Results 12,241-12,260 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten

Topical Issue Debate: HSE Investigations (18 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: The Minister for State will be aware that in recent weeks worrying facts have come to light regarding the sale of used orthodontic braces by a dentist employed by the HSE in Merlin Park, Galway. These braces which should have been incinerated were sold to private practices. The HSE became aware of this fact in 2009 and it was exposed in the Connacht Tribune recently. Four years later,...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Response Times (18 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: Will the Minister look into one other matter for me? Within the past month, on one particular day, all of the Roscommon ambulances were parked outside Galway University Hospital, along with those that provide cover in Roscommon - the Ballinasloe, Castlebar and Loughrea ambulances. Every single one of them was parked outside Galway University Hospital on one day in the past month. In light...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Response Times (18 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: I am concerned that the geographic area is left without cover.

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Response Times (18 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: 6. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in the Health Service Executive West region since the introduction of standardised ambulance response times; the steps being taken to improve ambulance response times in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53981/13]

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Response Times (18 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: Fewer than one in two ambulances in the west are meeting the HIQA target at the scene of a life-threatening incident. The west has the only three HSE-identified ambulance black spots in the country. It seems no provision will be made in the HSE service plan to provide manpower to address the staff shortages at those locations in the coming year.

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Response Times (18 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for his response. The review is welcome. The problem is that this is kicking the can down the road. At present, in the west, 13 ambulance shifts a month are being taken off the road because there are not the staff to man those ambulances. We have the only three HSE-identified ambulance black spots in the west at Tuam, at Mulranny and at Loughglynn, County Roscommon....

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Stroke Programme (18 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: 22. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to increase thrombolysis rates for stroke patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53982/13]

Other Questions: National Educational Welfare Board Remit (17 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: I am not speaking about taking away the payment; I am speaking about using the threat as the mechanism to ensure children attend school. Surely fining parents €500 would not solve the problem if the parents were to end up in prison because they could not pay the fine. This is not a solution to the problem either. Is the Minister aware that a condition of the child benefit rules is...

Other Questions: National Educational Welfare Board Remit (17 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: It is not.

Other Questions: National Educational Welfare Board Remit (17 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: 74. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to expand the role of the National Educational Welfare Board by liaising with other Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53713/13]

Other Questions: National Educational Welfare Board Remit (17 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: Last year, nearly 1,500 children left primary school and were not recorded as turning up in secondary school. Did their parents continue to receive child benefit? By linking the National Education Welfare Board with child benefit payments, not only would we encourage school attendance, we would also reduce fraud in the Department of Social Protection by approximately €100 million a year.

Other Questions: National Educational Welfare Board Remit (17 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: Last year's NEWB report gives an example of the case of Jenny, who missed 65 days in school. In that case, the NEWB engaged with the family over a long period and eventually the parents came before the courts. The mother was fined €200 and the father was fined €100. The total cost of bringing the case to court was approximately €24,000. Since that process, the child...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (17 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: 102. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to address the availability and affordability of regulated childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53712/13]

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: No. That is not what I am suggesting. I am suggesting that the Department should assist the receiver's efforts to get as much money as possible from Italy. The Department is not prepared to facilitate that. The Italian authorities are not prepared to facilitate that.

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: The powers are there within the EU to ensure those animals are not slaughtered until the money is paid.

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Data (12 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: I compliment Deputy Kyne on tabling this very good question. I presume the same thing applies in drumlin areas. The fact that the slope is not continuous probably makes it far more difficult to measure the land area. The Department's systems have become far more accurate. It is able to remove narrow tracks from its calculations. Are there any plans to improve the software system in...

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Data (12 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: I know.

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Data (12 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: We are receiving the brunt of it in our offices.

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to develop the live export trade to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52931/13]

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Denis Naughten: I tabled this question on the issue of labelling in the context of the fallout from the TLT collapse. The key issue is that a chicken fillet can be imported from Thailand, breadcrumbs put on it in the European Union and then marketed it as a product of the particular EU country. At the same time, Irish cattle cannot be processed in the United Kingdom and sold in that market.