Results 141-160 of 3,777 for speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 756. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to tackle the lack of dental treatment services being delivered in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9673/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 758. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to expand public dentistry, with a particular focus on addressing the backlog in the schools' system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9675/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 759. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the national oral health policy; when the first phase will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9676/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 760. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that orthodontic waiting lists in Cork are currently approximately five years for school-going children; what measures are being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 762. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the implementation of the national oral health policy, Smile agus Sláinte; if she will provide a timeline for implementation; the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9679/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 709. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of recent storm damage, she will ensure that all State and semi-State agencies under her remit tasked with the provision of services to the public, would have back-up generators to allow them function regardless of power cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9524/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 757. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is outsourcing routine orthodontic care in Cork to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (4 Mar 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 761. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in Cork city and county which have ceased providing medical card services over the past five years; if she will provide an overview of the dental services currently offered to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9678/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (27 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a review of the incremental credit award to teachers returning to Ireland who have gained experience working in schools abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8187/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what resources are allocated to ensure that teachers working in special schools are adequately trained; if there are professional learning seminars they can avail of or if the university courses at present offer this training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8188/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 94. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the programme for Government's commitment to significantly increase the income disregards for carer’s allowance in each budget, with a view to phasing out the means test during the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8319/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (27 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to roll out hot school meals to all secondary schools; when the first phase will be delivered; the schools that will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8318/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (27 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with the Transport Infrastructure Ireland and if he will furnish information about the number of accidents at the Kinsale Road Roundabout, the Jack Lynch Tunnel, the Dunkettle Interchange and the Bloomfield Interchange, in tabular form for each of the months in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8785/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (27 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to establishing a fund specifically aimed at noise mitigation/sound barriers to mitigate the impact of major motorway construction projects on local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8786/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (27 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to applying a 0% VAT rate to gluten-free food products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8962/25]

The Future of Healthcare for Longer, Healthier Lives: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for attending the rare disease event we had today in the audiovisual room. She is the first Minister for Health who attended one of our meetings and it was greatly appreciated. As I said to her afterwards, there is a degree of optimism among the community that things might improve in the coming years under her stewardship. We are looking forward to working with her. I...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I raise with the Taoiseach the issue of equine welfare but maybe animal welfare in a broader sense. In Glanmire in the last week, we have had an issue, particularly with horses, and I know this is happening up and down the country. We have reams after reams of animal welfare legislation but no enforcement. We came across another case in Glanmire last week as I said where all of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 281. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8332/25]

Disability: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I congratulate the Minister on her new post. Like Deputy Devlin, I worked with her for many years when she was in charge of education. I just hope she can bring some of the energy and hard work she showed there. She was not afraid to make hard decisions when they needed to be made. I hope she brings that to this Department because it is very much needed. I listened to the Minister's...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: This Friday is Rare Disease Day 2025, the last day of the month. It is a topic I have mentioned to the Taoiseach over and over again. I am asking this question as the programme for Government makes a number of commitments, one being the investigation of new methods for earlier reimbursement of certain treatments including early access schemes for rare diseases. It also states that we will...