Results 81-100 of 3,931 for speaker:Dan Neville

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (10 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: 438. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendation in the seventh report on the high levels of suicide in Irish society published by the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children in July 2006 to streamline the training, funding, job descriptions and reporting relationships of suicide prevention officers, and that these posts should report to the National Office...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (10 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: 562. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding Internet access for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39075/15]

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: May I share one minute of my time with Deputy Joe O'Reilly?

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. The budget demonstrates the success of the improved economy. It was the Government's first opportunity since coming to office to show those who are in receipt of social support that the improvement in the economy is having a positive effect on their lives. The reduction to 9.3% in the unemployment figures is something nobody could have dreamt...

Travellers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue. I have experienced a difficulty around the whole area of how the Civil Service system, through no fault of its own probably, deals with illiterate people, whether they are Travellers or not. My office is in Rathkeale and 50% of my community are Travellers. We do not have anti-social behaviour or crime. That is a fact and if anybody wants...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (4 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38611/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: 263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection for an update on an application for a respite care grant for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [38285/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: 275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [38337/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (3 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: 424. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick in respect of a 2013 single payment and a disadvantaged areas scheme payment. [37645/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: 791. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on an application for a full medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38053/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (3 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: 844. To ask the Minister for Health to outline if an overall target for the reduction of suicide rates was set out by the then Government on the advice of the Minister for Health and Children, as recommended in Reach Out, the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005 to 2014; and if so the target set. [38296/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Dan Neville: 1143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the roll-out of broadband in County Limerick. [38281/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2015)

Dan Neville: I thank the Minister for making himself available for the pre-legislative discussion. The joint committee trusts that the evidence received from other delegates during the hearings will be useful to him and his officials in finalising the Bill. The committee will prepare a report on the matter. As the Minister is aware, we have another meeting scheduled for 5 November when further...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Valuations (22 Oct 2015)

Dan Neville: 147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an appeal with the Valuation Office will be lodged on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37089/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health and Social Care Professionals Act Regulations: Minister for Health (20 Oct 2015)

Dan Neville: I support the Minister's motion. It is important there is a lay majority relative to the regulated professions. This was debated at length in the course of the introduction of the Bill. I wish to raise the issue of the regulation of the psychotherapist and counselling professions. A commitment was made ten years ago that psychotherapy and counselling would be regulated. They were not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2015)

Dan Neville: 470. To ask the Minister for Health to outline developments in the involvement of the Health Information and Quality Authority in the inspection of mental health services since the signing of a memorandum of understanding of working together with the Mental Health Commission; and if he will provide details of reports on inspections completed since the signing of the memorandum. [36301/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Professions Regulation (20 Oct 2015)

Dan Neville: 478. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of a regulation board of psychotherapy and counselling under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; and the planned date for the introduction of the board. [36359/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (20 Oct 2015)

Dan Neville: 492. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health for each of the years 2011 to 2014; and the budgeted expenditure for 2015 and 2016 [36418/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan: International Committee of Red Cross (7 Oct 2015)

Dan Neville: When we visited Ethiopia we saw the refugee camp. Obviously, we saw the difficult situation in which the refugees are living and the difficulties even in the social life in the camp, including those who exploit their fellow refugees. We were concerned at the time about a developing situation. Can the witness cast any light on the improvements and initiatives that have been carried out in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services: Quarterly Update (6 Oct 2015)

Dan Neville: I, too, welcome the Minister, Minister of State and delegates from the HSE. This week is mental health week, the theme of which is dignity in mental health. What is the status, operation and budget of Sea Change, the Department's initiative to reduce the stigma around mental illness? There is no need for me to elaborate on the need to eliminate the stigma around mental ill-health and...