Results 181-200 of 321 for speaker:Peter Cleere

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (25 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 716. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for twins (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13435/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently assigned to stations in counties Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12596/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: I congratulate all Ministers on their new elevations and I wish them well in their posts. My question today specifically relates to the Kilkenny-Carlow constituency and the number of gardaí currently assigned to stations in both of these counties.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: The recent drive for new entrant Garda numbers was hugely successful and very welcome. My appeal to the Minister is that when these filter down through the system, that as many as possible are filtered to rural towns and villages. We have 18 Garda stations in Kilkenny and eight in Carlow, operating at varying different levels. One station in my own town of Graiguenamanagh, which is a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: I welcome the news of 200 new entrants. We would be more than happy to accept those into Carlow and Kilkenny in one blow if the Minister wanted to use it as a pilot scheme. In all seriousness, I am encouraged by the recent recruitment campaign and that brings peace of mind, especially for our older and more vulnerable people in communities right across the constituency. They love seeing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the discussions had with local authorities regarding the dezoning of brownfield sites that have previously been zoned for residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/25]

Report of the Housing Commission: Statements (Resumed) (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: Last year, the Department of Finance published figures that highlighted that an annual output of 50,000 new homes would require funding of €20.4 billion a year, with the majority of this money coming from private development, including public funding. We know that record public funding has been put in for 2025. In order to get our housing market working, there are two key elements...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: I take this opportunity to congratulate the Taoiseach on his recent trip to America to represent Ireland. He did so with dignity and honour. While many people in this Chamber would have preferred that the Taoiseach had stayed at home and sat on his hands, he did not. He wore the green jersey with pride and I thank him for that. I wish to talk specifically about the school transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 358. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided to expand Local Link services in counties Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12348/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 405. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to further expand the inheritance thresholds, particularly where it relates to the estates of single individuals; if he will acknowledge that single people with no children are at a disadvantage while estate planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11430/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 440. To ask the Minister for Finance how he plans to expand the role of Ireland’s credit union sector in the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12350/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 591. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are proposed plans to amalgamate the primary schools in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, to form a co-educational primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11050/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 635. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a boundary fence will be erected at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11378/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 733. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will ensure all schools are provided with free period products to ensure no student is held back due to period poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12349/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 734. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools offering PE as a Leaving Certificate exam subject per county in the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12355/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 803. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next round of the sports capital grant fund will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12340/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 840. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are further plans to reintroduce additional measures to incentivise the activation of increased housing supply and help reduce housing construction costs by the waiving of local authority section 48 development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and wastewater connection charges. [11056/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 1201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of newly trained Gardaí allocated to stations in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12345/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 1391. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the rules regarding split place exemptions as part of the ECCE scheme. [11720/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Mar 2025)

Peter Cleere: 1392. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a parent accepts two days per week in a community care facility (because there are only two days available), whether they may later apply and qualify for a split place exemption if they find a place in alternative childcare facility ECCE scheme for the remaining three days; and if she will make a statement...