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Disability
What plans has the Minister for Social Protection put in place for ensuring that the social welfare system is progressive and empowers...
Mar 222 min read


Carer's Allowance
What plans has the Minister for Social Protection to provide better support to carers who are providing full-time care and attention to...
Mar 222 min read


Number of Appeals Officers
The social welfare appeals office is responsible for considering and determining appeals of first-instance decisions of the Department's...
Mar 222 min read


National Ambulance Service
Will the Minister for Health review the current situation within the National Ambulance Service where emergency response vehicles have...
Mar 222 min read


Will the threshold for full medical card entitlement for those over 66 years be examined?
Minister for Health states: "Eligibility for a medical card is primarily based on a financial assessment which is conducted by the HSE in...
Mar 221 min read


Means test for Carer’s Allowance
Minister for Social Protection states the following: The carer’s allowance is the main scheme by which my Department provides income...
Mar 222 min read


Parliamentary Question to OPW re: Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme
Will the Minister of State send on a list of the applications that are currently with his Department from Carlow and Kilkenny, both those...
Apr 2, 20231 min read


Parliamentary Question - Minister for Health the number of biopsy tests relative to cancer
To ask the Minister for Health the number of biopsy tests relative to cancer that were submitted to the laboratory at UHW for analysis...
Mar 13, 20231 min read


Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Finance
QUESTION To ask the Minister for Finance if the full amount of Exchequer funding allocated to bail out the banks arising from the...
Mar 3, 20232 min read


Parliamentary Question for Minister for Children; Equality; disability; Integration and Youth
QUESTION To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; disability; Integration and Youth the number of applications received by IPAS from...
Feb 27, 20233 min read


PQ - Ask the Minister for Finance the number of prosecutions taken by Revenue Commissioners against
To ask the Minister for Finance the number of prosecutions taken by Revenue Commissioners against individuals and companies engaged in...
Feb 24, 20233 min read


PQ - To ask the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage
To ask the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if his Department will reimburse the full cost of the refurbishment of...
Feb 23, 20232 min read


PQ - Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage
To ask the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if the affordable housing action plan submitted to his Department by...
Feb 23, 20232 min read


Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth
QUESTION To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of applications received by...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


PQ - Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Core Funding
On 15th September 2022, I launched Together for Better, the new funding model for early learning and childcare. This new funding model...
Feb 1, 20232 min read


Parliamentary Question for the Minister for Health
QUESTION To ask the Minister for Health the number of therapists that will be recruited for disa ility services in 2023; and if he will...
Jan 10, 20235 min read


Parliamentary Question - to the Minister for Health
QUESTION To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the provision of a fully-funded primary healthcare facility for Freshford and...
Oct 7, 20221 min read


Parliamentary Question - Minster Health - issues raised by thalidomide survivors
To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in finding an out-of-court resolution to the issues raised by...
Sep 12, 20222 min read


Deputy John McGuinness - Questions and Answers by Minister for Health on COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Dáil Éireann 21-22 Apr 2021 Deputy John McGuinness- speech from 22 Apr 2021 Statements and Questions and Answers by Minister for Health...
Apr 24, 20211 min read


Questions -Department of Health re the Prime Time Investigates programme on the Department of Health
Dáil Éireann - 31 Mar - 1 Apr Deputy John McGuinness- speech from 1 Apr 2021 Statements and Questions and Answers by the Department of...
Apr 2, 20211 min read
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