Category Archives: PQ: Dennis Tan

ENIORS AGED ABOVE 65 WITH NO QUALIFIED FAMILY MEMBER TO SPONSOR WORK PERMIT APPLICATION FOR MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKER

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Manpower in each of the last five years for Work Permit applications under the Sponsorship Scheme for a migrant domestic worker (a) how many seniors aged above 65 have tried applying for a Work Permit but have no qualified family members to sponsor their application; (b) howContinue reading “ENIORS AGED ABOVE 65 WITH NO QUALIFIED FAMILY MEMBER TO SPONSOR WORK PERMIT APPLICATION FOR MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKER”

ELDERLY CAREGIVERS CARING FOR ADULT PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND HELP FOR SUCH CAREGIVERS WHO LOSE MENTAL CAPACITY

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether the Ministry keeps a record of the current number of elderly caregivers who are caring for adult persons with intellectual disabilities, in particular those who are low functioning and, if so, what is the number; (b) what are the current avenues availableContinue reading “ELDERLY CAREGIVERS CARING FOR ADULT PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND HELP FOR SUCH CAREGIVERS WHO LOSE MENTAL CAPACITY”

IMPACT OF ERP 2.0 ON HEAVY ROAD USERS AND MEASURES TO PREVENT OPERATORS FROM TRANSFERRING COSTS TO END USERS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Ministry has studied the potential cost impact of ERP 2.0 on heavy road users, such as taxi, private hire and delivery platform drivers; and (b) whether any cost alleviating measures will be considered for these road users to prevent operators from transferring costsContinue reading “IMPACT OF ERP 2.0 ON HEAVY ROAD USERS AND MEASURES TO PREVENT OPERATORS FROM TRANSFERRING COSTS TO END USERS”

TIMEFRAME BETWEEN FAMILIES FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND BEING REMOVED FROM COMCARE SCHEMES

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) how quickly are families under the ComCare scheme removed from the scheme after their family members have entered employment; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider monitoring the families for a longer period to ensure that financial and job security have beenContinue reading “TIMEFRAME BETWEEN FAMILIES FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND BEING REMOVED FROM COMCARE SCHEMES”

LESSONS FROM 14 OCTOBER DISRUPTION TO BANKING DIGITAL SERVICES

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister in light of the recent disruption to banking digital services for DBS and Citibank on 14 October 2023 (a) what are the lessons which can be learned from the outage; and (b) whether the Government will be taking any action to ensure that similar disruptions will notContinue reading “LESSONS FROM 14 OCTOBER DISRUPTION TO BANKING DIGITAL SERVICES”

IMPROVING CAPACITY AND FACILITIES AT HOUGANG POLYCLINIC

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health whether there are any plans to expand or improve the capacity and facilities at Hougang Polyclinic. Mr Ong Ye Kung: National Healthcare Group Polyclinics will be carrying out renovation works at Hougang Polyclinic in early-2024. The polyclinic will remain operational during these works and efforts will beContinue reading “IMPROVING CAPACITY AND FACILITIES AT HOUGANG POLYCLINIC”

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR PROPOSED REZONING OF SUNGEI SERANGOON FROM “PARK” TO “ROAD” TO BUILD BUS DEPOT

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development in view of the proposed rezoning from “park” to “road” at Sungei Serangoon for the construction of a bus depot (a) whether any environmental impact assessment has been carried out or whether any studies have been undertaken on the environmental impact of the construction ofContinue reading “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR PROPOSED REZONING OF SUNGEI SERANGOON FROM “PARK” TO “ROAD” TO BUILD BUS DEPOT”

ATTRITION RATE OF PARAMEDICS IN SCDF BETWEEN 2016 AND 2022

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the yearly attrition rate of (i) paramedic officers and (ii) paramedic specialists in the SCDF between 2016 and 2022; and (b) whether there are plans to increase their salaries to follow the salary increases in the public healthcare sector. Mr K Shanmugam: TheContinue reading “ATTRITION RATE OF PARAMEDICS IN SCDF BETWEEN 2016 AND 2022”

PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANCE SCHEME (CHAS)

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) in each of the past five years, what percentage of Community Health Assistance Scheme (CHAS) card users are persons with special needs; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider introducing special subsidies for persons with special needs under CHAS. Mr Ong Ye Kung: The Ministry ofContinue reading “PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANCE SCHEME (CHAS)”

SUSTAINABILITY AUDIT FOR SINGAPORE’S F1 GRAND PRIX AND OTHER EVENTS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether an update can be provided on the sustainability audit carried out from last year’s Singapore Grand Prix; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider ensuring that the sustainability audit for the Singapore Grand Prix and the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions sector beingContinue reading “SUSTAINABILITY AUDIT FOR SINGAPORE’S F1 GRAND PRIX AND OTHER EVENTS”