Results 221-240 of 2,263 for speaker:Patricia Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason, when retrofitting old council housing with more efficient air-to-water heating systems, the council did not replace windows and doors with energy-efficient ones, resulting in higher heating costs for tenants due to heat loss through inefficient windows and doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason social housing tenants applying for adaptation grants-works are being told by Kildare County Council there is no money remaining for these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46971/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (25 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans, if any, the Government has to purchase the property and lands at Moore Abbey, Monasterevin, in the interests of heritage and local tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46974/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeships instituted in south Kildare since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46976/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, with regard to the now vacant old St. Paul's Community School building in Monasterevin, County Kildare, he will give consideration to its possible suitability for use as a centre for apprenticeships and-or further education courses. [46977/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (18 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgages, previously classed as performing loans, which have fallen into arrears since the beginning of the interest rate increases to date; and how many of those were the subject of previous restructuring, split/shelved portion mortgages or previous alternative payment arrangements. [45713/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 140. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details and eligibility criteria of the new small businesses energy support scheme as announced in Budget 2024. [45711/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 139. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many applications were received for the temporary business energy support scheme from its inception to its closure on 30 September 2023; and the sum total granted to applicants from the fund. [45710/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (18 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she will put in place to address the serious situation faced by a DEIS school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45714/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many affordable homes have been delivered, by county in 2020, 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45715/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (18 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 278. To ask the Minister for Health can he give a full update on the completion of the day care centre in Monasterevin; and a timeline on a projected opening date for same. [45712/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (18 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to address issues in relation to children, already previously assessed for autism, but due to errors identified in those assessments, are now required to be reassessed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45716/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical cards of children under seven years coming up as invalid at GP surgeries, when they are still well within their expiry date, causing considerable expense, as in the case of the parent of the child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45717/23]

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome our guests here today and I thank them for what they do. I welcome the opportunity to speak in support of the essential section 39 and section 56 workers who are at the coalface of community and voluntary services every day providing essential care and support to some of our most vulnerable citizens. These workers have not had a meaningful pay rise in 15 years. That is 15 budgets...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: As Sinn Féin spokesperson for older people, I can only say that this budget does little or nothing for the elderly, including pensioners, struggling with huge increases in the cost of living and the costs of energy and food. Figures from the Parliamentary Budget Office show that, under the Government's budget, pensioners will be 5% worse off than in 2021. Does the Government realise...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of family home mortgages that are now in the hands of vulture funds in 2023; how many of those mortgages are/were the subject of alternative payment arrangements or split/shelved portion mortgages prior to them being sold to vulture funds, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44473/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Government target for the number of houses to be retrofitted in County Kildare; how many of that target number have been retrofitted to date; and how many are in the pipeline for retrofitting in the foreseeable future. [44468/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify if the Hill of Allen is on the Public Monuments Register; if not, whether the Government plans to speak with all relevant stakeholders to examine the opportunity for the State to take ownership of very important key landmark in County Kildare, which is associated with St. Brigid. [44469/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Functions (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or the Government have plans to establish a distinct unit to operate together across both his Department and the Department of Health to provide for a joint plan to ensure the provision of age friendly independent and supported living environments, given the increasing aging population; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the urgent measures he will take to address the serious matter of home care hours and full homecare packages being granted, but not being fulfilled, due to no staff being available to resulting in a person (details supplied); when the care package will be fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44470/23]