Results 241-260 of 13,084 for speaker:Róisín Shortall in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (7 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for audiology by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [48583/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (7 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for podiatry by CHO, and age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [48584/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (7 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for community psychology services by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [48585/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (7 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for counselling services by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [48586/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (7 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for dietetics by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [48588/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages; the number of persons experiencing delayed discharge from hospital due to a delay accessing home care; and the waiting lists for home care packages community healthcare organisation, CHO, and local health office, LHO, in tabular form. [48589/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by hourly-paid adult education tutors regarding pay and conditions (details supplied); whether his Department intends to give these tutors parity with their full-time counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47716/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (7 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if consideration will be given to this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48122/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 1439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that students attending an undergraduate course in a university (details supplied) are not eligible for Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) grant support; if he is giving consideration to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48497/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of changes to the recruitment process for qualified paramedics, the competency assessment process for qualified paramedics has undergone a review, following the problems identified by the Oireachtas health committee in January 2023, in particular the multiple-choice questions exam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46793/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 174. To ask the Minister for Health if newly recruited qualified paramedics will undertake the same multiple-choice questions as part of their induction program commencing October 2023, as were previously used in the competency exam by the National Ambulance Service in the recruitment process at candidate selection stage prior to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46794/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 175. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the competency assessment process for qualified paramedics by the National Ambulance Service; his views on whether the process is clear and transparent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46795/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 176. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that any competency assessments that newly appointed qualified paramedics to the National Ambulance Service undertake will be appropriately structured, so that each question can be referenced to the PHECC paramedic training standard document; if the questions cannot be referenced to the PHECC paramedic training standard document, if this will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place an appropriate appeals mechanism for qualified paramedics newly appointed to the National Ambulance Service, whereby they can appeal the result of an exam; if so, if those wishing to appeal their result will be permitted to view their exam papers or their incorrect answers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46797/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to respond to data in respect of housing adaptation grant waiting lists compiled by an organisation (details supplied); if, in his view, the €75 million allocated to housing adaption in Budget 2024 will be sufficient to clear existing waiting lists and meet projected demand for next year; the steps he is taking to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the overdue review of the housing adaptation grants; the date on which this review will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46161/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 524. To ask the Minister for Health to provide further details in relation to the HSE recruitment freeze announced following the Budget 2024 allocation for his Department; the expected end date of the recruitment freeze; the roles and disciplines impacted; if the recruitment freeze applies to all services funded under Section 38 and Section 39, respectively; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 552. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to make provision for a range of different models of general practice; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of GPs in relation to the determination by the Tax Appeals Commission regarding GMS income (details supplied); if he intends to examine the GMS contract in view of this clarification of the legal and administrative position;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 614. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of the HSE's Implementation Group to deliver on the operational recommendations in the Independent Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 (details supplied); the members of this group; if terms of reference are in place; whether a copy can be made available to the public; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 615. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements he has had with a person (details supplied) in relation to the recommendations in their extensive Independent Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if any future engagements are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46671/23]