Results 81-100 of 267 for long speaker:Neasa Hourigan

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: SBO Tax Expenditures: Film Relief Section 481 Tax Credit (resumed) (14 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected pursuant to both the Constitution and statute by absolute privilege. 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 engage in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...to be funded; if the clinical directors of the west Cork, north Cork and south Lee HSE mental health catchment areas have agreed with CHO4 HSE senior management to accept out of area respite or long-stay referrals from east Cork into community residences under their clinical governance in the event that a centre (details supplied) is closed; if so, if he will provide dates for when any...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 9. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish an occupational injury scheme for healthcare workers with long Covid who were exposed to the virus in their workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61304/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...Owenacurra residents being told, with reference to the commission's reports, that they would be better off moving from a single room in a town centre location to a shared dormitory in a remote, long-stay ward. I visited St. Stephen's Hospital in order that I could understand what we were talking about and I found it to be very remote. The concerns in the commission's reports seem...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: The Department absolutely can. I am sorry. That is ridiculous. This was my area of expertise not so long ago. A price can be put on what a hospital is going to cost, notwithstanding the failure of the State to do so in the past. A range can be forecast. A cost can be forecast, and Mr. Watt is not correct in saying otherwise.

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That brings me to recommendation 15 and the review. I hope and presume that the example of somebody being detained since the 1970s is probably the worst-case scenario or the longest detention of which we are aware. I have a few questions about circumstances where somebody has been detained since the 1970s or 1980s. What is the best practice in terms of timely reviews? What happens on the...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...said as the clinic is in my constituency. I am glad to hear the Minister talk about clinical advice because we are talking a lot about the business case. Recently the committee had a session on long Covid and the HSE said that it looked at the business case but not so much the clinical advice. I suspect that eventually we will follow the UK's lead and include children in our discussion...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed) (6 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...some of the accounting worked last year. Things like subheads K1 and K2 are standard from previous years. Subhead K1 still relates to the primary care reimbursement service, PCRS, and K2 is still long-term residential care.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (30 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected, pursuant to both the Constitution and statute, by absolute privilege. 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 engage...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (30 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...point of view, not in terms of policy but in terms of what would make the budgetary cycle more legible to people like the witnesses and groups like theirs, what would they like to see in medium- to long-term budgetary planning? What would make the decision-making more legible and easier to follow?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 195. To ask the Minister for Health when senior mental health management in Cork CHO4 were offered their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine relative to when long-stay residents aged over-65 years in facilities (details supplied) were offered their first-dose vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58373/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected, pursuant to both the Constitution and statute, by absolute privilege. 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 engage...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected pursuant to the Constitution and statute by absolute privilege. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect 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...

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...spent on a largely unwinnable war on drugs. We need to look at the support we are providing to the communities most impacted by drug addiction; not just support for those in addiction but also support for people long before they fall into addiction. I refer here to supports such as those relating to mental health, sport and education. Right now, I am trying to help a local community...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...from a place outside the parliamentary precincts, witnesses may not benefit from the same level of immunity from legal proceedings as a witness physically present may. 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...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...week we talked a great deal about windfall taxes as a concept. There is a lot of discussion at the moment in public discourse on windfall taxes as they relate to things like energy. We have had a long-standing discussion in this country about rezoning and windfall taxes. I would be interested in the witnesses' views on the capital acquisitions tax piece. What do they think the report...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...a place outside the parliamentary precincts, witnesses may not benefit from the same level of immunity from legal proceedings as a witness physically present may. 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 engage...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That is a good point. Should we have a commission more regularly? There seem to be long gaps between when we do these kinds of big reviews and reports. There is no rolling or regular timeframe for that; it is really based on political will. Would the witnesses like to see these done more regularly? Do they think it would be useful?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: When it comes to the housing crisis, we could all sit here and commiserate for quite a long time. I will conclude the session, however, because I do not want to depress us all. I thank everyone for staying so late. I appreciate the witnesses' time, their submission and their taking the time to look at the report of the commission.