Results 1-20 of 531 for long speaker:Clare Daly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (18 Jun 2019)

Clare Daly: 300. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce exemptions and cap registration fees in relation to the number of times a child visits the emergency department regarding a life long illness which could be twice or three times a month with fees of €100 per visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24868/19]

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Clare Daly: ...am also delighted that the coroners are very much on board with the process and doing away with the discretionary element. I sincerely thank them for their patience, help and wisdom throughout the long process of getting the Bill to where it is today. That is important. I remind everyone why we are here. I discussed it briefly when speaking on the previous group of amendments. We...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2019)

Clare Daly: ...be suspected of involvement in a death. I am happy to support all of the amendments and they seem fairly straightforward but I want to make some general points about the Bill, how we got here and how long it has taken us to get here because there are important lessons to be learned from this. My involvement in the issue of maternal deaths began eight years ago, which is as long as the...

Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2019)

Clare Daly: ...that this will be acted upon. The amendment calls for a co-ordinated approach from Government and for an analysis to be conducted. There is no actual implementation. Some five years on from Tuam, a health package is still at the developmental stage. How long will it take for survivors to get redress? They are suffering from trauma and ill health because of this, yet the Minister's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 May 2019)

Clare Daly: ...of déjà vu. These issues have been talked about more since the commission last appeared before the committee but in terms of structural changes, particularly legislatively, we are no further along the road. That is my view. My first batch of questions relate to the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and the work of GSOC. The press statement issued by GSOC on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 May 2019)

Clare Daly: ...more sinister. This is very troubling. Ms Justice Ring referred to the new draft protocol and stated that GSOC had not received a response from the Garda Commissioner about the protocol to date. How long has GSOC been waiting for the Commissioner to provide an answer? Have steps been taken to put the protocol in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 May 2019)

Clare Daly: ...major difficulty accessing documentation. It is my guess that when we take these matters together, the process for carrying out investigations into protected disclosures is generally very long. Is that correct? I presume that most of the people in these circumstances are not in work. What is the level of crossover? I am aware of one protected disclosure involving a very serious case...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...and intervene to secure an appropriate education for those children who deserve it? A strategy is needed to help parents in individual cases but there have been so many broken promises. We have a long-standing commitment on a project in St. Michael's House in Skerries, for example. We have been told that it is a priority but another school year is almost over and it is no nearer to...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (18 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...before us. I am not sure whether the Minister was trying to embarrass or help Fianna Fáil but I could feel the red faces from back here. Everybody knows that the Bill has been improved over a long process. One need not be a genius to know this; one need only go back and look at the record to know that the improvements that were passed in this House came as a result of the efforts...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (18 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: In supporting Deputy Brendan Ryan we have to start from the position of how we got to where we are today. This Bill has been a through a long and tortuous process, particularly for those of us who represent the communities impacted most by aircraft noise. During the Second Stage debate in the House, many, if not all, of us on the Opposition benches made the point that to transpose the EU...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (18 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: I support Deputy Brendan Ryan in that proposition. We have been on a long, tortuous route. On Tuesday, we put on the record at the meeting of the Business Committee the fact that we were faced with an unprecedented situation. The Government seemed to be hell bent on ramming this Bill through today even though the Seanad had not concluded its deliberations on it at that point. We spent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 340. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to opening a forum for discussion among the physiotherapy profession regarding the suitability of the panel system in the medium to long-term for the national recruitment of physiotherapists. [17514/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (11 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...basic salary of €435. That is a total of €560 for a 40-hour week with 40 hours overtime. Such working conditions could be addressed in order to save experienced and qualified staff who must endure long commutes on low pay. It is absolutely disgraceful. This is the reason why many personnel are leaving. If the Government continues to try to justify it and state that it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (11 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...several other issues in respect of the working conditions of Defence Forces personnel which are driving them out and over which the Government has control and which it could address, not least the long serving hours and the fact that it could implement the European Court of Justice 2010 ruling on working time which was ruled out of order as being sub judice.On issues such as Lariam and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Further Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Further Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Further Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Further Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Further Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...in recruitment. Will the Minister provide an update on staffing levels? Is the service still understaffed and, if so, why has it proved so difficult to recruit staff? Obviously, there are long delays in the system, which is soul destroying and incredibly stressful for the individuals concerned and their families. The problem really needs to be fixed. Will the Minister update us on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (4 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...was informed by the latter that there was nothing wrong with his status or social protection. Eventually, approximately 18 months later, by the time the court sides with him, he will probably be long outside the country. The current structure is inadequate. There are problems with the WRC and I draw the Minister's attention to the article in Village magazine by George McLoughlin, who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation: Data Protection Commission (3 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...commission has the power to levy fines under the new legislation. As I understand it, no fines have been levied yet. Given that none of the investigations would necessarily be terribly complex or long-winded, why have no fines been levied? Is the commission satisfied that none of the cases which have been concluded met the threshold for a fine and how much discretion does it have in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation: Data Protection Commission (3 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...to the Department of [Employment Affairs and] Social Protection and in a number of fora" that there is a pressing need to deal with this. There is no short-circuiting. This has been going on a long time. The indications were that the report would be finished in April 2018 and it is now April 2019 and there are serious issues relating to it. Do the witnesses know how many bodies are...

Retention of Records Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...in a thoughtful manner on a par with our European neighbours, rather than resorting to excessive gagging legislation which will hinder future research. To hold back particular records for a much longer period than is the norm sets a very worrying precedent and arouses justifiable suspicion. Many of the survivor groups already feel there has been an incredibly inappropriate delay in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...his attention has been drawn to the impact of a lack of funding for Cork Kerry Community Healthcare and that the known level of need exceeds the funding available resulting in a failure to meet the long-term needs of a number of persons that require residential services; his plans to address the funding shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14753/19]