Results 81-100 of 1,617 for speaker:Paul Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 959. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 7 February 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered. [12967/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 960. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received a report from the Policing Authority regarding the issuing of public order training and resources arising from November 23 riots in Dublin city centre. [12968/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 1055. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of food products seized by his Departmental officials at both Dublin Airport and Dublin Port in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [12975/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 1207. To ask the Minister for Health if he can expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [11518/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 1496. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at St. James’s Hospital. [12969/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 1497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in use at Clontarf Orthopaedic Hospital in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if these numbers will be further increased. [12970/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 1498. To ask the Minister for Health the number of MRI, X-RAY and CT scanners the Mater Hospital has in-situ. [12971/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 1499. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults aged over 70 years currently on a waiting list for a cataract operation; and the hospitals that carry out this procedure, in tabular form. [12972/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 1500. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant vascular surgeon in Beaumont Hospital. [12973/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: I thank the officials for the report. It is very welcome. A lot of people had rooms in their homes that were lying empty. The provision for students in particular is a really good one. I am in Dublin 15 where we have the TU and a lot of students were unable to take up and access places within the university or are travelling extremely long distances. Some of the estates in Dublin 15...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: Has there been any engagement with the students' unions directly or have they made contact on any barriers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: I welcome the review. It is a really important thing to happen. When we have constituents contacting us there is sometimes a cliff edge in that people have a certain income and once they are marginally over it they are either entitled to a payment or they are not. I am wondering whether we look at sliding scales. Some schemes involve such scales. Is that what is looked at in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: I thank Mr. Egan.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the reason naloxone, a lifesaving medication, is only available on prescription and if he has any plans to make it available over the counter to help save lives. [11470/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: I would like to raise the deep concern I and many others have on the success of the vaping ban in relation to children. I see evidence every single day of children in school uniforms vaping. We are not seeing any sanctions on those clearly breaking the law. The environmental health service stated that there has been one prosecution to date. The issue of the abuse of fast gas is a huge...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Government is now choosing to unilaterally end the Covid-19 related special leave scheme and is refusing to work with unions to agree on a replacement that can provide the necessary level and duration of support while frontline healthcare workers remain unable to return to work due to long-Covid. [10876/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Process (5 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: Will the Minister update the House on the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Process (5 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: I will not delay. I look forward to this Bill coming before the committee in April.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Costs (5 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: Will the Minister address the challenges rural communities are facing in relation to increased costs in transport?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Costs (5 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: While acknowledging that, the Government should also acknowledge that rural communities face increases in costs and a fairly patchy, unintegrated rural network that is not accessible or a flexible. It is important to develop initiatives and resource areas that are further from the major urban areas and improve and expand public services in remote rural areas. The additional money required...