Results 781-800 of 1,348 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the funding available to schools for resources such as art therapy; if she will consider increasing supports for initiatives like this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32419/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Responsibilities (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 545. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Minister of State at his Department who has responsibility for Traveller accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32771/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 795. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for a 60-bed community nursing unit in Cashel, County Tipperary; if the commitment to build this new unit will still be upheld; the timeline she is working towards in delivering this new development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32025/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 850. To ask the Minister for Health to provide further details in respect of the audit into governance and equity in patient access and waiting-list management at Children's Health Ireland, commissioned by her Department and the HSE; the reason this audit will review the methods of payments by private patients to consultants; the timeline she is working towards in completing this audit; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 911. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which her Department was alerted to potential financial irregularities in relation to National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) funded insourcing work at another public hospital, separate to Children’s Health Ireland; if she will identify which hospital the NTPF has suspended all insourcing work with since 11 April 2025; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 931. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure that adults with spinal muscular atrophy receive access to approved medicines (details supplied); if she will engage in dialogue with stakeholders regarding the current age-based exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32774/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 932. To ask the Minister for Health if the next iteration of the Tobacco Free Ireland Strategy will contain objectives relating to nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches, to keep pace with current and emerging trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32775/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 933. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of each cancer-related capital programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32776/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 934. To ask the Minister for Health to specify which cancer-related capital programmes reached appraisal stage and have now lapsed in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32777/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 935. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of each of the promised dedicated cancer units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32778/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 936. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on implementing a multi-year funding approach for the health service, as committed to in the Programme for Government; the measures in place to achieve this commitment; if it is her intension to announce this in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32779/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 941. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority has paused publication of stage-3 nursing home inspection reports; if so, the legal basis for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32818/25]

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The "RTÉ Investigates" programme was shocking, disturbing and difficult viewing. Nobody in this country should be treated in that way. It is clear that the nursing homes in question were understaffed and under-resourced and patients were treated in an appalling manner. What concerns me and many of us is that this is a repeat of the scandals of the past. What we are seeing is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The special long-Covid scheme for healthcare workers is due to end in two weeks' time creating huge financial uncertainty for healthcare workers still suffering from long Covid. These workers were exposed to Covid in healthcare settings at the height of the pandemic when many others were told to remain at home. Some of these got Covid before PPE and vaccines were in place. They made a huge...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The Minister of State mentioned ECTs in her remarks. The Social Democrats will oppose section 83 which allows for ECT for children. According to the Psychological Society of Ireland, it has not been used in the State on children in more than two decades. It is still contained in the Bill. I accept that ECT is subject to the approval of the High Court. We believe that it should never be...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I move amendment No. 117: In page 52, lines 7 and 8, to delete “a mental disorder” and substitute “mental health difficulties”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I support the sentiments of previous speakers on enshrining wider assessment. If the Minister of State agrees this needs to be done but does not agree with the actual amendment, I encourage her to consider inserting a Report Stage amendment that will achieve something similar. I ask her to consider doing that on Report Stage, if she agrees this is worth doing and is worthwhile.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I move amendment No. 78: In page 33, lines 34 and 35, to delete “a mental disorder” and substitute “mental health difficulties”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I move amendment No. 80: In page 33, lines 39 and 40, to delete “a mental disorder” and substitute “mental health difficulties”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I move amendment No. 88: In page 35, lines 1 and 2, to delete “a mental disorder” and substitute “mental health difficulties”.