Results 161-180 of 8,007 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (31 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the needs of coeliac diagnosed children with regard to the ever-growing and welcome roll-out of the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4404/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 169. To ask the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to providing a national screening programme for coeliac disease, similar to that of the Italian system where they included a screening programme for one- to 17 year-olds for coeliac disease into their national legislation in late 2023 (details supplied), with consideration that Ireland has one of the highest incidence...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any consideration has been given to the introduction of a DNA strategy to address the issue of dog fouling across the country; if he will fund such a strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3802/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (30 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to comment on a health initiative concept for haulage drivers (details supplied) and advise on the best way to progress such a concept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3868/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (30 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 246. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the discussions that have taken place with member states in respect of the EU steel safeguarding tariff; whether the measures are set to continue in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4165/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (30 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 516. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently review a case (details supplied) where a person has been denied HSE assistance despite their significant requirements and diagnosis of FND; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3854/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Nursing Homes (30 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 551. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of his Department’s/HSE analysis on the safe staffing and skill mix of nurses and others working in nursing homes, public and private and in care homes; to give an update on findings and recommendations to date; when the final analysis will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4128/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline recent efforts by him and his Department to assist in re-establishing the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3141/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Nuclear Safety (25 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on discussions held with UK counterparts regarding recent reported safety issues at the Sellafield nuclear facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3142/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a full update on his previous commitment in providing a mechanism for full time residents in mobile homes to access the much needed electricity credits, which to date has not been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3144/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Nuclear Safety (25 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a full update on discussions that have taken place with UK counterparts on the recent leaks at the magnox swarf storage silo in Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3143/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (25 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 346. To ask the Minister for Health for an update regarding the sodium valproate inquiry; the reason a chairperson has not been appointed to date; when he expects the chairperson to be in place and for the inquiry to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3424/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 347. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to proposals and concerns from a person (details attached) with respect to the severe difficulties in accessing diagnosis assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3448/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children and their average waiting time, on speech and language therapy waiting lists across all CHOs, sub-divided in tabular form, by county and by local HSE designated service area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3520/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children and their average waiting time, on speech and language therapy waiting lists across all CHOs, sub divided in tabular form by county, and by local HSE designated service area, across the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3521/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (23 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a full update from the Road Safety Authority on the need to progress a new temporary or permanent driving test centre for Drogheda, County Louth, the largest town in Ireland; if, considering the unacceptable driving test wait times in the Louth and east Meath area, he will seek full clarification on the list of sites which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to embed ageing in place options for older people into the planning system, since the establishment of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2465/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government (23 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 554. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on the programme for Government commitment to ensure that older people who are at greater risk of fuel poverty and the respiratory illnesses associated with air pollution be prioritised in climate action and climate-mitigation plans, since the establishment of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2464/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (23 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 570. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progression and the timeline for the establishment of a commission on care for older people and the establishment of a commissioner for ageing and older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2454/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 571. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the expansion of community-based care, bringing it closer to home, in line with the Sláintecare Implementation plan since the establishment of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2455/24]