Fine Gael TD for Galway West & Mayo South

Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions

Parliamentary Questions (PQs) may be submitted by a TD for oral answer in the Dáil or, as in the majority of cases, for written answer. TDs may put questions on any topic to the Taoiseach or any minister, subject to conditions and procedures as outlined in standing orders.

By convention Ministers do not usually table PQs. As Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development I answer questions in the Dáil on issues relating to Communities, Natural Resources and Digital Development.

PQ No. 126 – 11th November – Road Signs agus an Ghaeilge

To ask the Minister for Health if Government has a policy of examining the role played and services provided by chemists and pharmacies with a view to maximising the availability of services in the community setting which would draw on the skills set of pharmacies while also reducing pressure on other areas of the health… Continue Reading

PQ No. 126 – 11th November – Maximising Role of Pharmacies for Community Healthcare

To ask the Minister for Health if Government has a policy of examining the role played and services provided by chemists and pharmacies with a view to maximising the availability of services in the community setting which would draw on the skills set of pharmacies while also reducing pressure on other areas of the health… Continue Reading

PQ No. 138 – 11th November – Financial Support for First Aid Skills & Services

To ask the Minister for Health if his Department provides supports, financial or otherwise, to businesses, employers and community organisations to acquire training in first aid to equip staff or volunteers with first aid skills, particularly CPR and use of defibrillators, which are vital in saving lives in emergency situations and in particular in rural… Continue Reading

PQ No. 32 – 6th November – Reforming the Civil Service

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work completed to date in implementing the recommendations of the Independent Panel on Strengthening Civil Service Accountability and Performance; if the consultation events held as part of this process will be maintained as a mechanism for public sector workers to provide feedback on the performance… Continue Reading

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