Results 161-180 of 1,730 for speaker:Colm Keaveney

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (3 Nov 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 645. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for an urgently required orthopaedic procedure at Merlin Park University Hospital in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37169/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (3 Nov 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 726. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a medical procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37704/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (3 Nov 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 736. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for critical orthopaedic surgery to treat an 80o+ scoliosis curve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37750/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (3 Nov 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 763. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question N0. 60 of 14 October 2015, his views on a response issued by Galway University Hospital on 22 October 2015 stating that the orthodontic treatment waiting list is currently running at approximately three years,and that, therefore, it is anticipated that a person (details supplied) should be seen in July 2017; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 1007. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the Exchequer in 2016 of extending the MOMENTUM programme to persons in receipt of disability payments and illness payments, who are currently excluded from participating in this programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38366/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (3 Nov 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 1080. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support an application from Galway County Council for funding from his Department for the refurbishment of local authority housing on Gilmartin Road in Tuam and in Tirboy, Tuam in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37971/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 4. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there was no specific 2016 funding commitment of €35 million for mental health in budget 2016 in line with the programme for Government and previous budget announcements; if the €15 million not provided in budget 2014 will also be provided in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36797/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: Why was no specific funding commitment for mental health announced in budget 2016? A commitment of €35 million was expected but the programme provided for last week in the debate did not outline any budget funding for mental health. Perhaps the Minister of State would comment in this regard.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: This question arises out of an exchange between the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, and the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, with Dr. Sara Burke at a recent press conference at which time the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, when asked about the mental health budget said that because it had not been decided yet and there were dynamic figures, they needed to work it out. He also said that they were...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: The Government committed to the provision of €35 million every year.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I do not blame her for the recruitment issue but somebody has to take responsibility for it. In the HSE service plan the recruitment of staff was deliberately time delayed because of cuts in mental health service budgets. The Minister of State cannot have it both ways. The difficulties in recruiting arose because somebody made a policy decision...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: No. That is scurrilous.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 60. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there was no specific 2016 funding commitment of €35 million for mental health on budget day, in line with the programme for Government and with previous budget day announcements; if the €15 million not provided in budget 2014 will now be provided in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36578/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 65. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36577/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (22 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 211. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Galway Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37038/15]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: Deputy Joe O'Reilly is somebody for whom I have great respect. He was one of the first Deputies who extended a hand of friendship to me and he has continued to do so since 2011. I do not want to single out Deputy O'Reilly's speech, but a significant emphasis has been placed here today on fairness. I do not hear about fairness, however, for the cancer patient who is receiving chemotherapy...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: I acknowledge the work of the Minister of State and her officials. As she stated, this is complex and unattractive legislation. Getting one's head around it is difficult, but something good has happened today and we have taken a giant step in protecting vulnerable people who cannot protect themselves. In this legislation, we have done human rights a great justice. While the Bill is not...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: To repeat what I understand, the compatibility of what we are trying to achieve is to take giant steps towards signing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The spirit in which the amendment is tabled is provided for in this charter. I hope the Minister of State agrees this is how we see it. We should not get lost in translation on the amendment or the spirit in...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: This means we must move on, trusting the legislation and, if need be, coming back to it and amending it. It should be organic and open to add on. I strongly suggest we follow the spirit of what the Minister of State sets out to do. If it ensures we as an Oireachtas complies with the UN convention, then we will have significant safeguards in the spirit of the legislation.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2015)

Colm Keaveney: Plausible deniability.