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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Services (3 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: The fact is that the front-line staff, the people in the hospital, are asking me what is the point in extending hours when the existing slots are not taken up. Consultants, nurses and everyone else are waiting around with no patients. That is the reality. There is a problem with the referrals from the GPs. The GPs obviously have good reason for not sending patients to Nenagh Hospital and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Services (3 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: I am not saying that. I am saying we should use the service to its maximum.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (3 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a video released by an organisation (details supplied) featuring an interview with a former social, personal and health education, SPHE, teacher and co-ordinator; if she will review correspondence received from concerned parents in County Tipperary regarding the teaching and proposed SPHE syllabus; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (3 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 100. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken to provide fair and accessible support for the core news and current affairs services of independent radio stations, which currently receive no State support; the financial measures she will introduce to support the core news and current affairs services provided by independent radio stations, given their...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (3 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 101. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will commit to a review of the proposed support schemes to ensure they are fit for purpose and economically viable for independent radio stations in view of the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied); the interim measures that will be implemented to support independent radio stations while practical...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (3 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 102. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she plans to address the market distortion in the media sector and ensure a level playing field for independent radio stations competing against global technology platforms and domestic players like RTÉ; if she will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and Coimisiún na Meán to develop simple,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (3 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the case of a child (details supplied); to clarify the assistance that can be offered to ensure this child obtains the cognitive assessment within the required timeframe, before the school enrolment closing date of January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39503/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (3 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 167. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current operational status of the new community nursing unit in Nenagh, County Tipperary, originally meant for the transfer of St. Conlon's patients. [39334/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (3 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the issue with dispensing fees for community pharmacists and ensure the sustainability of these essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39533/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 187. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the Shannondoc service in Roscrea, County Tipperary, given the ongoing concerns from residents about the lack of this essential service; the steps being taken to address this issue and ensure the community of Roscrea has access to adequate medical care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39535/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (2 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the ongoing issues faced by PhD researchers funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) regarding the implementation of the recommended stipend increase from €18,500 to €25,000 (details supplied); the steps being taken to ensure that the necessary additional funding is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons a grant application from a club (details supplied) was refused; when this GAA club will be able to submit an appeal; the specific clarification that is required for this appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39299/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons a grant application from a club (details supplied) was refused; when this club will be able to submit an appeal; the specific clarification required for this appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39301/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to establish a national advisory group on school library provision and to develop a national strategy ensuring every school has a library, a librarian, and access to the Junior Certificate school programme demonstration library programme digital library service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38915/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place for the immediate expansion of the Junior Certificate school programme demonstration library project, by school; how the benefits of dedicated library spaces and professional librarians, particularly in DEIS schools, will be maximised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38916/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how her Department plans to address Ireland’s lag in school library provision compared to European neighbours and other developed countries; whether there will be a commitment to providing necessary funding in Budget 2025 to support school libraries and qualified librarians beyond the €20 million school library book grant of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (1 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 252. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a detailed response on the reasons why a grant application for a sports club (details supplied) was refused; when this GAA club will be able to submit an appeal; the specific clarification that is required for this appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39148/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (1 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 446. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the current policy regarding the acceptance of referrals from private hospitals to the new community care and rehabilitation centre in Nenagh, County Tipperary; whether patients referred from private hospitals, such as Barrington’s Hospital in Limerick, are eligible for admission to the community care and rehabilitation centre in Nenagh;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 497. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that linaclotide (constella® 290mg) is not covered by the drugs payment scheme or for persons who are in receipt of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38872/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (1 Oct 2024)

Michael Lowry: 499. To ask the Minister for Health if he will accept and fully implement the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist Review report to ensure adequate staffing levels for radiation therapy services, safeguarding vital cancer treatment services; if he is aware that these recommendations have been endorsed by a committee (details supplied); if he agrees that outsourcing is a...