Results 901-920 of 7,295 for speaker:Rose Conway-Walsh

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Nov 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the SNA workforce plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43584/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable purchase scheme homes that have been delivered in County Mayo in each of the past five years, and the average price of an affordable purchase scheme home in Mayo in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44070/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been trying to access funding from Mayo County Council’s disabled person grant since 2021 for urgent works to their home; if he will examine this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44739/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Nov 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 988. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that patients from Mayo are forced to travel to Galway University Hospital to see access optometry services required as a consequence of diabetes (details supplied); if these services can be offered in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44350/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Relations (5 Nov 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 1181. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on any upcoming engagements between a union (details supplied) and his Department; if he will commit to pay parity for section 39 workers; if he will honour commitments made in October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44777/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (5 Nov 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 1317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the progress of the joint application by ATU Mayo and Mayo County Council, made in October 2022, for the provision of student accommodation at the old military barracks site in Castlebar; to provide an update on any other student accommodation availability in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Enterprise Sector (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will amend eligibility criteria to enable social enterprises to access local enterprise office and Enterprise Ireland supports. [43582/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Enterprise Sector (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I want to talk to the Minister about social enterprises, in particular if he will amend the eligibility criteria to enable them to access the local enterprise office and Enterprise Ireland supports. They are locked out of some of them. The Minister knows the real value of social enterprises. There are hundreds of them right across my own county of Mayo. They generate real and sustainable...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Enterprise Sector (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister of State for her response. There needs to be flexibility. Many social enterprises are commercial and others are not, but they add something to communities. There must be a recognition beyond their economic value of their social value as well. They deserve equal treatment, including the same level of support and incentives as businesses and non-profits, recognising...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Enterprise Sector (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: There needs to be an awareness of what is available and what supports can be accessed by social enterprises. The supports are often beyond the reach of social enterprises. They are so busy with what they are trying to do within their communities that we must make it as easy as possible. I, too, recently met with Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland, SERI, the representative body for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I raise the concerns I have around the closing down of retail businesses, particularly in Mayo. The Minister of State will be very familiar with it. When I walk down American Street in Belmullet or some of the streets in Ballina, Castlebar and other areas, I see that many businesses are shut down. That speaks to me of the disconnect. We are not connecting up. The bureaucracy and red tape...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 5. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on children’s disability network teams in Mayo, including staff vacancies, recruitment and waiting lists for assessment and therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43583/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Too many children are waiting for therapies and assessment in County Mayo. I am trying to get a grasp on the staff vacancies in the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, and the waiting lists for assessment and therapy in County Mayo.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister. The reality is that there are still too many vacancies. I take what the Minister is saying in terms of trying to attract staff. However, continually having vacant posts puts pressure on the workers who are there already. Last week, I was at a wonderful initiative with Mayo Autism Camp and Manulla FC. There were many parents and children there. Although the day was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That is part of the problem. Fine Gael has been in Government for the past 13 or 14 years and now we are looking to address these situations. The workforce planning should have been in place well before now. It is not a big surprise that there is such a high number of children with disabilities in need of support. I would say that this Government has failed children with disabilities and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who had dentures made that were not fit for purpose, and who, having been advised by the HSE locally to contact a number of providers on a list, has been refused treatment by each provider; and to confirm the next step for this lady, who urgently needs a new set of dentures. [43594/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practices that are operative in County Mayo; the number of these dental practices are accepting new patients; the number of the dental practices accepting new patients are accepting medical card patients; the number of medical card patients that are currently not registered with any dentist; to outline the procedure for individuals with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 353. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE staff are entitled to an additional five days of sick pay if they contract Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43671/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 354. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any assistance for staff working in private residential facilities to access additional sick pay if they contract Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43672/24]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ireland's Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (23 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Apologies for the vote. My first question refers to an endorsement IFAC provided for the economic projections which were released alongside budget 2025. In the letter of endorsement on the macroeconomic projections, IFAC stated that one of the three elements of the basis for its approach is a review of the Department's past forecasts to look for errors and systematic bias. Is it fair to...