Results 281-300 of 6,937 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 341. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the recommended replacement scheme for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; if he will review the current rates of VRT and VAT relief available on adapted vehicles given that the current rates are not in line with the consumer price index; the year those rates were last amended; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a teacher (details supplied) who has been refused an application for incremental credits will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46356/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what supports exist for children who use braille in schools; if there are plans to increase support for children using braille; the number of teachers who have completed the necessary qualifications to teach braille; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1269/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the catchment area of a school can extend past the border of its school planning area; if she will consider amending a school planning area (details supplied) in order to include a number of new estates that form part of the existing communities in that area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1270/25]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 656. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated timeline for the new permanent school buildings for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1903/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 663. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (detailed supplied) will be better supported in improving its facilities; if they are noted as requiring funding for the replacement of a pre-fab; when that pre-fab is likely to be replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1990/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 664. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will work with the State Examinations Commission on introducing extra time for students with dyslexia in their Junior and Leaving Certificate exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1991/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can be considered for DEIS due to the financially difficulties that a number of students face; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1992/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 725. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if refunds through the multi-unit development defects remediation scheme will be made available to residents who are unable to pay upfront for works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46654/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 726. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional support will be provided to those who are unable to meet the multi-unit development remediation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46655/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 727. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide further details on multi-unit development remediation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46656/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 790. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the acquisitions allocation will be provided to each local authority for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1546/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 828. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the review of the IS465 standard used for testing for defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2082/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 878. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review an aspect of the school meals scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1265/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 879. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasoning behind excluding people under the age of 66 years from receiving the living alone increase when they are receiving a widower’s pension which requires a person to be living alone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1267/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 890. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a recent article (details supplied) which raises a number of concerns about the operation of the hot school meals scheme; if a review of the scheme was carried out before it was expanded to additional schools; if her Department will issue advise to schools when choosing a provider to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 891. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a recent article (details supplied) which raises a number of concerns about the environmental impacts of the current system of the hot school meals scheme; if any alternative options were explored to reduce single use containers which cannot be recycled; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1225. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being taken to ensure that people (including asylum seekers) are not forced out of temporary accommodation once periods of cold weather end; the measures being taken to end the system whereby asylum seekers have to be sleeping rough in order to avail of or re-enter emergency accommodation; what...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1226. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the age eligibility for children starting the ECCE scheme can be reviewed to prevent some families from being at a disadvantage where their child falls just short of being two years and eight months by 1 September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1268/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Jan 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1258. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the national childcare scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1551/25]