Results 921-940 of 1,477 for speaker:Grace Boland
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (2 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 266. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the requirement for a GP referral to access services at the Balbriggan Primary Care Centre, the specific measures her Department is taking to improve access to services at the centre, particularly for patients facing barriers to GP access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36490/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the first home scheme will be extended to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35778/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement his Department has had with Fingal County Council in relation to the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35779/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (1 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 662. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current capacity of Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36120/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (1 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 663. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current open staff vacancies of Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36123/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Detention Centres (1 Jul 2025)
Grace Boland: 664. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports in place in Oberstown Children Detention Campus to alleviate pressure and support those working on the campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36124/25]
- Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: Is this relevant, Deputy?
- Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: Please make sure you keep it relevant to the legislation.
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: I thank the witnesses for attending. I apologise I have a competing meeting at the same time. Unfortunately, I was in there and ran in here. I apologise for missing their opening remarks and if I repeat the previous questions. As a mum of eight-year-old twin girls and as a TD representing one of the youngest areas in the country with Balbriggan being the youngest and most culturally...
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: What is the issue there? The child should be front and centre. Dr. Muldoon is right, and I see it in the representations I engage in every day. The Departments of education and children are not talking. It is not joined up. What is the internal barrier?
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: It showed the opposite.
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: I am watching the clock.
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: In the short time I have left, I want to ask about the UN convention. What is the impediment? Why have we not moved forward with it?
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: That money could be better spent on actually investing in the services.
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: As a lawyer, I absolutely know how expensive those cases are.
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: Will that be shortly?
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: Are there other countries like Ireland that have incorporated the UN convention?
- Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)
Grace Boland: In looking at the priority recommendations, I noted one was to keep the child poverty and well-being programme office and address the disproportionate impact of poverty on marginalised children. We have recently seen again the commentary about the huge number of children – I think the highest ever – in poverty. Where is that office now and what is the plan for the future?