Results 161-180 of 16,411 for speaker:Peadar Tóibín

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has taken steps to protect the safety and wellbeing of a person and others (details supplied) in Portlaoise Prison; and if he has taken steps to stop the flow of drugs into the prison. [22312/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Appeals Tribunal (7 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial reviews were undertaken by asylum seekers against IPAT rulings for each of the past five years; what was the cost to the state in terms of free legal aid for those taking the judicial reviews and also for those defending against these judicial reviews, for each of the past five years. [22400/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 373. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an independent review has commenced on the children’s disability network team service model; the nature of the review; who commissioned the review; the terms of reference for the review; the reason for the review; the date upon which the review commenced and is projected to be completed; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (7 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 489. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that planning permission for phase three of Naas Hospital for a two story over-basement extension for endoscopy, day services, oncology and physical medicine, and services planned in the basement, has expired for the second time since 21 December 2024; the reason the planning permission was allowed lapse on two...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (7 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 490. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the 'family rooms' on each of the three main wards in Naas Hospital have been repurposed as ward extensions; if there are plans to reintroduce family rooms into the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22362/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (7 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 529. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deep brain stimulation surgeries that take place each year through the HSE. [22539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (7 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 530. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for deep brain stimulation surgery with the HSE. [22540/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered setting up a rainy day fund which may be used in the event of a trade war to support struggling businesses. [20965/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (1 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of how electricity costs are impacting SMEs across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20964/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (1 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 112. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have appealed the Department's decision to refuse them the humanitarian assistance payment in light of Storm Éowyn; the number of these appeals which have been successful; if his attention has been drawn to any cases where there were two applicants with identical applications and circumstances...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (1 May 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has plans to alter, abolish or change the means test on the carer's allowance; and if so, the date upon which these changes will come into effect. [20967/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports that will be available to special needs assistants as part of the redeployment scheme for special needs assistants should their redeployment take place a distance away from their previous post. [21625/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: It is pay, terms and conditions.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 95. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of community disability network teams across the country which are fully staffed and the number which are not. [20957/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: In recent days I have received significant information that there is an independent review of the children's disability network team service model. It has been obvious to most people that this system is completely broken around the country. Will the Minister today confirm to the Dáil that the entire CDNT service model is being independently reviewed?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: My information indicates that the independent review has been commenced by the National Disability Authority. The Minister of State might confirm in her answer if that is the case. The figures I have seen as to what is happening in the CDNTs are absolutely shocking. They are unbelievable. In 2023 there were 817 vacancies in CDNTs across the country. In CHO 1 there has been a drop-off of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: I indicated the massive figures of absences and vacancies in the sector but I want to drill down to what this means for an individual child. I have been contacted by a constituent who is a foster mother of a child. She has worked tirelessly to help her young boy. The boy presents with significant complex behavioural problems and has been expelled from two preschools and four times already...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (29 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: There have been 221 reported cases of sexual abuse of children in State care in the past ten years. That is a very dark figure. The other information I have received shows that, at the moment, there are 37 children missing from Tusla care, which is disastrous. Since 2021, Tusla has made referrals to the Garda of 161 children who are suspected of being victims of child sexual exploitation,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (29 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: It is a pity we have so little time because there actually are so many important things here for both of us to discuss. I will quickly refer to the story on RTÉ today on the Grace report. That particular story on RTÉ reported that legal officials responsible for the affairs of the woman known as Grace claim that extensive submissions made to the commission by lawyers representing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (29 Apr 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 93. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in State care who have reported being sexually abused in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2025. [20961/25]