Results 961-980 of 1,730 for speaker:Colm Keaveney

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 May 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 204. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20645/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (8 May 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 207. To ask the Minister for Health further to the closure of St. Ita's Hospital, Portrane, in September 2011, the amount that has been spent by Health Service Executive north Dublin on private beds for public patients in the mental health service since that date; the amount that was spent on same in each year from 2009 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20669/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (7 May 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 181. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a response to an application for the home care package based on urgent medical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20379/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (7 May 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 182. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) may expect a decision on an application to participate in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20380/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (6 May 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the installation of the sanctioned scheme, referenced Scheme F: OPW Investigation of the Flooding Problems in the Gort Ardrahan Area of South Galway, final report 1998, will commence; when the Office of Public Works will carry out a local inspection and identify the swallow holes that can be reinstated to improve the local...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Needs Assistants (1 May 2014)

Colm Keaveney: It is privately assessed. Some parents are paying for the assessment privately.

Topical Issue Debate: Special Needs Assistants (1 May 2014)

Colm Keaveney: I thank the Minister of State for his factual and selective presentation. However, the report presents alarming information. It states that poorer families are not normally in a position to co-operate with these services and, as a consequence, when the school applies for support without the correct data, it is turned down. It found that the rules built into the scheme, particularly in...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Needs Assistants (1 May 2014)

Colm Keaveney: I acknowledge the presence of the Minister of State. He was passionate about this area prior to having the honour of being elected to this House. I am confident he is familiar with the details of a report which reveals the number of children being left behind within the system. Schools have been forced to implement ad hocarrangements for children who need adequate supports, particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (30 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate for the current size of the output gap; his views on the implications on same for taxation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19183/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Prices (30 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance with reference to the technical assumptions made on page 5 of the Stability Programme April 2014 update, his estimate of the year-on-year percent change for both real GDP and real GNP if oil were to be $110 per barrel for each year from 2014 to 2018, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19184/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (30 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 549. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles assigned to the Garda station in Craughwell, County Galway during the month of March 2012, March 2013, and March 2014 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18721/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 833. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the waiting lists for children with a disability for dental services for each Health Service Executive region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19182/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) may expect to receive their agri-environment options scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18297/14]

Ambulance Service: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: I acknowledge the dedication, commitment and, above all, the actions of Deputy Billy Kelleher, who has achieved a significant public service by providing for this debate. The motion we have placed before the Dáil boils down to the assertion of two simple factual statements. Our ambulance services are under-resourced and, as a consequence, we are placing people's lives at risk. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 167. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for an occupational assessment and for a hearing assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18238/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (15 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form, information for 2011, 2012 and 2013 and for each county within the State on the total number of whole time equivalent special needs assistants; total number of hours allocated to that national complement of whole time equivalent positions; the total number of children allocated a special needs assistant;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (15 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any pension entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied). [17821/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (15 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 633. To ask the Minister for Health in reference to recommendation 20.5 of A Vision for Change, the identity of the current chair and members of the monitoring group; the date of their last submitted report; the details of his response to that report; the actions taken to address any issues identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17830/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will address the issues identified in recent media reports (details supplied) regarding delays in admitting suicidal patients and patients experiencing severe psychotic episodes; to the concerns expressed by psychiatrists about other such patients being discharged earlier than medically prudent and reports that mental health services in north...

Order of Business (9 Apr 2014)

Colm Keaveney: The programme for Government provides for a policy on mental health to incorporate the recommendations of A Vision for Change. I would be grateful if the Minister confirmed that it was still a Government priority to honour the commitments set out in A Vision for Change. We were promised a review of the Mental Health Act. It was a human rights approach to providing for mental health patients.