Results 161-180 of 1,509 for speaker:Patricia Ryan in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of family home mortgages that are now in the hands of vulture funds in 2023; how many of those mortgages are/were the subject of alternative payment arrangements or split/shelved portion mortgages prior to them being sold to vulture funds, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44473/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Government target for the number of houses to be retrofitted in County Kildare; how many of that target number have been retrofitted to date; and how many are in the pipeline for retrofitting in the foreseeable future. [44468/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify if the Hill of Allen is on the Public Monuments Register; if not, whether the Government plans to speak with all relevant stakeholders to examine the opportunity for the State to take ownership of very important key landmark in County Kildare, which is associated with St. Brigid. [44469/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Functions (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or the Government have plans to establish a distinct unit to operate together across both his Department and the Department of Health to provide for a joint plan to ensure the provision of age friendly independent and supported living environments, given the increasing aging population; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the urgent measures he will take to address the serious matter of home care hours and full homecare packages being granted, but not being fulfilled, due to no staff being available to resulting in a person (details supplied); when the care package will be fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44470/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 239. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans in place for the residents of a nursing home (details supplied) which is due to close imminently; if he liaised with the HSE to find a suitable property; the plan that is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44471/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (11 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dementia advisors for each CHO area since Covid in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [44474/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a housing estate in County Kildare (details supplied) was not included in the laying of fibre broadband cables when it was supplied to all surrounding areas only a short number of metres down the road, meaning residents can only access extremely poor, intermittent Internet connection, no matter what supplier...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans, if any, the Government has to install motion sensor lights on roads in County Kildare; and if so, what timeline would be envisaged. [43104/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of candidates currently on the waiting list for NCT tests in County Kildare; the availability of appointments; the earliest appointment currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43105/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify if there are plans for a new fire station in Monasterevin; and if so, if he will provide a timeframe for same. [43097/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 148. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the PRSI contributions of parents can be made applicable for the provision of glasses, optician services and dental services to their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43099/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 149. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she would consider putting in place to assist those older people with disabilities who are ageing, in addition to having a disability, who are already living in, or in imminent danger of, falling into poverty due to the cost-of-living crisis, compounded with the additional costs that having a disability incur....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, with regard to the 18.5 hours per week limited allowed to work or study in order to qualify for carer’s allowance, she acknowledges that this would exclude most part-time jobs or part-time course, as these usually are minimum 20 hours per week; if the 18.5 hours limit could be increased to allow for carers to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to address the serious underfunding in mental health, which has been exposed in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and the extraordinary demands made on already overstretched services. [43095/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if he can look into the fact that there is no sick leave or absence cover provided for home care workers; and to clarify the reason the HSE has to call the family of the person in receipt of the home care to have them step in when a home care worker is either sick or absent. [43096/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being considered to address the recruitment and retention crisis being experienced in section 39-funded organisations, where lower pay levels are causing those in section 39 agencies to leave for jobs or grades in section 38 and HSE positions with more remuneration, where the section 39 agencies are still operating on a level of funding, which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Oct 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no respite available to an elderly gentleman (details supplied); the reason the public health nurse said that they would look for respite but would be unable to give a date for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43133/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (28 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what measures she can implement to end the discrimination against many disabled people in receipt of disability allowance, a benefit paid to disabled people directly, who are at risk of losing the benefit should they marry because the benefit is means tested. [41936/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (28 Sep 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 246. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the hours provided for respite care are arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41938/23]