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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with public hospitals, as opposed to with patients directly, to offer and provide the funding for treatment to clinically suitable long waiting patients who are on an Inpatient/Day case or Outpatient waiting list. While the NTPF identifies patients eligible for NTPF treatment, it is solely on the basis of their time spent on a waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

David Cullinane: 670. To ask the Minister for Health the reason reimbursement support for Ozempic® (Semaglutide) is only available to those with eligibility under the general medical services scheme or the long-term illness scheme, and is not available on the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17966/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: It is accepted that many patients still must wait too long for hospital appointments and treatments. As part of the multi-annual approach to reducing waiting lists, and just as importantly the length of time that patients are waiting, I published the 2024 Waiting List Action Plan (WLAP) on 27th March. Total funding of €360 million has been provided for the WLAP this year which sets...

Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Motion (18 Apr 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Malcolm Noonan: ...and the lack of policy coherence. As I said, the NBAP is on a statutory footing. In some cases, the targets may seem vague. . This is not to say they are open-ended, but they are to a point where they are long-range targets. I think that monitoring, evaluation and gathering data in terms of their effectiveness and impact is vitally important. Members mentioned financing and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Cards (18 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...recognise this well-recognised reality. For example, islanders pay cheaper car tax because their cars cannot go on the mainland. In most cases, they have to keep second cars. Islanders get an extra allowance under certain long-term welfare payments, for instance, the State pension, the invalidity pension and so on. What we are seeking is that, when the assessment is carried out, a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2024)

Réada Cronin: ...in Clane is a force to be reckoned with. It tells me that it sees through this, how there is nothing the Department cannot or will not do until it comes to actually doing it. It just takes so long and children grow up so fast. On the general places, we hear all the time that the Minister is assuring parents that their child will have a school place. There is a special concentration...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Connolly: ...Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Jennifer Whitmore: To discuss issues with bus services for north County Wicklow. Deputies Paul Donnelly and Dessie Ellis: To discuss the long-awaited upgrade and essential building works needed at Scoil Chiaráin, Dublin 11. Deputy Michael McNamara: To discuss the impact of Circular 0002/2024 on primary schools' special...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: I have been a long-standing advocate for and supporter of minor injuries units. I do not know the background as to why we do not have a minor injuries unit in Galway. Is it to do with the configuration of Merlin Park and other hospital projects getting ahead of it?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...and support to the families of the 48 who never came home from the Artane fire in 1981. I hope that today is the day they finally get the truth and justice they deserve after their 40-year long struggle. Next Tuesday at 5.30 p.m. outside the Dáil, the Raise the Roof campaign will hold a major rally demanding secure and affordable housing for all. The coalition of trade unions,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Consultations (18 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: ...to stay in employment until the age at which they can first access the State pension, which is 66. The measure will improve older workers’ adequacy of income in retirement and reaffirm our long-standing policy to support longer and fuller working lives. The membership of the Pensions Commission included representation of workers, employers, civil society, academics, and those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: .... Tourism Ireland would also work with Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland on the roll-out of an umbrella certification scheme to promote sustainable travel. It is Fáilte Ireland's long-term objective to ensure a greater regional spread of the socioeconomic benefits of tourism. Four regional experience brands are at the heart of Fáilte Ireland's work to develop...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: As the national tourism development authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland. Fáilte Ireland works in partnership with the Government, State agencies, local authorities, representative groups and industry to develop tourism across Ireland by creating...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Brian Stanley: ...to an identifiable person or entity, they will be directed to discontinue their remarks. It is imperative that they comply with any such direction. Members and witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against any person outside the Houses or an official by name or in such a way as to make him or her...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Brian Stanley: ...believe that the time for first-instance decisions is a lot shorter than that. We should ask the Department what the plans are to reduce that figure from a median of 13 months because it is still too long for first-instance decisions. I propose that we ask that this be addressed. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 2525B is from the University of Limerick, dated 15 April 2024. This issue...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Artists' Remuneration (18 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...spending would be doubled. I doubt that has happened. Maybe the Minister could comment on this. Our percentage of GDP spent on arts is significantly less than the European average, so we have a long way to go even if there have been some improvements as a result of the campaigning by arts workers in recent years. I do not believe that the gathering of research means there is no need...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Give Travellers the Floor: Discussion (18 Apr 2024) See 14 other results from this debate

Eileen Flynn: ...These have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed. No apologies have been received. Before we start the discussion today I will read a note on privilege. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: It has been a long term tourism policy objective to ensure that all regions thrive from a tourism perspective and I am determined to continue this in the years ahead. In relation to future regional tourism policy, I am currently progressing the development of a new Tourism Policy Framework to mainstream sustainability across the entire sector in the period to 2030. While it will aim to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...to establish a baseline for existing tourism accommodation capacity for local authorities in each destination and region. This includes a quality and gap analysis for additional accommodation development on a county-by-county basis along with the projected accommodation requirements. Additional capacity supply growth projections have been identified for all counties based on best...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...service to the public. The issue of RTé’s future funding cannot be addressed in isolation. As I have stated previously, any new funding model for public service media will need to provide long-term sustainable funding, not only for RTé but also for the provision of public service content by other media providers, including independent producers, local and community...