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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I will be honest with the Minister - there is a crisis in care right across the State at the moment. If you look at childcare, for example, childcare units are closing on a weekly basis. Even though the people who provide childcare are professionals, they get some of the lowest wages in the State. Children in State care are in crisis at the moment. The State is putting children who are in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: We do have an issue with care in this country and we have to value care more than we do.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: The question is, do we value care that is being delivered, sometimes by family members and oftentimes by non-family members, to people who are in need right across the country? The measure of the value a government places on a particular issue is through the financial contribution it will make to the delivery of that care. It is very clear that many people are suffering financially because...

Healthcare Services in the Mid-West Region: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister, Deputy Donnelly, facilitated the closure of Loughlinstown ED as well. He bought into the lie that existed that the closure of EDs would somehow make people safer. It certainly has not, and the Government needs to apologise for the closure of the EDs.

Healthcare Services in the Mid-West Region: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I wish to express my deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Aoife Johnston. Her death was a catastrophic disaster for her family and friends. Aoife was 16 years old when she died. Incredibly, she had to wait 12 hours in hospital before receiving treatment. Reading the report issued by Mr. Justice Clarke, it is incredible what happened in that situation. Aoife was triaged as a...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Every day, more and more gardaí are resigning and retiring. Every day, gardaí are being attacked in this country. There is a breakdown in the criminal justice system which is leading to a situation where some criminals feel they can get away with murder with impunity if necessary. That is a very serious issue. I will repeat the core points on this issue. We certainly want to...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand what the Minister is seeking to do with this Bill. We support the objective behind the Bill in this case. The law in this area has to be changed because current practice has been deemed unconstitutional. All minors should be treated equally under the law when considering their age. That is a really important issue. A couple of issues arise in the context of what is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 23. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of fraudulent claims of payments through her Department, by payment type, of those residing in the State and those residing outside the State, by county, in each of the past ten years; the number of fraudulent claims, by payment type, currently under investigation, of those residing in the State and those residing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of square metres of property managed by the OPW for the accommodation of public servants; the average square metre accommodation afforded to each member of staff; and the average total cost of providing a square metre of accommodation for each public servant per year. [37357/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform who signed off on the purchase order for the new bicycle shed in Leinster House; the chain of management that was involved in the decision to sign off on the purchase order for the new shed; the role he plays in procurement within the OPW; and if there is a price floor or ceiling for which he becomes responsible for the procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff working in a hybrid manner in her Department, and all State agencies under the aegis of her Department; the average remote working time for those who are working in a hybrid manner in these organisations; whether any research has been conducted into the comparable productivity of people working in a hybrid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of tachograph readings that have been carried out by An Garda Síochána in each of the past ten years. [37353/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda traffic watch phone number, 1890205805, has been discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37569/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 499. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time the renovation of the laboratory in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, will take. [37664/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 500. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been admitted through the emergency department in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for each of the past ten years. [37665/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 501. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have presented at the emergency department in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for each of the past ten years. [37666/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 502. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have bypassed Navan in an ambulance for each of the past five years. [37667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 503. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff, at all employment levels, that are employed at the emergency department in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for each of the past ten years; and the employment level plan at all levels for the next five years. [37668/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 504. To ask the Minister for Health the budget of the emergency department at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for each of the past five years; and the budget plan for the next five years. [37669/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 505. To ask the Minister for Health if the recruitment embargo has been fully lifted at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [37670/24]