Results 11,641-11,660 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (10 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 273. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of child-care cases awaiting allocation to a social worker in each Tusla local office area, by the priority status of the case and the average waiting time in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22378/17]

Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Is it not seven and a half minutes in total?

Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: We were not notified of that.

Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: My apologies. I thought the request had to be made. I did not know it was automatic. A major part of the problem with the Government's proposal is its claim that the proceeds of any sale cannot be used for investment purposes. There is no doubt Ireland is hugely lacking in terms of investment in our public services. The expected proceeds of the sale amount to a mere 1% of our debt....

Ireland and the Negotiations on the UK’s Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: On Thursday next, the chief European Union Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, will come to this House. I think that is a very important occasion and it is an opportunity for Members to send a very clear message regarding the priorities for Ireland in the context of Brexit. I want to focus on a recent statement Mr. Barnier made in Brussels in the opening phase of negotiations. I want to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the decision making process in respect of applications for extension or change of status for those seeking leave to remain in the State; the expected timescale for the completion of this review, in view of the judgment in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 349. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 608 of 29 November 2016, the position regarding his Department's considerations with regard to the issue raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22012/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 482. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 608 of 29 November 2016, if he will raise the income thresholds for medical cards to ensure that persons are not unfairly disadvantaged as a result of pension increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22013/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide additional resources for the HSE Fairview community unit in order that it can open for an additional day (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21482/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 395. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available and an awareness campaign developed to improve the uptake of bowel cancer screening services to the optimum level to reduce mortality rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21512/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 665. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of child minders registered with Tusla; the number of child minders not required to register with Tusla but who have voluntarily notified a city and county child care committee of their existence; the number of children her Department estimates are being cared for by child minders; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when her attention was drawn to a number of domestic murders which had been misclassified as in official Garda records as assaults causing harm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21357/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the implementation of action five of Strategic Priority 1 of An International Education Strategy for Ireland 2016 to 2020 (details supplied); and the reason for the delay in following through on this action. [21273/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm recent media reports that the money owed by religious orders under the redress agreement will be offset against their legal fees; the estimated total cost of these legal fees by religious order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21281/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 196. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have commissioned further forensic audits of a group (details supplied) subsequent to the review which concluded in April 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21278/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 198. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the progress in separating St Vincent's University Hospital, a publicly-funded hospital, from the private elements of the St. Vincent's Healthcare Group, in view of statements made by the HSE (details supplied); if he has satisfied himself that all consultants are now working within the terms of their contracts; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 197. To ask the Minister for Health to provide detail on the publicly-funded hospitals that are currently used as security in private loan or mortgage agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21279/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 199. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed changes to the governance of the national maternity hospital will require an Act of the Houses of the Oireachtas to amend or repeal the 1936 Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21282/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 209. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of the proposed breakdown of public and private rooms in the new national maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21355/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 210. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of the provision of private consulting rooms in the new national maternity hospital; the cost to consultants of private consulting rooms per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21356/17]