Results 1-20 of 150 for speaker:Ann Graves

Office of the President: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: In just two days some Irish citizens will exercise their right to vote and I strongly encourage people to come out in large numbers to exercise that right. Unfortunately the right is not universal. The right of Irish citizens to vote on Friday stops an hour up the road. Citizens in the North can win an All-Ireland, play for Ireland, stand in a presidential election and even be elected to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: 514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to please review the case of a person (details supplied) in the hope that his son can maintain his social welfare because of the extenuating circumstances. [56644/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: 515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the EU Member States that made restitution for historically discriminatory social welfare, particularly in the case of women who have lost out on pension payments due to the marriage bar preventing them from working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56658/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: 567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; when the person's application will be processed. [56641/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (21 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: 820. To ask the Minister for Health the amount each local and regional drugs and alcohol task force will be receiving from Budget 2026; and the way in which this compares with Budget 2024 and Budget 2025. [57124/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: 822. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 38 including the provisional sub-head and programme level allocations. [57133/25]

Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I found it useful to have evidence-based presentations, particularly for someone like me who comes to this with fresh eyes. If it works for the witnesses, I will go briefly through each of their presentations and ask them one question each to focus things. I will start with Dr. Lambert. Her work has clearly put intergenerational trauma on...

Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: Sorry, but I asked questions of the other witnesses too.

Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: My question probably feeds into what Deputy Ó Murchú said. Ms O'Reilly earlier mentioned a one-stop-shop-type service for people but we are all in separate silos. How might trying to combine various services work, particularly in rural areas where there are no services? Many people are travelling to Dublin even from some of the bigger towns and cities around the country because...

Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: This service was set up originally as a community-based service and grew from there over the years. That was fine when the vast majority of the drug problems were concentrated in Dublin's north and south inner city areas. As we know, every village and every town across the country is now affected, but the services are not there. Many people are seeking services and if they arrive in...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Budgets are as much about political priorities as they are about financial commitments. This year’s budget was one of two halves. There was more for the have-lots and basically nothing for the have-nots. The ESRI has said losses will average 2% for households already struggling to deal with the cost-of-living crisis. It...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (15 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify a recent statement by the Teaching Council about a timebound provision that will allow teachers who trained abroad to complete the Droichead process and transfer to Route 1 registration; when this timebound provision will be implemented; the process for eligible teachers to apply; and if she will give assurance that this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: 216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in view of the fact that the domiciliary care allowance for a child with type 1 diabetes stops when the child is 16 years old, and not when the child finishes full time education, but the same support is required until the child is out of full time education, if he will consider changing the criteria to reflect this; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: 332. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the consultant psychiatrist of a person (details supplied) will be permitted to diagnose them with ADHD and prescribe appropriate medication if necessary. [55819/25]

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: This Government and consecutive governments have failed the people of Ireland abysmally when it comes to housing. Every report and statistic underlines the abject failure in tackling the housing emergency. The most damning indictment of failed housing policies is the homeless figures. The most recent figures published make very sad reading. In Dublin tonight, 11,782 people are homeless....

Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: I want to start by saying how valuable it is to our work to have the witnesses here today and their particularly detailed submissions. We would have loads of questions to ask but a lot of the answers to them are in the submissions already, which is brilliant for us. I want to acknowledge the importance of the role that kinship plays in keeping families together and providing essential...

Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: That is fine.

Committee on Drugs Use: Kinship Care and Care: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: I agree with what Ms Dunne said about taking someone away from their family for two weeks. What sort of crime would it be anyway? They tend to be petty. When we are talking about drugs and the work of the drugs committee, we are looking at health-led approaches. It would be far better to take that approach to women in particular. These are not serious crimes. I definitely understand the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: 34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action the Government is taking to increase the number of community Gardaí. [53795/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Oct 2025)

Ann Graves: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 510 of 29 July 2025, if the member of the public can seek a copy of the report of the investigation into his complaint, the CCTV footage that was used to form part of the report and the responses of the personnel involved (details supplied). [53023/25]