Results 241-260 of 11,700 for speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and motorcycles attached to the Dublin metropolitan region west roads policing unit as of February 2025; and if he will provide the corresponding figure as of 31 December 2021, in tabular form. [6851/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes attached to the Garda K district as of 31 January 2025. [6852/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhounds microchipped between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2024, in tabular form. [6856/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which new markets continue to be established for Irish food products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6857/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental nurses based in each primary care centre in CHO7 as of 31 January 2025, in tabular form. [6853/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE audiologists, by grade, employed by the HSE within older persons’ services in CHO7 in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [6854/25]

Maximising Artificial Intelligence: Statements (19 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I congratulate the Minister of State on her appointment and wish her well in the new role. I welcome this opportunity for us to have an informed debate on the positive implications of AI across our society, as well as the new risks it brings. As with any evolution in technological capability that has a widespread application, the public debate on this has been intense. In this environment...

Maximising Artificial Intelligence: Statements (19 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: That image is so crude that it can be easily spotted, but we have to be ready for the time when that content is absolutely indistinguishable from reality. We must also be upfront about the huge energy use that AI technology necessitates. As a country that already expends a disproportionate percentage of our energy generation on data centres, we need to acknowledge that the growth in AI use...

Mental Health: Statements (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I welcome the opportunity to discuss mental health and how our State responds. We all know the historic position that mental health services had in this country during the last century. There was little investment and a damaging institutional approach, all reflective of attitudes at the time. Thankfully, today attitudes are different and the State's response is different. We now have a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has noticed an increase in failure of private operators of clothing recycling banks to empty these banks in local authorities across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6006/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether Iarnród Éireann will take any necessary steps to facilitate the reopening of the bridge over the railway at Drumnigh, just south of Portmarnock station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6010/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 293. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the financial losses suffered by consumers due to the sudden closure of businesses recently (details supplied) where individuals are left without recourse for redress; if he will consider strengthening consumer protection laws to prevent such occurrences, including enhanced safeguards against reckless trading and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on progress to provide a school (details supplied) with a permanent site and build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress to provide educational settings (details supplied) with a new-build school campus; the stage the process is at; when the schools will be given approval to lodge an planning application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6009/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clearly articulate her Department’s policy with respect to reading or literacy schools and reading classes attached to mainstream schools; if her Department has taken a policy decision not to permit anymore reading schools or reading classes; if her Department has taken such a position, what is the basis for this decision; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list all the reading/literacy schools in the country, all the reading classes in the country, and the number of children attending each, in tabular form. [6012/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the waiting list for each reading/literacy schools in the country, and the waiting list for each reading class in the country, in tabular form. [6013/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the next reading school or reading class attached to a mainstream school to be given approval by her Department; where this will be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish the Mulcahy report into planning irregularities in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6058/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to progress the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2024 with regard to the rights of students in digs accommodation; if his Department intends to work or introduce any related legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6201/25]