Results 13,341-13,360 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the two-year waiting list for cataract surgery from the general list at a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 1; the further steps he will take to reduce this waiting time for this procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5315/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 418. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for his Department's decision in 2010 to require a referral letter from a dentist to access primary dental care at a hospital; if consultation was carried out on the impact on those seeking dental treatment; if he is satisfied that this arrangement is not impacting on dental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5318/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the undersupply of oxygen cylinders to patients with lung fibrosis and ensure a sufficient supply of cylinders is allocated to each patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5319/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 420. To ask the Minister for Health to address the chronic shortage of nursing staff at St. Joseph's service for the intellectually disabled at Portrane, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5320/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 422. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will approve a nursing home (details supplied) in Swords, County Dublin under the fair deal scheme. [5322/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant posts attached to Beaumont Hospital's national centre for neurology; the current waiting time for emergency treatment; the number of patients on the elective surgery waiting list and the waiting times; his views on the adequacy of the current staff complement relative to best practice norms; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction work will begin on a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the timeframe for completion; the steps she will take to improve facilities while construction is ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5308/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary school places demand projections that her Department is currently working to, in respect of Dublin 11 for each of the school years from 2016/2017; if she has determined the reason there for an apparent shortage of school places in Finglas east; and her plans to deal with the surge in demand for places at a school (details supplied)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the commencement date and capacity for an autism unit for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [5314/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the general issue regarding schools which are prone to flooding or break-ins and consequently face very high insurance bills; the assistance she is providing in this regard; and the way in which schools can meet these costs, especially in disadvantaged areas. [5317/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waterways Issues (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 549. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given the results of the general election, whether he will amend the river basin management scheme currently before the European Commission in order to reflect the uncertainty regarding the future of water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5306/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify a situation whereby a person who is non-judicially separated from a partner can apply for local authority housing (details supplied). [5311/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (3 Feb 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 40. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform why the employment status of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin in relation to a pension was changed from constable to labourer; the implications of this change on the rate of payment to the person; and if this rate of payment is correct. [4537/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (2 Feb 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 334. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 412 of 27 January 2015 and 12 of 2 October 2015, the status of the response by the Health Service Executive to this issue; if he will expedite the response; and if he will clarify his response. [4126/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (2 Feb 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will have a reader in place in time for the leaving certificate applied examinations. [4288/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Finance Agency (2 Feb 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 506. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the interest rates that the Housing Finance Agency charges to local authorities for lending to approved housing bodies for long-term lending; the rate of interest it obtains from the European Investment Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4122/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (28 Jan 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 13 January 2016, to address the specific issues posed in the question. [3670/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (28 Jan 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the Garda Síochána station in Santry in County Dublin including any plans to further change its status; if a further change in status will affect the ability of An Garda Síochána to effectively police Santry and Whitehall given the previous cut to the station in 2013 and the closure of the Whitehall station;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (28 Jan 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 273. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide additional funding in 2016 to reduce orthodontic waiting lists on the north side of Dublin given that the waiting times are several years long as against a matter of months in other parts of County Dublin; and if he will contract out this work in order to tackle the unacceptably long waiting times. [3722/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety Agency Establishment (28 Jan 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 274. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the failure to establish a patient safety authority as promised in the programme for Government. [3723/16]