Questions asked 24 total

• Health 11 questions

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for juvenile arthritis treatment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; the number of those in counties Laois and Offaly; the waiting times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6484/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns expressed by general practitioners that they are not being adequately informed with respect to their participation in the vaccine roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6922/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the national cancer strategy specifically the strategies recommendation to develop a systematic, evidence-based mechanism to ascertain the potential benefits and the cost effectiveness of various initiatives including chemoprevention which will inform future cancer prevention programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6923/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if any applications have been made to the HSE to provide dental services in Birr, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6924/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of his Department with respect to the three year review of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6928/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines for persons with underlying conditions is being implemented; the underlying conditions being prioritised; the reason they are being prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7092/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns expressed by general practitioners that they are not being adequately informed with respect to their participation in the vaccine roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7094/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated to the health service since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic for building additional hospital capacity in beds, ICU beds and staff recruitment; when the funds were allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7780/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the achievements in the ten months since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of additional hospital beds and staff that are actually operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7781/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds that existed in public hospitals in February 2020; the number that currently exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7782/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the length of time healthcare staff are off work waiting for a Covid-19 test result on average; the proportion of current staff shortages which are due to issues such as this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7783/21]
• Education 3 questions

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the status of the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6925/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the status of the Education (Student and Parent) Charter Bill 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7097/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in counties Laois and Offaly that have submitted emergency works applications from 1 January 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7098/21]
• Justice 3 questions

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has conducted an analysis of the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020; if so, the conclusions of such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6927/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has conducted an analysis of the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020; if so, the conclusions of such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7100/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if a transfer of ownership of Birr Court House, Townsend Street, Townparks, Birr, County Offaly, is being proposed; if so, the person or body to which the transfer is being made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7195/21]
• Further and Higher Education 2 questions

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the implementation of the Cassells report; the number of potential funding options including the deferred payment of student fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6485/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address concerns that those engaged in apprenticeship studies are facing prolonged delays due to the completion of their apprenticeships through an inability to access placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6486/21]
• Taoiseach 1 question

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if a unit has been established within his Department to work towards a consensus on a shared island, as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will outline the work of the unit to date. [6547/21]
• Environment 1 question

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason projects applying for funding as part of the just transition must now provide 50% in matching funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6598/21]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the reason new buses being supplied or contracted to Bus Éireann no longer have the capacity to accept bicycles in their storage space; his views on whether this limits the opportunity for cycle tourism and the use of greenways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7091/21]
• Children 1 question

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the efforts being made by his Department to improve the pay and working conditions of workers in the early-years sector, as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7093/21]
• Agriculture 1 question

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the manner in which the appointments to the Horse Racing Ireland board from 1 January 2020 to date were nominated; the basis for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6466/21]