Results 421-440 of 6,650 for speaker:Neasa Hourigan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 561. To ask the Minister for Health the projected opening date of Glenwood House in Carrigaline as a community mental health residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51001/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank all our guests for being here. I know it costs them personally every time they have to tell their story and advocate. I have three questions and we are short on time so I might just ask the three questions and then hand over to the witnesses. Deputy Shortall mentioned the training of doctors. I know that in other jurisdictions, such as the UK and France for example, there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank our witnesses. I will start with something mentioned in the opening statement, the changed landscape as regards sepsis and infections in hospitals since the Covid-19 pandemic. In other jurisdictions, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, some of the sepsis strategies I looked at had things, especially for children, around ensuring vaccine roll-outs were effective and comprehensive. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Can Dr. Henry give a number for the drop-off rates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: That is to get herd immunity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Am I correct in saying that vaccine programmes are part of how we deal with sepsis, particularly for children?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: In the previous session, we spoke about which medical professionals would benefit from training in sepsis. I notice that in other jurisdictions, there is a possibility for sepsis certification as part of postgraduate education for pharmacists. If a small child presents with flu-like symptoms, a pharmacist would be able to say that it is not flu and the child should be brought to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (14 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure all schools in the State have access to drinking water for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49389/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Constitutional Amendments (14 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline his plans to engage with relevant stakeholders in drafting of legislation in respect of the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding the seventh amendment to the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49388/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the average length of time for an application under the Afghan Admission Programme; the average length of time for the provision of a PPS number under the same programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49459/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (14 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the position of his Department on the involvement of Teagasc in the production of the Dublin Declaration of Scientists on the Societal Role of Livestock; his views on the conflict of interests as outlined by the recent Greenpeace UK investigation into the declaration (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (14 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 421. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position on the requirement on services providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection for their staff to be Garda vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49488/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (14 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 422. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position of Tusla in terms of requiring services providing accommodation to children under the Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection scheme for their staff to be Garda vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49489/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2024 (14 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 499. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of funding allocated to social inclusion groups in Budget 2024. [49418/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (14 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 506. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the publication of the National Action Plan on Traveller and Roma Mental Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49457/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (14 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 603. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Products Regulatory Authority’s role in conducting an inquiry into breaches of Article 17 of the Global Code of Conduct for Research that requires scientific research on animals conducted in non-EU countries to be performed in line with Irish and EU standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49997/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teagasc Activities (9 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: It seems from that statement that Teagasc is disavowing the Dublin Declaration, which is interesting. Nobody, certainly not me, has suggested that the people involved in the declaration were not scientists, only that they are scientists who are fatally compromised. The conflicts of interest that I have read into the record in my initial statement are from Teagasc's briefing document, which...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teagasc Activities (9 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: The Guardiannewspaper, based on an investigation by Greenpeace UK, reported last week that leading European agribusiness groups using a manifesto called the Dublin Declaration have been lobbying senior EU officials against recommendations for reduced meat consumption in the bloc's cancer strategy, its sustainability policies and its climate goals. The Dublin Declaration of scientists on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to include decluttering support as part of the housing aid for older people grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33773/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: We would never say that.