Results 121-140 of 757 for speaker:Pádraig Rice
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: 301. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided by his Department to regional St. Patrick’s Day Festivals each year since 2019, by festival, in tabular form (details supplied). [33321/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: 302. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided by his Department to the Dublin Pride Festival each year since 2019, in tabular form. [33322/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: 303. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided by his Department to regional pride festivals each year since 2019, by festival, in tabular form (details supplied). [33323/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: 304. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to make additional funding available to the Dublin Pride Festival and those in other regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33324/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (19 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: 404. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to have pharmacists prescribe for common conditions; the timeline she is working towards for implementing this recommendation from a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33326/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the status of each recommendation from a group (details supplied); the timeline for implementation of the remaining recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33327/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Schemes (19 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: 437. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline all of the grant opportunities available to meals on wheels programmes in addition to the funding available from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33373/25]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: We will now go into private session to consider some housekeeping matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: The meeting today is to consider standards of care and related practices, and oversight of these matters, in nursing homes. From the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, I welcome Ms Angela Fitzgerald, chief executive, Mr. Finbarr Colfer, chief inspector of social services, and Ms Susan Cliffe, deputy chief inspector. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: I thank Ms Fitzgerald. We will now move to members, who will have five minutes each. The first slot is for a member of Fianna Fáil. I call Deputy Daly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: That is the end of the time slot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: There will be another slot in which Ms Fitzgerald can contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: We are tight on time this morning. The next slot is for Sinn Féin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: The Deputy's time is up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: That is time. We want to ensure that all members get in fairly. We have allocated five minutes for members and we encourage members to stick to that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: If members want witnesses to respond to their remarks or questions, they have to leave time for that as well. That is included in the five minutes. We can come back to it afterwards. Members should bear that in mind. The next slot is for the Social Democrats, which is my time. I will pick up on one of the earlier points about sanctions. Ms Fitzgerald said that HIQA did not have the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: Am I right in thinking that the ultimate is forced closure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Standards of Care, Related Practices and Oversight in Nursing Homes: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)
Pádraig Rice: What then? HIQA has forced the closure, but what sanctions are beyond that if there are not fines or repercussions for the providers? Can a private provider then just reopen in a different location? Does HIQA make referrals to the Garda? Has it done that in the past? Does HIQA need powers beyond that? Does it need the power to have sanctions around fines and forcing somebody not to be...