Results 301-320 of 7,163 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new special schools and special classes that have been sanctioned in Dublin bay north for the 2025-2026 school year; if all of these will be open and operational by September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16467/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (3 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on the extension of the homeowner's once-off payment in respect of 2024 mortgage interest payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16339/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Pharmacy Services (3 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 320. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure the fees paid to pharmacists are increased (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16460/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medicinal Products (3 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 321. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the medicine shortages that are forcing pharmacists to source expensive unlicensed medicines for patients with medical cards (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (3 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 333. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on the status of the Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16340/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution: Value Added Tax (2 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: While inflation on many good services has abated compared to what we experienced from 2021 through 2023, it simply would not be correct to say that Ireland's cost-of-living crisis has gone away, as I am sure we all agree. Lower inflation rates do not mean prices are falling; they just mean prices are not rising quite as fast as they were previously. The period of severe inflation between...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Government has spent years trying to convince religious orders to contribute to redress for the survivors of mother and baby homes. These efforts started in January 2021 when the then Minister, Roderic O'Gorman, first wrote to the orders saying they may wish to consider making a financial contribution to redress costs. His begging letters were ignored. In May 2023, the Government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have not been asking for the Government to wait around in the context of a redress scheme; I am asking what it is going to do when it comes to going after these religious orders. This has been going on for years. We are talking about religious orders with assets worth hundreds of millions of euro, partly financed off the back of incarceration, forced labour, vaccine trials and forced...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (2 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. He indicated that existing accommodation must be utilised. That is exactly what we proposed – to use the brand-new classrooms. He said that using the existing classrooms designed for students with additional needs would require repurposing and that there are technical issues involved. That would be nothing compared with the work that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (2 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: It makes absolutely no sense at all to accommodate a much-needed special school in Belmayne in prefabs, next door to brand-new classrooms that are not yet in use and that were specifically designed for students with additional needs. Why should children with additional needs be accommodated in prefabs in substandard conditions when a much better option is available? There is a site...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (2 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a timeline for the pension increases to come into effect for retired An Post workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15867/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Question Heading for question(s) 217 (2 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it can be ensured that a person’s (details supplied) travel document renewal is processed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16128/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (2 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 347. To ask the Minister for Health if she will take action to expedite a fair deal application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16324/25]

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The delay in setting up committees is completely on the Government side. We have been waiting months for the Government to bring forward proposals to establish committees. It must bring forward those proposals to the Dáil reform committee for committees to be established. It should have been done months ago. We have been asking for this be done for this to be done. There is no...

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: -----should answer the following questions. What influence will Michael Lowry have in the allocation of public money in the national development plan and the HSE capital plan? How will this influence be exercised? Will there be special treatment for requests from Michael Lowry? This is public money. We need transparency. The public has a right to know. The independence of the office...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree with the points that have been made. I want to ask the Government about tariffs. I looked for time to be on the Dáil schedule this week to discuss tariffs. It is a huge issue that is going to impact on this country. Will the Chief Whip reconsider and actually put time on the schedule this week so that we can get an update from the Government on tariffs and have questions...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Taoiseach just confirmed that trade with Canada is flourishing without the provisions of the investor court, so we can have strong trade without those provisions. To get back to the key point about supporting workers and sectors impacted by the announcements that will take place tomorrow and thereafter, are there plans at EU level to put in place supports? The European Globalisation...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Tomorrow, Donald Trump will take a wrecking ball to the world economy. His goal is clear and unambiguous, that being, to cause maximum damage. Yesterday, Trump said his tariffs would make his country go boom, which brought to mind the Hindenburg disaster because, as far as plans go, tariffs are up there with filling an airship with flammable gas. Tariffs are toxic to trade and economic...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Child Poverty (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 30. To ask the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the programme plan for child well-being. [12275/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 54. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [12276/25]