to satisfy HIQA regulations,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1725. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of the total number of primary school pupils who are currently awaiting to have their in-school eye, hearing and dental checks, by each CHO area in each of the years 2010 to date; the recommended and targeted age for each of the relevant checks; what improvements are being considered to clear the backlogs in this area, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1737. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the new St. Marys Hospital in Drogheda to be fully operational; if the HSE moratorium has impacted on the progress of the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1623/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2024 (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1858. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the achievements to date with respect to making third level easier for medical graduates to succeed in Ireland following Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1463/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1875. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will seek an update on the long-awaited and much-delayed Ardee Castle redevelopment, funded through the rural regeneration and redevelopment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1759/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (14 Dec 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are now in public session. With members' agreement, we will go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.