Results 161-180 of 2,236 for speaker:Patricia Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 233. To ask the Minister for Health his views on GP services in the south Kildare area, the availability of those services generally and the length of time it is taking for those people trying to source and secure GP services in south Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51556/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 234. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the matter of a young person (details supplied). [51557/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (22 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for Naas General Hospital, County Kildare, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51559/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 236. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CHO7, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51560/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (22 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to the proposed transfer of 68 elderly residents from units in Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin, to Bartra nursing home in Clondalkin, he will clarify the reason 68 vulnerable elderly residents in Cherry Orchard Hospital (many in receipt of palliative/end of life care or with advanced cognitive issues) have, in November last, received urgent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (22 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 238. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to the HSE’s proposed moving of 68 very vulnerable residents with complex care needs from Cherry Orchard Hospital to an alternative nursing home in Clondalkin, he will clarify how the decision to transfer them was made, in the absence of consultation with either residents affected or their families; if any consideration was taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (22 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 239. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to the transfer of 68 very vulnerable elderly and frail residents from Cherry Orchard Hospital on foot of an ‘urgent evacuation’, he will clarify if he or his Department were aware that the HSE was made fully aware by HIQA of the issues surrounding the current ‘urgent evacuation’, at the end of June 2021, yet no...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (22 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 240. To ask the Minister for Health if, with regard to the ‘urgent evacuation’ of 68 vulnerable residents from Cherry Orchard Hospital, he will explain in detail, giving dates, of when the agreement between the HSE and Bartra to accept transfer of the 68 residents, specifically with reference to the date of the notice of that transfer as given, inconsistently, to the affected...

Health Service Recruitment Freeze: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: The Government's mismanagement of the health budget is no secret but mismanagement on a scale that forces the CEO of the HSE to escalate the embargo on recruitment, withdraw job offers and scrap more than 7,000 essential front-line posts is beyond belief. This is beyond disastrous when the HSE is already facing unprecedented staff shortages in all sectors, affecting its ability to provide...

Imposing Sanctions on Israel: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank the Social Democrats for bringing this motion and I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in support of it. Most, if not all, of us are horrified by the devastation inflicted by the Israeli Government on the people of Gaza in recent weeks. Gaza is now a graveyard with men, women, children, old people and disabled buried under the remains of Gaza city. We have Israeli bombs...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank our guests. I have just two questions. Are there any specific calculations on future pension expenditure related to ageing? If there are such calculations, how are they done?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank Ms Behan. What provisions are in place where services are already so lacking or insufficient that existing levels cannot even be maintained, as with the recruitment and retention of health and home care workers? This area is chronically understaffed, even with existing levels of service.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: Sometimes I worry a bit more about the core funding than the non-core funding and I just wanted to ask for that reason. I thank Mr. Kinnane for his time.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (15 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, with regard to the water main in Allen, County Kildare, which is continually bursting, he can enquire what can be done to prevent these re-occurring bursts, and to ensure that any repair done is completed with a view to being of a permanent nature, or if a complete replacement is required. [50092/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (15 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what measures he can take to prevent the closure and loss of an important resource (details supplied), or what alternative funding, if any, is available. [50093/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify what is to be done with a premises (details supplied) now that the new school has been built and is up and running, as there has been considerable interest expressed by local groups seeking to use it for other purposes. [50008/23]

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

Patricia Ryan: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Hill of Allen can be included on the Register of Historic Monuments; if the option of bringing the site into public ownership can be explored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50009/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (14 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, with regard to the housing units on the grounds of a site (details supplied), he will clarify when funding will be allocated to Kildare County Council to refurbish these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50010/23]

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

Patricia Ryan: 474. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what measures, if any, are in place for the provision of space/venues for sports and fitness activities for those with intellectual disabilities in Kildare, as groups which provide such activities are having problems sourcing suitable venues, and are experiencing difficulty in providing this essential service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (14 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for an eye specialist/optician appointment in each CHO area, in tabular form; the reason there is a delay in such appointments being allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50011/23]