Results 141-160 of 1,348 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in full time positions that left their employment in a school in Cork (details supplied) between September 2021 and August 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55430/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (14 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 537. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the records of the Departmental Council of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs over the period November 1981 to December 1983 dealing with the transfer of 10,000 civil servants from that Department to An Post are not available under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. [54655/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (14 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 554. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of all funding and grant opportunities available to girls school age sports teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55429/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (14 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will commission and publish research into legal gender recognition for those aged under 16 years-of-age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54773/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (14 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will establish a process by which Irish citizens born in Northern Ireland (NI) can access Irish gender recognition; if he will work with the United Kingdom (UK) and NI authorities to reinstate Ireland on the list of approved countries for recognising foreign gender recognition in the UK; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (14 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 717. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm the location of the facility where the certificates of naturalisation provided to new citizens are printed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55384/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (14 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 817. To ask the Minister for Health if incremental credit will be provided to newly appointed radiation therapists in the HSE for previous relevant experience gained in the private sector or as an agency worker in a public hospital (details supplied); the reason radiation therapists are not currently included in the categories of staff in which incremental credit may be granted for previous...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 866. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to outline in detail the procedures undertaken by her Department for medical evacuations from Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54953/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (14 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 912. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the National Rare Disease Strategy; the status of implementation of each of its recommendations respectively; the timeline for establishing an Implementation Oversight Group and the development of an implementation plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55473/25]

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Yes. I apologise, as I was hosting a briefing on dyslexia. One issue that may already have been touched on is that of reduced school hours. I saw a concerning piece from The Journal Investigates about the disproportionate impact of reduced school hours on Traveller children. I flag my concerns there. I note that there were concerns from Ms Anne Burke, chairperson of the Cork Traveller...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We all know that budgets are about choices. This Government has made its choice. It has chosen big developers and multinationals. Ordinary workers and households be damned, because there is nothing here for them. In fact, middle-income earners will be worse off. What happened to all the pre-election promises? It is quite clear that the Government was just paying lip service in order to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We have not received any apologies. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. I will not allow a member to participate where they are not adhering to this constitutional requirement. Therefore, any member who attempts to participate from outside the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I thank Mr. Healy. I move to members, who have seven minutes each. We will not take a break and will continue until 12 p.m. I call Deputy Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: There is less than one minute left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: We might just take Mr. Healy-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: There are a couple of seconds left. I invite Mr. Healy to give his response to the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: Thanks Deputy. Your time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: The point is well made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: I have a number of questions. It is clear that there is a range of issues across the board. What is concerning for me is the rejection twice by staff of what was put to them. That signals to me real issues and concerns. We had proposals rejected in 2023 and again this year. Some 69% of members rejecting an agreement that was put to them is quite high and would be quite concerning....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Ambulance Service: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Pádraig Rice: It was overwhelmingly rejected.