Results 81-100 of 1,391 for speaker:Patrick Nulty

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that assessment facilities are made available within the new acute psychiatry unit at Beaumont Hospital rather than diverting service users to the emergency department for assessment; if he considers the emergency department as the most appropriate setting for all mental health assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of psychiatric beds that are available per Health Service Executive catchment area with a bed to population ratio for comparative purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5944/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the reason north Dublin is excluded from the Health Service Executive directive that all children under 18 years should be seen by child and adolescent mental health services; his views on whether it is acceptable that in Dublin North these adolescents are still being treated within the over-stretched adult psychiatry services; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that the empty consultant posts in the Mater child and adolescent mental health services are filled; his views on whether the 50% of consultant posts which are unfilled in this service represent a crisis level of under-staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5946/14]

Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on Northern Ireland. Before I address the past and the particulars of the ongoing Haass talks in regard to flags and parades, I would like to put a number of points on the record as this is the first time I have had the opportunity to discuss the North. The world lost Nelson Mandela this year. From his experiences in South Africa and the...

Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: It is now almost 12 months since access to the mobility allowance was closed for new applicants. When will this matter be resolved and is legislation promised to deal with the issue? Citizens have been affected by this as they rely on the allowance to be able to go to work, to access education and so on. Twelve months is a more than reasonable time for a resolution to be found. When will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the position regarding the local property tax for a family (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if the family’s concerns can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5675/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 266. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider bringing amendments to the Freedom of Information Bill, in relation to plans to increase the price of FOI requests and in relation to the inclusion of a separate and distinct information clause, to ensure that the Bill will not limit public access to information and to avoid the creation of a culture of opaqueness...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if mature students who are on back to education allowance are eligible for any other additional funding or supports to participate in the Erasmus exchange programme as part of their degree course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5150/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 316. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the provision of an Intreo office (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5124/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 322. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 10 December 2013, if she will review the decision on physical inspection of the form as there appears to have been a technical-accounting error in the calculation (details supplied) of the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5151/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider providing an exemption to the rent cap in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of the special circumstances of the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5153/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Application Numbers (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 324. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for invalidity pension received in her Department in 2009-2013, inclusive; the number of these applications that were refused; the number of these refusals that were subject to an appeal; the number of these appeals that were successful; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 325. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if applicants appealing a decision refusing them invalidity pension are entitled to an oral hearing if they request it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5156/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 466. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the programme for Government commitment to introduce a national waiver scheme for waste collection services will be implemented; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5241/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 653. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 16 January 2014, the up-to-date position regarding a timeframe for the commencement of disability services with Beechpark in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5237/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (4 Feb 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 681. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of a mobility scooter to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5407/14]

Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)

Patrick Nulty: The Taoiseach will be aware that a number of local authority tenants are unable to purchase their homes because of the termination of previous schemes. Will the Government urgently bring forward the long-awaited housing Bill to address this issue and a myriad of other issues in our dysfunctional and failing housing system for the tens of thousands of families in housing need?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Jan 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4431/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (29 Jan 2014)

Patrick Nulty: 144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that concerns have been raised regarding child protection issues in direct provision centres; the steps he proposes to take regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4488/14]