Results 241-260 of 7,267 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 406. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the Funds Sector 2030: A Framework for Open, Resilient and Developing Markets review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29678/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Qualifications Recognition (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 449. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 22 May 2025, if he will consider the advertising platforms required to meet the labour market test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29314/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Educate Together schools can expand their prioritisation to outside their school planning area (SPA), where no Educate Together exists in neighbouring SPAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29047/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will examine a case (details supplied) whereby a five-year-old child has received no offer for a school place in a special education school; the action being taken to increase places in special education schools, not just additional classes in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29048/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 22 May 2025, if she will provide further assistance to a school (details supplied) in its campus arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29315/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a home school community liaison for a school (details supplied) which would greatly benefit from the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30511/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 725. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide assistance to post offices which are financially struggling; if he will examine a case (details supplied) where a postmaster is in financial difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30512/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 839. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will commit to taking full legislative responsibility of the multi-unit development sector into his brief before Summer recess; if he will implement the regulations to tackle service charges and sinking funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30302/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 807. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to the local biodiversity action fund operated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; the estimated cost to increase it by 10% in 2026; the estimated cost to increase it by 25% in 2026; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 910. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures that have been taken to address the long processing times for those awaiting a decision on their domiciliary care allowance or carer's allowance appeal, where applicants are being advised of a wait of six to 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29683/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Question Heading for question(s) 937 (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 937. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will classify long Covid as an occupational illness as has been done in other European countries; if he will extend the special leave with pay for people who continue to suffer from long-covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30144/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Inquiries (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a delayed assessment of need for a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28999/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Diagnoses (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1203. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the case where parents are receiving assessment of need reports stating that autism is not a disability, despite it being classified as such under the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30142/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1204. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the recent visit to a school (details supplied) by the Minister for Special Education, if she will respond to the urgent issue of a 7 year old child in that school’s autism class who is pre-speaking and has had no access to speech and language therapy, or any other form of therapy to date; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1550. To ask the Minister for Health if she will take action to support young people with spinal muscular atrophy who do not qualify for surgery as they are over 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30141/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1608. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will introduce oral immunotherapy for people who have severe allergies; if she will provide a timeline on its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30510/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I asked the Tánaiste whether he would confirm what the Taoiseach said last week, which was that there had been indecision from the Government on this and that it could not agree over the past three years. I believe he implied in his answer that the Government had not been able to agree what to do. He is saying there need to be reforms to legislation but it is three years since the High...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Disability services in this country are chaotic and threadbare. Families of children with additional needs have to fight for the very basics. All they want for their children is to be able to access an education and appropriate services and a chance for them to fulfil their potential. The very first step for most is to get an assessment of need and there are now over 15,000 children who...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ethics in Public Office (29 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his reply but we are going backwards here. The review was concluded by his Department well over two years ago. We should have seen a heads of Bill at this stage. His predecessor, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, who I know the Minister works closely with, told this House a year ago that "we are nearly done in respect of the drafting of the heads of the Bill and I hope to be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ethics in Public Office (29 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister. However, I do not understand how his predecessor, the current Minister for Finance, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, who is perfectly competent and able, was in a position to tell the Dáil a year ago that the heads of Bill was almost ready to be published and he was hoping to bring it to Government very shortly. How was it possible for Deputy Donohoe to do that a year ago...