Results 841-860 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Natura 2000 (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I, again, thank Senator Kelleher and acknowledge some of the difficulties she has raised that have not been addressed in the response. I apologise to the Senator for the Minister not being here. In saying that, I will convey to the Minister some the issues she raised, specifically the use of the site by a local gun club, the absence of signage and the lack of proper consultation with the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Natura 2000 (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I will contact the Minister.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Natura 2000 (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I will commit to telephoning the Minister when I return to my office.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Natura 2000 (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I am taking all of the Commencement matters.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Richard Bruton. I thank the Senator for raising the matter as it provides me with an opportunity to update the House on the current position and the next steps in relation to the construction of Mungret community college. As the Senator will be aware, the provision of a new school for Limerick...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Further additional temporary accommodation has recently been approved for the school in question to meet the accommodation needs for 2018-19. The new school, with a long-term projected enrolment of 800 pupils and a two-classroom ASD unit, will be located in Mungret on the greenfield site acquired by the ETB from Limerick City and County Council.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Senator for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton. I am pleased to outline to the Seanad the current position on the site selection process for the new school campus at Buncrana. The project in respect of the education campus in Buncrana is included on the Department of Education and Skills capital...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I will bring the Senator's concerns back to the Minister, Deputy Bruton, and I will speak with the Minister of State, Deputy Joe McHugh, also. I do not have any further information other than what I have given, so I cannot comment further on the negotiations.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Capitation Grants (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Do not shoot the messenger.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Capitation Grants (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The Minister thanks Senator Murnane O'Connor for raising the important issue of schools funding. Unfortunately I am here on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton, and I do not have any information as to where he is. The Department of Education and Skills is very conscious of the need to improve capitation funding for schools having regard to the reductions that were...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Capitation Grants (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Senator. I understand the difficulty around capitation grants because I regularly deal with the issue in the context of my local schools. I will bring the concerns of the Senator to the Minister and ask him to reply to her. I do not know if an increase in capitation will be in the budget, to be honest.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 445 to 447, inclusive, together. As this is a service matter, I have referred these 3 PQs to the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As this is a service matter, it is being submitted to the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dietician Service Provision (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National LGBTI Strategy (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I understand the HSE is committed to developing an LGBTI+ Health Strategy this year and it is likely that intersexual children will be referenced in this Strategy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (4 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The development of a National Framework for Healthy Workplaces is progressing under the Healthy Ireland agenda and is overseen by a sub-group co-chaired by the Department of Health and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. This work primarily involves development of a framework across both the public and private sectors to encourage and support the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (3 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 304 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the development of a Roadmap for Reformulation by the Obesity Policy Oversight Implementation sub-group on reformulation is progressing its work within its terms of reference and plans to complete its work within one year. The sub-group has met on a number of occasions since its first meeting in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (3 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: My Department is developing an evaluation framework for the purposes of drafting a request for tenders to undertake an evaluation of the Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax. This evaluation framework will firstly inform the process of identifying both the data and other requirements for such an evaluation. At this juncture it is envisaged that an evaluation will commence before the end of the year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (3 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: The European Commission convened a joint meeting on front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling between the Working Group of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed in the context of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (FIC) and the Advisory Group on the Food chain, Animal and Plant Health on 22June 2018 in Brussels. The meeting mainly...