Results 11,001-11,020 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (28 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [50292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (28 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 663. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if carers who are signing on for credits and who pay voluntary contributions will be guaranteed a full contributory pension when they reach retirement age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50391/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Recently, the Tánaiste and some of her colleagues promised a package of measures to deal with white-collar crime. Incredibly, she proposes to give more powers and resources to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE. I say it is incredible because, given its very poor performance over recent years, especially its bungling of the Fitzpatrick trial, it is hard to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I did not.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (23 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding lands at a location (details supplied) for which Fingal County Council sought a deed of waiver in order to transfer the land to Fingal County Council ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49730/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (23 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide primary and secondary schools in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49728/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (23 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of drafting amendments to the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016; the timeframe for the completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49731/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (23 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 168. To ask the Minister for Health the schedule for full implementation of the eHealth programme; the proposed funding allocation to ensure this happens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49810/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (23 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the systems in place for the oversight of the hospital consultant contracts; the accountability structures which exist to ensure compliance with this contract; and if he is satisfied that this operates properly. [49811/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that are operating a single waiting list in public hospitals as provided for under the consultant contract; the reason hospital management is allowed to ignore this stipulation; the action he will take to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49812/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Expenditure (23 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis on which €100 million has been budgeted for the Luas green line projects; the purpose for which this additional funding is intended; the system that prioritised this project over much needed public transport infrastructure in other parts of the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49809/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (23 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 208. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the youth services that are available in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49729/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I apologise for being late, but I was watching the proceedings on the monitor. I welcome the Minister's presentation and his very positive comments on Sláintecare. I agree wholeheartedly with all of the Chairman's comments on concerns we all have about the slippage of the plan in its timescale. The starting point is the implementation plan. We have all been of the view that this is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: What about the contract?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: As I said earlier, a cohort of clinical directors are being paid €46,000 to supervise their colleagues. What are they doing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister said non-compliance with the contract would be argued strongly in court in respect of the case the consultants are taking. Surely, that argument has been used already with the initial findings of the court.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: How can people claim to get back money for work they did not do? Have we been using that evidence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Sláintecare Report (22 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister referred to formal investigations. I welcome that in respect of the people who were highlighted in last night's programme. Clearly, this is a systemic problem that must be dealt with. We need to change the systems in place that allow abuse of the public purse at present. I am repeating my request. The National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, audit was carried out and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (22 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for including a clause setting an age limit of 47 years of age for women to receive treatment in the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49527/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 157. To ask the Minister for Health further to the recently published NTPF audit and quality assurance reports on waiting lists, the reason Beaumont Hospital did not participate in this audit as planned; if the NTPF collected information in respect of the public or private status of the patients who were adversely affected; and if so, the data on same. [49542/17]