Results 1-20 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Affordability is.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: We oppose vulture funds. That is what we do.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: You cannot tax-break your way either.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: The Government is building for vulture funds.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (7 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: 486. To ask the Minister for Health the status of phase 3 of the Framework for Safe Nurse and Skill Mix in long-term residential care settings for older persons; if testing has concluded; the timeline he is working towards in publishing a national policy document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45820/24]
- Appropriation Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I will take a minute at the start because the likelihood is that this is the last time I will speak in this Chamber after a very long period. I express my sincere thanks to the voters of Dublin North-West who placed their trust in me and voted for me over a period of 32 years. I will say that I am exceptionally grateful to them for doing that, and I have been honoured to represent the...
- Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I would like to join with other Members, as this may be my last opportunity to do so, to say a very sincere thank you to the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas at all levels right throughout this complex. During my long time here, I have always found them to be extremely helpful, supportive and courteous to me. They are an essential part of our democracy and we simply could not function...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: The witnesses are welcome and I thank them for their presentations. The overarching point has been made well. Concentrated and problematic drug use does not happen in isolation. It happens, in the main, in areas of severe disadvantage, which is where the task forces are located. We can talk about the importance of co-ordination and all of that but it is budgetary decisions that influence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It is certainly not being prioritised with funding either.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: There is also a need for commitment from people who may be in the next Government to multi-annual funding because that is certainly a factor in the recruitment of staff, especially if people cannot be offered more than a 12-month contract.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Mr. Doherty referred to the national oversight committee. Does it still exist?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Does Mr. Doherty know whether it meets on a regular basis?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: My final question is on the subject of drug treatment and methadone, which came up earlier. That is one area and there are certainly questions about the length of time people are stuck in methadone maintenance and the lack of counselling services and so on. Again, it is an underfunding issue. Presumably, the majority of problematic drug users are not heroin users; they are cocaine users....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: We need a point where there is accountability and-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I have a really quick question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: A lot of people might have a question about the performance of the Government regarding this issue. There is a lot of talk about data and evidence and all of that. That all shows that what is being done at the moment is not working. I do not know why we continue just fooling ourselves that the approach is effective. I make that comment. I want to get onto the issue of funding for local...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I know what those figures are-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: For what?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I am asking you a question about the local drugs task forces-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: -----so stop telling me about other services. Tell me about the drugs task forces.