Results 161-180 of 13,084 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (12 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 851. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 17 May 2023, if any beds, units or buildings have been closed in the Mater Misericordia University Hospital, Dublin 7, this year; if there are any plans to do so in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55360/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 858. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the lack of capacity in PrEP services, particularly in view of the 68% increase in HIV diagnoses in 2022; how the additional €600,000 allocated to support PrEP services in budget 2024 will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55412/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 859. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in public PrEP services in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by location, in tabular form; the number of vacancies in the service in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55413/23]

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

Róisín Shortall: 331. To ask the Minister for Health if a company will be in a position to begin the diabetic retina screening programme in January 2024 (details supplied); if this organisation has signed its contract with the National Screening Service; the reason the National Screening Service appointed a sole bidder for all of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54381/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Constitutional Amendments (6 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 152. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment to the definition of a family (details supplied); when an announcement will be made in respect of the proposed wording; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54097/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (6 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the health technology assessment on the herpes zoster vaccine which also protects against shingles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53921/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (6 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of properties owned by the HSE, by location, use and value, in tabular form; and the number of these which are vacant and the length of vacancy. [54094/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (6 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of properties rented by the HSE, by location, use and annual cost, in tabular form. [54095/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine a matter in relation to a SUSI grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54024/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance available to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 regarding an urgent structural issue facing them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53434/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (5 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 598. To ask the Minister for Health the meetings held by his officials from assistant principal level up with representatives of the alcohol industry in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the dates, attendees and matters that were discussed at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53743/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (30 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 313. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 21 April 2021, the current steps being taken to address the proliferation of illegal vehicle registration plates on motor cars; whether sufficient legislation is in place for gardaí to apply a fixed charge penalty notice for this offence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (30 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 435. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions initiated by gardaí in each of the past five years for illegal number plates, noisy exhausts, tinted windows and visors obstructing the windows; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53020/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (30 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 459. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is expected to open applications for the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52942/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (30 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 476. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the Connolly Hospital Dental General Anaesthetic Unit in James Connolly Memorial Hospital, which was due to open in 2019 but has not opened since its construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52943/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 477. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors in HSE consultant posts including temporary, locum and permanent, that are not on the Irish Medical Council specialist register for the specialty they are practicing in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52955/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (30 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 494. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the management of the Mater Hospital, Dublin, in relation to the absence of free staff parking and the financial difficulties which this poses, especially to staff who do not have public transport options; the steps he is taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53110/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (30 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to introduce a cap on the maximum daily charge for patients and visitors at all public hospitals; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53111/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (30 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the health service is properly resourced to deal with the health impacts of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53113/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 499. To ask the Minister for Health the current services provided at Ennis Hospital; the opening hours; if there are any plans to expand services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53172/23]