Results 161-180 of 1,387 for speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on additional funding being made available for Connecting Ireland to ensure that as passenger numbers are growing on our public transport services, capacity is being optimised through additional service provision, as evidenced by the oversubscription on the 874 route from Hacketstown to Carlow; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Sep 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 431. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the cause of death in the case of the 1,241 non-coursing greyhounds classified as deaths notified by ICC, as recorded on the RCETS in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41047/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Sep 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed for each of the years 2021 and 2022, listed in tabular form, with last recorded status on the RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41048/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Sep 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences issued for the burial of racing, non-coursing greyhounds, by district veterinary offices, for each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form, including by district veterinary office, given that racing greyhounds are classified as farm animals and, as such, on-farm burial is required to be authorised via...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (21 Sep 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's plans to respond to and resource the Digital Inclusion Roadmap, particularly with respect to the 280,000 people over the age of 60 years who do not use the internet at all, according to CSO data, and cognisant of the Roadmap's high-level commitment to delivering the United Nations principle of "Leave No One Behind"; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 Jul 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the remit to set the secondary schools geographical catchment area for its admissions policy always rests with the board of management of the schools, even in the case of a school (details supplied) which was established as a regional solution for a lack of capacity across two school planning areas; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (29 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the agreement reached by the WRC, CWU, An Post and Government in March to increase by 5%, backdated to 1 January 2022, by a further 2% from 1 January 2023, and by 1% from 1 July 2023, of the pensions for An Post pensioners; the timeline for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position with regard to improvements to the Cork-Waterford route as planned under the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; the timeline for the implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31708/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Strategies (27 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 56. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of the development of an evaluation approach for the carbon capture of OPW-managed peatlands, woodlands, wetlands and other semi-natural habitats compared with the carbon footprint of delivering OPW services in heritage, property and flooding, as outlined in action 4. 6 of the Biodiversity Action Strategy 2022-2026;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (27 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 258. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the legal obligations on the civil and public service to assist residents in Ireland to access State services through the provision of translation and interpretation assistance, where those seeking to access services do not have English or Irish as a first language; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in VAT to zero on heat pumps, similar to the treatment of VAT on solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29886/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (22 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in light of the Taoiseach’s plans to organise a half-day seminar to review the outcome of the Wellbeing Framework, led by the Department of the Taoiseach, his Department has considered creating an additional dimension within the Wellbeing Framework dealing with language and culture, as has been done in New Zealand and Wales; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (20 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the information her Department's planning and building unit has available regarding current Irish primary school outdoor spaces, including the average space available, how the space was designed, what boundaries, surfaces, equipment and natural elements are in situ, whether funding for equipment has been through public or private means, if the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (15 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the proposed rebranding of Irish Aid to the Government of Ireland Development Programme Overseas as indicated last December; if an assessment of the potential impacts has been completed; the timeline for the delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28740/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals (15 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if preparations are under way ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit convening this September in New York and in particular for the role Ireland will play as co-facilitator of a negotiated political declaration as an output from the summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (15 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department should have more stringent guidelines in place for contractors to ensure that ESBN NC6 applications are submitted in a more uniform and timely manner to ensure that customers are given access to feed-in tariff payments at the earliest opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28747/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (15 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has engaged with energy providers to ensure that all electricity customers with smart meters, and regardless of tariff plan, are given access to their real-time data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28748/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (15 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 269. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is sending a delegation to the WHO-convened Global Congress on Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in Geneva in June 2023; if so, the composition of the delegation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28926/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 98. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the review of the Local Economic and Community Plans to ensure that they are fit for purpose for climate action, as laid out in Appendix 1 of policy measures in Our Rural Future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28136/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position with regard to expanding the scholarships available to developing countries for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and in STEM programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27231/23]