Results 7,701-7,720 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 693. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in filling the vacancy on the Supreme Court following the retirement of a judge (details supplied) in June 2019; the reason steps were not taken to address this matter at an earlier date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39165/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 801. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will receive an appointment for the early intervention team; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37980/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 802. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is considering steps to improve the uptake of vitamin D among the population in particular for older and more vulnerable persons (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to a scheme to distribute vitamin D to those most at risk of disease in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37981/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Consultancy Contracts (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 803. To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations on the new public health consultant contract; the timeline for the introduction of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37982/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 804. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the new hires in public health promised in budget 2021 by position in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37983/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 831. To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of the letter sent to a person (details supplied) which is referenced in a newspaper article will be provided. [38165/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 843. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 5 December 2019, if a copy of the 2015 HSE report into the orthodontic service will be provided; if he will report on the outcome of the meeting of the serious incident management team referenced in a letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38335/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 852. To ask the Minister for Health if the allowance made in April 2020 for patients with a medical cannabis licence to have medical cannabis delivered into Ireland rather than self-imported will be extended beyond the emergency timeframe of Covid-19 given the positive effect the allowance has had on these patients’ quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38355/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 916. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish a report (details supplied). [38669/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Benefit Scheme (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 917. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application under the optical benefit refund scheme by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38670/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 918. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be seen by a public ophthalmologist; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38671/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 919. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for the public ophthalmologist in Dublin 12; the reason for the long waiting list; the steps he is taking to address the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38672/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 920. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be seen by the school age team; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38673/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Benefit Scheme (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 921. To ask the Minister for Health the policy position on the optical benefit refund scheme; the reason the policy was amended given the hardship the change has created for families; and if he will consider reversing the policy. [38674/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 938. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists that have been reassigned to the Covid-19 testing and tracing response by CHO in tabular form; the impact this has had in respect of waiting lists; the timeline his Department is working towards to return all redeployed HSE staff to their original posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38776/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Driver Licences (19 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the requirement that a jobseeker must provide evidence of a job offer which requires a driving licence in order to qualify for the training grant of €250 for essential driver training will be reviewed in view of the difficulty to obtain any job offer which requires a driving licence without having already obtained...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Commission on Pensions (19 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if representatives from an organisation (details supplied) will be on the newly established Pensions Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37577/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (19 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI applications for the 2020-2021 academic year which have not yet been subject to a decision by SUSI; the measures that have been put in place to address the increased volume of applications relating to applicants’ financial change in circumstances as a result of Covid-19; if he plans to ensure that additional staff are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (19 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which students who attend specialist training providers are not generally being facilitated under the mitigating educational disadvantage fund or the €15 million fund established to address the digital divide at further education and third level. [37582/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (19 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 314. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding to be allocated to cancer services in the HSE Winter Plan 2020-2021; the way in which the funding will be allocated within cancer services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37575/20]