Results 341-360 of 7,503 for speaker:Ruairí Ó Murchú

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to introduce a cost of disability payment as recommended by the 2021 Government commissioned Indecon Report and in view of the commitment to it in the Programme for Government to introduce a permanent annual cost of disability support payment to be increased incrementally over its lifetime of the Government; and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1429. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to remove the means test for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47439/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1430. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to facilitate those with disabilities into the workforce through various schemes; his plans to update them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47440/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1431. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the process by which his Department contacts the British Work and Pensions department seeking contribution information about people who have made DSP applications based on their British contributions; the current average waiting times for this information to be received; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1432. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the nature and extent of engagement his Department has had with other Government agencies and departments in relation to the problems faced by workers, who live in the North and who work for southern-based companies, who wish to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47452/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1433. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on the work and access scheme; the number that are using it; his plans to increase this number and improve the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47453/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on the wage subsidy scheme; the number that are using it; his plans to increase this number and improve the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47454/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he has plans for his Department and Intreo staff to engage with employers and those with disabilities to facilitate a larger cohort of those with disabilities into employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47455/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he plans to improve processing times for those who do not have year-long contracts and must avail of social protection payments during holiday periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47456/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to reduce and remove the means test for carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47457/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1849. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the recent engagements he and his Department have had with the EU regarding the nitrates derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47421/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Capital Expenditure Programme (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1850. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the recent engagements he and his Department have had with the EU regarding possible changes to CAP payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47422/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1851. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the recent engagements he and his Department have had on formulating an extreme weather event financial scheme for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47423/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1852. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his plans to resource the Agricultural Appeals Review Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47424/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1853. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline any plans there are to streamline ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47425/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Projects (8 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 1854. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the progress being made to find suitable replacements for potato desiccants such as diquat; to provide any results there are to date as to their effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47426/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 28. To ask the Taoiseach whether, in addition to the work of the independent Covid-19 evaluation, any other means of inquiry is being considered for those who have lost loved ones in nursing homes such as a nursing home (details supplied) during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Sanctions (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the EU-Israeli Association Agreement review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43451/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Sanctions (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Kallas options paper and the engagements his Department has had with other EU states from a point of view of implementing some of the options as a means of sanctioning Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43452/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Measures (29 Jul 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Occupied Territories Bill and the possibility of dealing with services as well as goods and any other sanction on Israel that is available to this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43453/25]