Results 161-180 of 394 for speaker:Donna McGettigan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the promised increases to the disregard for carer's allowance to €625 for a single person and to €1,250 for a couple, will come into force; what the disregard for a carer's savings will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25376/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (20 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 748. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she could outline the interventions that can be made to assist in the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting an autism diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25163/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 771. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the interventions to be taken to assist with the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25873/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (20 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 933. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for details on the revenue generated by third level fees, from 2020 to date in 2025, correlated and broken down by year, in tabular form. [26023/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (20 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 934. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the estimated full-year cost of reducing contribution fees by €1,500 in year one, by €1,500 in year two, with an overall reduction of €3,000 over two years, by year, in tabular form. [26024/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (20 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 935. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the estimated full cost of extending the 'fund for students ' with a disability (FSD) across all further education and training FET courses, over two years, by year in tabular form. [26025/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (20 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 936. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the estimated full cost of extending SUSI to postgraduate fees for qualifying students over two years, by year, in tabular form. [26026/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (20 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 937. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the estimated full cost of increasing SUSI maintenance by 15%, both adjacent and non-adjacent, over two years, by year, in tabular form. [26027/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: We are treading a precarious line when it comes to our National Ambulance Service and its duty of care. I was recently contacted by the parent of a 21-month-old boy who had a seizure out of nowhere. This young child was unconscious for several minutes, but it took 66 minutes for an ambulance to reach him. Time and again we have instances like this where people are experiencing unimaginable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (15 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the waiting times for long-stay visa applications under the "join family" category are influenced by the permit type of the person they are joining in Ireland; the current waiting times for families of those on critical skills employment permits and those on general employment permits; and if he will make a statement on...

Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I speak today about something that touches every community, family and sector of our economy. I refer to the power of further education in an ever-changing Ireland. We are living in a time of profound transformation, technologically, economically and socially. In such a dynamic world, education is not just a tool for personal development; it is the backbone of national resilience and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Investigations (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 310. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will request an impact risk assessment on the health impact of autism and Alzheimer’s disease due to increases chemtrail activity over Ireland. [23483/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Investigations (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 309. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Environmental Protection Agency has carried out a health risk assessment or environmental risk assessment on chemtrails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23482/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 765. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider instructing county councils to make more use of modular homes to tackle the housing crisis; if he will make any required funds available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24195/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1162. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) can have the dental intervention they need, within a timeframe that allows them to avail of a discount for braces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24222/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1176. To ask the Minister for Health to intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) who urgently needs a transfer of care to a medical consultant/team, a full-time healthcare assistant while in hospital and the medical equipment and nursing care to allow her to be cared for in their own home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24295/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied) who has been denied a SUSI grant due to complex circumstances not of their making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24069/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of further education and training places in 2024, and the estimated cost of increasing the number of places by 1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of free part-time further education and training courses; if there are plans to expand the number of free part-time courses; if so, the proposed increase; the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 1270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total budget allocation to SOLAS in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/25]