Results 81-100 of 214 for speaker:Martin Daly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (27 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 703. To ask the Minister for Health the capital works projects currently ongoing at Roscommon University Hospital; when each of those projects will be completed, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27168/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (27 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 704. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances based in County Roscommon that are available on a 24-7 basis, as of 1 June 2022, 1 June 2023, 1 June 2024 and 1 June 2025, in tabular form. [27169/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (27 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 705. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in Roscommon University hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased later this year. [27170/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regional Development (27 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 912. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the key capital investment made by the Department in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025 in County Roscommon; and the amount of investment in each case and under what scheme, in tabular form. [27165/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regional Development (27 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 913. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects that were funded under the town and village renewal scheme in County Roscommon in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [27166/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Martin Daly: I am a first-time Government TD for Fianna Fáil. I am a GP by profession from the rural area of Ballygar in County Galway. I have been involved in medical politics for 25 or 30 years. I was president of the Irish Medical Organisation for four years. I have been on negotiating teams for every GP contract negotiation since 1998. I am also involved in the joint faculty of sports and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Martin Daly: I welcome the commendable year-on-year investment by the Government in rural towns and villages, both under the CLÁR scheme, as the Taoiseach pointed out, and the RRDF scheme. One of the challenges that remains is that we need to retain our people in our villages. Some 30 or 40 years ago, people were emigrating because of a lack of employment. Now young people want to come back to our...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 24. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will next meet. [22656/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (20 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 318. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the significant increase in new autism spectrum disorder classes anticipated in September 2025, whether his Department will consider implementing a fast-track application process for the local area hackney driver licence to ensure the timely and adequate provision of school transport services for children with additional...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (20 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given that applicants for a local area hackney driver licence must submit an analysis of transport needs and a confirmation letter signed by a senior local authority official, the measures being taken to prevent delays in obtaining these documents in view of the significant increase in new autism spectrum disorder classes anticipated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the significant increase in new autism spectrum disorder classes anticipated in September 2025, whether her Department will consider collaborating with the Department of Transport to support the implementation of a fast-track application process for the local area hackney driver licence and ensure that up-to-date information on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 10. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated to Roscommon County Council for the tenant in situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24656/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Martin Daly: I thank the Minister for that answer. I understand that the tenant in situ scheme was a temporary scheme. It was a safety net for people who were given a notification of termination of their tenancy to avoid homelessness. It is important to address the anxiety of people right around the country - not just in Roscommon or in Ballinasloe, which is also part of my constituency - about the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Martin Daly: Of course, the solution to all of this is to drive the provision of housing right through the different sectors - social, affordable and private. I welcome the new planning framework which will hopefully drive and allow local authorities to redraw their county development plans and deliver that housing. I visited two modular factories during the week. One was in Lidan in Roscommon that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the financial support he is providing to local authorities to acquire second-hand properties for priority categories of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24657/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

Martin Daly: Will the Minister outline the timeframe for the building of the four new elective hospitals?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

Martin Daly: The elective hospitals are absolutely critical health infrastructure. In the past, acute and emergency cases have had to compete with elective cases, with people who had waited long periods having their elective surgery deferred. We often talk about the emergency room as being the focus point but it is really just a symptom of lack of capacity within our health services. I am very happy...

Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements (13 May 2025)

Martin Daly: In a world being reshaped by technology, climate change and shifting geopolitics, one truth remains constant: knowledge drives prosperity. In this rapidly changing landscape, higher education, research and skills are not luxuries. They are economic necessities. Ireland's competitive edge will not come from natural resources or low costs; it will come from talent and from the people we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the assessment that has been made of recent research linking the shingles vaccine to a reduced risk of dementia, and whether there are plans to incorporate this evidence into public health policy in Ireland. [24138/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing level and capacity of psychiatric services at Roscommon University Hospital. [24139/25]