Results 61-80 of 7,857 for speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Haulage Industry (28 May 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 154. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider mainstreaming the criteria required between the various Departments involved when bringing a HGV driver from an non-EU country and so reducing the wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27853/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 May 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for a routine CT scan in Roscommon University Hospital as of the 16 May 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26459/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 May 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the weekly capacity for routine CT scans in Roscommon University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26460/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (22 May 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of office staff and medical staff located and employed in the radiology department in Roscommon University Hospital; the number employed in these areas in each of the years 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26461/25]

Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I appreciate that the Minister is supporting it. The means test for carers is mentioned in the programme for Government. I have seen many cases where people's sons or daughters went from the west to Dublin or wherever else and when they came home to mind their parents they were not allowed to get the carer's grant because they had a...

Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If I could have just one second. They might lease the land, and if they do, they are in trouble.

Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Could the Minister look at this because it is ferociously important to help the situation?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 May 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many forestry felling licences were issued in 45 days or less from applications received from 1 January 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24334/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 May 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a tree felling licence will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22638/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 182. To ask the Taoiseach when the disability unit that was to be established in the Department of An Taoiseach will be put into operation. [21139/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 551. To ask the Minister for Finance when a review of the inheritance tax threshold will be initiated to include those persons deceased who do not have children and wish to leave their estate to a person to ensure there is no discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 930. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the requirement for professionals who wish to extend their registration with the Teaching Council in order to provide home tuition, to undertake additional courses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19815/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 931. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the requirement for professionals in fields such as occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and psychologists to be registered with the Teaching Council in order to work as home tutors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19816/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 932. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason qualified professionals are required to register with the Training Council; the reason home tutors working under the home tuition grant scheme for her Department need to register with an outside body such as the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1493. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if 30,000 student visas will be given out this year to international students; and the requirements to access these visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19922/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1494. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in light of the housing crisis, whether it is prudent to give 30,000 student visas to international students who will be requiring accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19923/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1509. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum applications in system under appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18647/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum applications in courts being appealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18648/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current timeframe for initial application to final appeal from a safe country, and an unsafe country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18650/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (29 Apr 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the longest timeframe a person seeking asylum and started with application and is in courts appealing in the current cases that have not been finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18651/25]