Results 1-20 of 292 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 18 February 2025, if the 70 additional permanent positions for driver testers sanctioned by his Department in September 2024 have been filled; the impact this has had on waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18173/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he intends to revise the fee paid to optometrists under the PRSI benefit scheme; if so, the status of these plans; the timeline for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18171/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Offices (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 338. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government intends to purchase the site of the Bessboro mother and baby home and establish a memorialisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18095/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 342. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she plans to bring forward statutory parental bereavement leave; if so, the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18172/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 377. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of weeks each child listed as suspended on Children’s Health Ireland’s spinal service waiting list has been waiting, by category (details supplied), in tabular form. [18161/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 378. To ask the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied) raised by an organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18162/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds which will be available to the paediatric allergy unit in the new National Children’s Hospital; the number of beds currently available to this unit across CHI sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18165/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 380. To ask the Minister for Health if she will establish a centralised electronic data collection system for timely and accurate reporting of child mortality nationally; if her Department has commenced work in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18166/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 381. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the inpatient mental health support mother and baby unit, as per the model of care for specialist perinatal mental health services; the estimated cost of providing this unit; if a dedicated funding allocation for its development has been agreed; if not, when she expects to announce this allocation; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the inpatient mental health support mother and baby unit was not included in the Women’s Health Action Plan 2024-2025, having been included in the Women’s Health Action Plan Action Plan 2022-23; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18168/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 383. To ask the Minister for Health if she intends to revise the fee paid to optometrists under the medical card scheme; if so, the status of these plans; the timeline for its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18169/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 384. To ask the Minister for Health if she intends to increase the scope of practice for optometrists (details supplied); the work being undertaken in her Department with respect to this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18170/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Regulations (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 385. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the regulations being developed under section 23 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 419. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the HIQA review into the use of surgical implants and medical devices at Children's Health Ireland; the date on which she expects this report to be presented to her; if she will commit to publishing the report thereafter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18322/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 232. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the engagement his Department has had with German immigration authorities following the deportation orders issues for two Irish citizens; if he can confirm the reports that citizens were asked to cease using the Irish language during protests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17501/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 19 March 2025, if his Department intends to include information about motorists’ responsibilities regarding crossing lanes occupied by cycle lanes into its current road safety campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17018/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if education welfare officers are permitted to extend their support to young people under the age of sixteen attending a Youthreach programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16719/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 480 of 27 March 2025, to clarify whether the terms and conditions of the non-statutory leave of absence following assault scheme for teachers and SNAs are in line with what is currently being applied across the public sector; if the paid leave available is consistent with other professions in the public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to ensure that this year’s Leaving Certificate students are not at a disadvantage as a result of her Department’s move to reduce grade inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17505/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 772. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the mistreatment of animals in Ennistymon, County Clare (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that those who are responsible for this cruelty are held accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17019/25]