Results 281-300 of 532 for speaker:Eoghan Kenny

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I echo everyone's words about putting politics aside in this room. Although we might not all share the same political view, being the watchdog of public accounts is important. I am delighted to see Deputy Brady as Chair. He is someone with experience. I am delighted to see Deputies McAuliffe and Connolly, who I hope will provide all of us with some sort of guidance on what this committee...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (8 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 452. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all pharmacies that have opted into the free HRT scheme scheduled to commence on 1 June 2025, in tabular form. [23087/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the excessive processing times being experienced by citizenship and naturalisation applicants; the reasons for such delays; the steps being taken to remedy this occurrence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22257/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 413. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for €1.4 million in additional annual funding on a rolling basis for St. Lukes Home, Cork CLG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22040/25]

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — there is an ongoing failure by the State to adequately plan for school places for children with special or additional educational needs; — parents have resorted to sleeping outside the Department of Education to raise awareness of the lack of appropriate places; — significant sections of the Education for Persons...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a timeline on the rolling out of free public transport for those under nine years old, as committed to in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21678/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 154. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an autism assessment and assessment of needs for a child (details supplied) will be provided following applications for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21341/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 155. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will commit to providing multi-year development funding which was available pre-2008, for residential placements for adults with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21354/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans in place to introduce Traveller-specific UBU funded youth projects in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21374/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 183. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment for a scan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21343/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I am asking this question for Deputy Wall. Will the Minister provide the number of access and inclusion model childcare places provided since 2020 by county in tabular form? What are the actions she is taking to increase the number of places? Will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I thank the Minister. I appreciate that. If that table could also be shared with my colleague, Deputy Wall, that would be great. AIM is extremely important for early childhood care. As the Minister will know from her previous Department, the resourcing of special educational needs supports is very necessary in every facet of education. The issue of maintaining AIM comes back to financial...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I thank the Minister. That is really to be welcomed. As the Minister has mentioned it, I will briefly touch on enhancing settings, access to settings and capital grants. As she has said, if we are trying to move towards more targeted supports for children with less visible disabilities, such as those on the autism spectrum and those who have speech and language difficulties, targeted...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I appreciate that. It would be great if the Minister could clarify the position. We have the figures for 2021, although the website might not be working to its full capacity because it is a brand new website and, as the Minister said, it has been designed for the current 2023-24 price for childcare. Do we have the figures for the childcare facilities of 2021? Once the website is fixed,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Is the Minister aware the national childcare website does not list fees for childcare providers for the year 2021, the key year against which fees are benchmarked for core funding? Will the Department rectify this as a matter of urgency? The Labour Party has submitted at least four parliamentary questions over the past year but the Minister and the previous Minister have failed to provide...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. The Minister will appreciate the Labour Party has frequently asked her and the previous Minister about this in parliamentary questions and parents have been told to go to their local childcare committees for historic fees, go to the national childcare website or contact the NCS directly for the fees. Parents have already gone down those three routes to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Rail Network (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 380. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to reintroduce catering services to Irish Rail trains running from Tralee to Dublin, as is the case with the Cork to Dublin route, and which has been unavailable since Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18989/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 806. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a detailed timeframe in bringing the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 into full operation, in particular section 13 on the duty of the Minister for Health and Minister for Health and Children to make resources available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18932/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 940. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which she plans to improve access to Gealscoils and Geal Choláiste as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19917/25]