Results 261-280 of 2,834 for speaker:Paul Gogarty

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes to legislation that would be required in what sections to facilitate private motor vehicles or EVs with four or more passengers being permitted to use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4634/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 587. To ask the Minister for Health why medical alert dogs are not recognised under legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4021/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 588. To ask the Minister for Health if the same provisions shared by the various support dogs recognised under legislation can be extended to medical alert dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4022/25]

Programme for Government: Statements (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Where do we start? I will point to a few sections of the document. On housing, there are a lot of aspirations but nothing tangible or deliverable, and given that the previous targets were not met, we have no faith that these ones will be. I mentioned climate earlier in the context of Storm Éowyn. The programme is equally woolly in this regard. We are talking about meeting our 2030...

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Last month, Storm Éowyn rampaged across our country, causing havoc in its wake. Our power grid was crippled, with smaller communities especially devastated and left without power for weeks on end. Despite the best efforts of ESB Networks and international volunteers, getting repairs done quickly proved a challenge. I thank everyone on the front line for their work, but nationally this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is additional support available for women on maternity leave who have been temporarily relegated to half-rate carer’s allowance, but for most of that period will be in a position to provide full-time care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to provide additional supports for women on maternity leave who have been relegated to half-rate carer’s allowance temporarily, but for most of that period will be in a position to provide full-time care, for example, additional child support payments, fuel allowances, and so on, given the...

Situation in Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: It is now more than six years since the occupied territories Bill was sponsored by Senator Frances Black. Before the election, I welcomed that the Government indicated support, in some shape or form, but now, like others, I am extremely worried that this Bill might not proceed further or might be watered down in such a way as to be rendered meaningless. It is one thing to hone the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (5 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 1016. To ask the Minister for Health the additional respite care available to family members while their carer is on maternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3178/25]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú (Atógáil) - Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (23 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I said before Christmas that it looked like this Government would end up like a cold to lukewarm cup of tea with the bag still in it at a convenience store in Thurles. I had hoped that might happen a little bit later but this is far from a visionary programme for government document. It is an insipid artificial vanilla programme for paralysis that is devoid of any roadmap or tangible...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on analysis being undertaken to assess the security of the electricity supply in the event of interruptions to natural gas imports to Ireland. [1150/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether there has been any change to national policy as regards the commercial import of liquid natural gas as a result of recent litigation. [1151/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on proposals for a scheme of legal aid for environmental litigation. [1153/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the environmental concerns that will be covered in the biomethane sustainability charter being developed by his Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine under the national biomethane strategy. [1154/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken, or are under consideration, for making use of public sector car parking areas for electric vehicle charging. [1149/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that will be taken to ensure that all transport authorities prioritise active travel modes in developing, providing and managing transport infrastructure. [1152/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 570. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) was first notified formally or informally of proposals to move to a premises off Thomas Omer Way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1039/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to correspondence, the reason a current school site is no longer suitable for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1040/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 572. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider deferring the proposed move of a school (details supplied) to the site off Thomas Omer Way until 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1041/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 1472. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no operational or implementation details were agreed in relation to the free HRT products scheme announced in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1035/25]