Results 221-240 of 4,350 for speaker:Bobby Aylward

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to reach the 0.7% ODA-GNI investment commitment with respect to the overseas development aid budget in advance of budget 2020, as set out in the international development policy of Ireland in order to achieve sustainable development goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41128/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to review the workings of the school transport system, in particular the system for the allocation of concessionary tickets; his plans to seek funding in budget 2020 to restore general scheme parameters with a particular focus on rule determining eligibility to the pre-2011 system; if he will investigate the possibility...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Supply (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide extra support for teaching principals in primary schools in view of the increase in responsibilities, reports and paperwork that must be handled by teaching principals to date and the long hours involved in dealing with this work; the position regarding the possibility of allocating one release day per week to teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 271. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding certainty of sufficient funding for supported care homes to enable the continuation of the provision of cost efficient care for residents; if he will consider a 50% increase of current funding levels for supported care homes in advance of budget 2020 to meet urgent needs such as annually increasing energy costs, depreciation costs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 272. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the significant savings supported care homes contribute to the State and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection through non-payment of fuel and living alone allowances and household benefits package and the provision of cost effective care; his views on the inspection of supported care homes in accordance with standards...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 277. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cuts to the rostered hours of home help sector workers within the Health Service Executive CHO Area 5; the position regarding deficits which may occur between the 39 hours contracted and the eventual hours allotted and rostered; the protocol in place by which such shortfalls of hours are monitored and analysed and the utilisation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 303. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of the pricing system for long-term residential care facilities, as recommended in the review of the fair deal scheme, will be published; if an independent appeals mechanism within the fair deal scheme to provide third party recourse for nursing home providers that fail to agree a fee with the NTPF and in an effort to bring greater...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 410. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the challenging operating environment the haulage sector faces, in particular the unprecedented challenges posed by Brexit; the steps he has taken to protect the industry from daily fuel increases (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure fuel costs for HGVs do not increase significantly as a result of measures...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 439. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will investigate the possibility of increasing investment in youth work in advance of budget 2020 to enable youth organisations to deliver enhanced youth work services to support young persons in County Kilkenny; if she will consider increasing the 2% allocation of overall funding within her Department to support youth work...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 440. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider increasing the funding allocation to the youth service grant scheme which supports 30 voluntary youth organisations to deliver mainstream youth work and to support local youth groups, branches and units through Budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41130/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Reviews (8 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delays issuing a decision on the review of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied) which commenced over two months ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40911/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 153. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to identify and implement a direct pathway to high-level care for women and their families that suffered significant side effects and have been severely disaffected by the transvaginal mesh implant devices they received within the healthcare system since the numerous meetings he has facilitated with members of a group (details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the transvaginal mesh implant devices procedure in view of the number of affected women; if his attention has been drawn to the risks associated with this procedure and the need for a State apology and possible compensation to be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40221/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (3 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 285. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding funding streams which are available to gym owners and fitness entrepreneurs to assist with the significant costs associated with purchasing self-power generating treadmills and exercise bikes thus ensuring the business has a higher degree of energy self-sufficiency and incentivises companies to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre Group review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39740/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (1 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 399. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the Health Technology Assessment Group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39741/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Services Programme Funding (1 Oct 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the provision of €10,000 funding in order to save crucial community services (details supplied) including rehabilitation training and development opportunities for persons that are in recovery from drug and alcohol misuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39373/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (26 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures taken to meet and engage with insurance companies regarding excessive premiums being charged to consumers, particularly in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38814/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (25 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 17. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if increasing the financial thresholds for carer’s allowance will be investigated; if the introduction of discretionary assessments in cases of extreme extenuating circumstances similar to the discretionary system utilised in the medical card application process will be investigated; the position regarding the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Anyone listening to the Minster of State would think everything was hunky-dory in the Defence Forces and that it is an attractive job for people leaving college. The reality, however, is different. We all know there is a dearth of recruits; it is impossible to get them. Ships are tied up, as has been stated. The Minister of State well knows that what he has set out is spiel and untrue....