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Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...Dogs must be permitted to have the company of other dogs where this is safe. Our Bill amends the definition of "authorised person" in the Act of 2010 so as to ensure that persons who act as authorised persons under that Act are specifically appointed under it to fulfil this role. We significantly increase the penalty for breaking the law in terms of puppy farms. Profits from breeding...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (11 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will ensure that the community welfare service remains in Trim and Kells, County Meath to maintain face-to-face appointments; the reason that her Department insists on implementing a policy of removing such services from regional and rural towns despite local opposition from the public in such circumstances; and if...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...for 220,000 living in County Meath currently. The Government is going to increase demand for GP services with this measure, while the supply is decreasing. That means longer waiting times for people seeking GP appointments. The Government needs to fix the deficit in the supply of GPs if it really wants to make a difference here. The same is true for childcare. The 25% reduction in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Sep 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...in crisis due to the lack of investment and soaring demand. The GP system, which was one of the few remaining functioning elements of the health service, is now broken. People are waiting up to two weeks to get an appointment. Hundreds of GPs are emigrating and moving to Australia every year. Accident and emergency departments are dealing with record waiting times. People are waiting...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...waiting for 24 hours on average. GP services are collapsing throughout the country. So far this year, 400 GPs have emigrated to Australia, which is incredible. A constituent of mine rang a doctor for an appointment and was given a date in September. At the same time we have the Government cutting emergency department and ICU capacities. There are more than 600 patients on trolleys in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (6 Jul 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current waiting times for appointments for driving licence applicants in each centre in the State in tabular form. [36546/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Jul 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 783. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting psychiatric appointments in each hospital in the State; if he will provide a breakdown on the number who have been waiting over three months for an assessment; the number waiting over six months; the number waiting over one year; and the number waiting over two years in tabular form. [35830/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (28 Jun 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 453. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason that the Government is reluctant to see the appointment of an United States special envoy for Northern Ireland. [34195/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Diplomatic Representation (23 Jun 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...Garda has sent the Tánaiste's file to the DPP, and there may be a case. That is clear and factual. My concern about this is that I have submitted a great many questions to the Minister in regard to the appointment. My worry about the appointment is that it may be the case that the individual may need to give evidence in the future. This appointment has echoes similar to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Diplomatic Representation (23 Jun 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I submitted these questions to the Minister in written format first and they were not answered. I have a responsibility as an Opposition Deputy to look for oversight in respect of appointments of this nature. One of the questions I asked that was not answered - and that has still not been answered today - is: when did the Cabinet become aware of that decision and when did the Minister...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Diplomatic Representation (23 Jun 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...agree that the position of Irish ambassador to Britain is very important, especially at this time of crisis in our relationship with Britain. I was surprised to hear of the Minister's decision to appoint the Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach, Martin Fraser, to the position of Irish ambassador to Britain. As Deputies know, there is an investigation into the leaking of a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (23 Jun 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 150. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail the process within his Department for appointing persons as Irish ambassadors to other countries; if he will clarify whether such positions are advertised publicly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31963/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Jun 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...be. If one tries to register for a GP in counties like Meath at the moment, one cannot get such a registration for love nor money. If one has a GP, it will take a fortnight to get access to an appointment. So far this year, 400 doctors have emigrated to Australia. The health service is a disaster and a car crash and it is happening under the Minister's watch. What is the response of...

Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...to the Minister of State because he knows it as well as anybody else; it is nearly impossible as a person new to the county to get a GP. People are going to Dublin and elsewhere to get GPs. If someone wants an appointment with a GP, it could take up a fortnight to obtain one. Does anybody in their right mind think that a person suffering an emergency, or an accident or ill health, will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (15 Jun 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a curriculum vitae for a person (details supplied) was received by his Department in advance of his appointment to the position of Irish Ambassador to Britain. [31349/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jun 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 1462. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancelled hospital appointments in the State broken down by individual hospital in each of the past five years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [29231/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Appointments (24 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 289. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the selection process for a recent diplomatic corps appointment (details supplied). [25905/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Appointments (24 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 291. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address a matter related to a recent diplomatic corps appointment (details supplied). [25907/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 799. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed treatments or appointments for cancer treatment since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [23272/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (4 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 19 of 30 March 2022, if he will direct the Road Safety Authority to respond to this Deputy regarding the current average waiting list for NCT test appointments in each test centre given that no response has yet been received since the question was submitted. [22284/22]