Results 861-880 of 1,614 for speaker:Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (3 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be sourced to undertake a large-scale project to examine the benefits of cloud-based virtual desktop infrastructure in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28917/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 315. To ask the Minister for Health the specific investment planned in 2019 to target understaffing in the neurology centres of counties Limerick, Waterford and Sligo in which the number of consultant neurologists continues to be less than the three required at minimum to provide a safe and effective level of service. [28957/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (3 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 316. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been allocated for the recruitment of a clinical nurse specialist in multiple sclerosis at University Hospital Limerick; and when recruitment will commence. [28958/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy (3 Jul 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 317. To ask the Minister for Health when he will receive the implementation plan for the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy from the HSE; and the timeframe for the publication of the plan. [28959/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 3. To ask the Minister for Health when the full complement of children’s disability network teams will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28601/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I ask the Minister of State when the full complement of children's disability network teams will be in place and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: There is a long standing commitment to provide children's disability network teams across the country. It has been ongoing for some time now. The 2016 HSE service plan said that work is under way in reconfiguring children's disability services into geographically-based children's disability network teams with 56 of the 129 teams reconfigured. It went on to say that "2016 will see the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I again ask the Minister of State to say, insofar as he can, that all of these will be reconfigured by the end of this year. The HSE told me in a recent reply that a second key enabler is accommodation for these multi-agency and multidisciplinary teams. From the child and family's perspective, a co-located children's disability team is essential to achieve optimal outcomes for the child,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Reports (28 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 37. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken on foot of HIQA’s finding that the level of compliance with the health and safety and risk management outcome in disability centres was less than 50% in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28318/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (28 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 56. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of new assessment of need procedures under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28317/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (28 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the expansion of the DEIS programme as part of the school completion programme will be announced in view of the fact that it was due to be announced in May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28430/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the witnesses for coming to this morning's meeting, which I suggested. If I were to do so again, I would ask that the Health Service Executive, the Minister of State and all the organisations present should be represented in order that we could all be on the same hymn sheet. That did not matter and we can certainly relay the witnesses' concerns to the next meeting. There is a very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I would like to finish. I am interested in Mr. Allen's thoughts on what changes could be made to the Disability Act 2005. Perhaps we could discuss that a future meeting if we would like to have a think about the issue. We are helpless in many ways, but that is something that we can try to change. I am interested in meeting Mr. Allen to discuss that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I welcome the witnesses, in particular Ms O'Neill, who is from my home town. We went to school at the same time. I extend a special welcome to her and Dr. Morgan. I apologise as I must leave shortly as there is a group from west Cork that needs to be shown around etc. I will read the answers to colleagues' questions as well. The current system of assessment of needs is not working....

Special Needs Assistants: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Having worked as a special needs assistant for a few years, I know at first-hand how hard SNAs work and the major benefits they provide in the education system. They and the families of the students they assist deserve better treatment than they are currently receiving. As Fianna Fáil's spokesperson on disability, I work closely with SNAs and the families of the students they assist....

Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It is a pity the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, has left the Chamber because my question was for him but perhaps the Taoiseach will be able to answer me.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (26 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance if provisions can be put in place to cap the premiums on insurance for community based groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27406/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (26 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 304. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that can be put in place to ease the funding burden on a group (details supplied), particularly in circumstances in which it provides a positive benefit to communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27397/18]

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The programme for Government provides that continued investment of €50 million per year will be made available to reduce waiting lists and overcrowding, particularly for urgent cases and for those who have been waiting longest. Yet over 660,000 people are currently on waiting lists. Alarmingly, this represents a steady increase of approximately 30,000 since last February. Behind all...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I agree with Deputy Donnelly that it is important that all public notices and labelling is in English and Irish and that this proposal would put to bed any potential legal challenges in that regard.