Results 101-120 of 326 for speaker:Donna McGettigan

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: We are treading a precarious line when it comes to our National Ambulance Service and its duty of care. I was recently contacted by the parent of a 21-month-old boy who had a seizure out of nowhere. This young child was unconscious for several minutes, but it took 66 minutes for an ambulance to reach him. Time and again we have instances like this where people are experiencing unimaginable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (15 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the waiting times for long-stay visa applications under the "join family" category are influenced by the permit type of the person they are joining in Ireland; the current waiting times for families of those on critical skills employment permits and those on general employment permits; and if he will make a statement on...

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

Donna McGettigan: I speak today about something that touches every community, family and sector of our economy. I refer to the power of further education in an ever-changing Ireland. We are living in a time of profound transformation, technologically, economically and socially. In such a dynamic world, education is not just a tool for personal development; it is the backbone of national resilience and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Investigations (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 310. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will request an impact risk assessment on the health impact of autism and Alzheimer’s disease due to increases chemtrail activity over Ireland. [23483/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Investigations (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 309. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Environmental Protection Agency has carried out a health risk assessment or environmental risk assessment on chemtrails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23482/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 765. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider instructing county councils to make more use of modular homes to tackle the housing crisis; if he will make any required funds available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24195/25]

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

Donna McGettigan: 1162. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) can have the dental intervention they need, within a timeframe that allows them to avail of a discount for braces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24222/25]

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

Donna McGettigan: 1176. To ask the Minister for Health to intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) who urgently needs a transfer of care to a medical consultant/team, a full-time healthcare assistant while in hospital and the medical equipment and nursing care to allow her to be cared for in their own home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24295/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied) who has been denied a SUSI grant due to complex circumstances not of their making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24069/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of further education and training places in 2024, and the estimated cost of increasing the number of places by 1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of free part-time further education and training courses; if there are plans to expand the number of free part-time courses; if so, the proposed increase; the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total budget allocation to SOLAS in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available for adult learners; if his Department has any plans to expand the financial supports on offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24372/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I understand all of what the Minister has said with regard to what needs to be done. However, I believe the stakeholders would probably say they are already at where they need to be with it, so maybe it could be expedited. Many tourists visiting Ireland travel to the west, and many are brought in by bus. They are brought through Dublin Airport, take a bus to the west and take a bus back...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I welcome all that the Minister has said. I know he cannot make airlines land in certain airports, but I am sure he can help make the other airports more viable for these airlines to land in. We would welcome working with him in that regard. We have seen the chaos in Dublin Airport. This is not an anti-Dublin Airport statement at all. We welcome the lift on the passenger cap too, but the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the review of the National Aviation Policy to maximise the use of our regional airports, as promised in the programme for Government [20950/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: We are looking for the new aviation policy to be reviewed. I have heard the Minister say it will be reviewed. I understand that we have to get this right but this clearly needs to be done as a matter of urgency. The Minister has not given us clear timelines on this. Perhaps the Minister could really push this and give us clear timelines.

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: In my county of Clare there is a high demand for early care and education places. Parents have to put their children on multiple waiting lists and there still may not be a place for them in the end. I know of a couple who have two young children and the best option for them is to have one child in a service in Sixmilebridge, which is approximately 9 km from where they live, the second child...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: A commitment was made last autumn to make the increase in the cap for the defective block grant scheme available to all homeowners and not just new entrants. This is a straightforward amendment to the 2022 legislation and should have been brought through the Dáil and the Seanad before now. A large number of homeowners are facing real financial hardship trying to make the final payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (1 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 287. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the application of a person (details supplied) for the humanitarian assistance scheme for Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22012/25]