Results 181-200 of 225 for speaker:Robert O'Donoghue

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (5 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the current approach to data centre development is delivering sufficient benefits to justify the costs given the significant environmental impact of data centres, their relatively low contribution to local and national employment compared to other forms of investment, and their role in reinforcing...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (5 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) after the announcement of its intention to lay off its global employee base of 8.5% (1,750 people), of which more than 300 staff in Ireland have been notified that their roles are now “at risk”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9946/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (5 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied), nationally and locally, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; if audited accounts were provided for inspection in advance in each of these years; the total breakdown of the chief executive's compensation package; if any conditions were attached to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (5 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any conditions were attached to a payment to an organisation (details supplied) regarding bonuses or pay rises; if he pre-approved it; if all criteria approving the early payment were met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10009/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (5 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason by August of 2024 that an organisation (details supplied) needed an emergency grant advance to prevent an overdraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (5 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2020-2025 was used for the purposes of paying of staff on administrative leave, settling claims by staff in relation to workplace disputes, making payments in respect of non-disclosure agreements with staff, board members, volunteers or contractors; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (5 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to promote the consumption of hogget; if the Teagasc research centre has carried out any research in this regard; if such sources could be developed for the provision of emergency food resources for Irish Aid food and nutrition interventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10012/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (4 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 613. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures her Department is taking to ensure that there are enough early childhood education and care and school age childcare spaces made available to parents of children in Fingal west given the rising demand caused by rapid population growth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9330/25]

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: Members should make no mistake; we are now living in a different world. The vote in the UN this week and the sidelining of both Ukraine and our EU allies in the talks in Saudi Arabia have put a definitive end to the idea that history ended with the downfall of the Soviet Union. The world has changed and we should not ignore that. America's pivot to Asia flagged that guaranteeing common...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new special unit for autism in a school (details supplied) will be ready for opening given the building and staffing are in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7731/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (25 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 640. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position of sports facilities (details supplied) under new alcohol licence laws; if he intends to amend the draft legislation to include these stadiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7352/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (25 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 707. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if since 1 January 2020 any officials of his Department, or board or council members of any public body under his aegis or employee thereof, or board or council member of any publicly funded body under his aegis or employee thereof, has received funding from his Department or those bodies in excess of €7,500 to attend any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (25 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 708. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the development of the National Biomethane Strategy; the progress to date; if a revised timelines exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7692/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (25 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 709. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS or AEOS farm inspections per county carried out in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the number of visits commenced by arrival at the family home; the earliest time in the day for such an inspection; the latest time in the evening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7693/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (25 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 969. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on efforts to make dental treatment available again, free of charge, to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8085/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 970. To ask the Minister for Health to report on progress on any negotiations between the HSE and (details supplied) in relation to the price of the drug Selumetinib (Koselugo), an important drug for the treatment of neurofibromatosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8086/25]

Importance of Agrifood to the Irish Economy: Statements (20 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I congratulate the Leas-Cheann Comhairle on his new role. It might seem odd that the Labour Party spokesperson for agriculture is a Dublin-based TD. However, I assure members that I am from Rush in the north county. It used to be known as the market garden capital of Ireland because of the importance horticulture played in its economy. I have picked every fruit and vegetable under the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (20 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Housing Agency has submitted its report in relation to the expansion of the defective blocks scheme to additional local authority areas to his Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6867/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (20 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Fingal local authority will be included in the defective block scheme; when the decision will be signed off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6868/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (19 Feb 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 110. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an off-the-shelf IT solution an option as part of the tender for the Arts Council IT scheme or if bespoke solutions were the only systems considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6779/25]