Results 161-180 of 1,754 for speaker:Eamon Scanlon

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (2 Jul 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 72. To ask the Minister for Health if the recruitment process to replace the retiring cardiologist serving Sligo University Hospital can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27748/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Jul 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28104/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 430. To ask the Minister for Health when an increase in home support will be in place for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27777/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (2 Jul 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 523. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an agricultural appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27652/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (2 Jul 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 524. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an agricultural appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27653/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (2 Jul 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an agricultural appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27654/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Appeals (2 Jul 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal under the sheep welfare scheme 2019 by a person (details supplied). [28103/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (2 Jul 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a deal has been finalised to permit the importation of beef from South America into Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28198/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (2 Jul 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27502/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications (2 Jul 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a partial capacity benefit application by a person (details supplied). [27557/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I received a response from the office of the Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, on delays in carer's allowance appeals. The letter states that in 2018 it was 9.6 weeks and in 2019 it is 9.1 weeks. I made an appeal on behalf of a constituent on 12 March, 14 weeks ago. I rang the appeals office this morning and discovered it had not even received the file yet. When I asked how long it would...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I ask the Taoiseach to use his good offices. If extra staff are needed, they should be provided to deal with these. We pay a lot of lipservice to carers and repeat the same platitudes to them. They are at their wits' end.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (26 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27118/19]

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: A total of 206,606 bed days were lost in hospitals in 2018 as a direct consequence of delayed discharges. A patient is categorised as a delayed discharge when he or she no longer requires care in an acute hospital setting and there is no access to an appropriate step-down facility. At a time when so many vulnerable people need to be admitted to hospital, such a rate of lost bed days exposes...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Patient Transport Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. This issue cannot be ignored. There is no doubt that cancer patients are receiving excellent medical care in our hospitals and more patients than ever are surviving cancer. I was very much aware of the excellent transport schemes provided by volunteers, but I was not aware of the Travel2Care scheme, and some of the organisations I have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Patient Transport Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: Transport to and from treatment is a significant problem for cancer patients and their families who already are dealing with physical and emotional strains of cancer diagnosis. I have met many cancer patients and their families, which has given me a profound appreciation of how difficult and varied the effect of cancer diagnosis can be. The provision of funding for transport is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (25 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 316. To ask the Minister for Health when a position (details supplied) will be advertised following a retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26083/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (25 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the employment procedure when an administrative position is vacated through retirement; the length of time the position is advertised for; if personnel from transfer panels are invited to interview; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that positions are not being advertised and resources are being pulled from other locations to fill the job; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 333. To ask the Minister for Health when new contracts will be offered to community employees (details supplied) in CHO 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26158/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 372. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre device will be made available on the long-term illness scheme for type 1 diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26266/19]