Results 21-40 of 591 for speaker:Peter Cleere

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 192. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider Kilkenny city as a host town for meetings of the Presidency of the European Union in 2026. [33341/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 226. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans to revise the solar panel grant to reflect a higher grant allowable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33908/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify an issue concerning school transport in Gowran, County Kilkenny (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34187/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Planning Issues (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 525. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to include tenants of houses acquired by local authorities under the part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2021 in the tenant purchase scheme; if not, the options available for tenants of these properties who wish to purchase their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33902/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Care Services (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 571. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason carers allowance or benefit cannot be awarded to a family member living in a different county to help towards the cost of private care being paid for an individual who needs 24-hour care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33883/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (24 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 750. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to reimburse cost or part cost of private medical procedures incurred by people before the cross-Border Directive scheme and Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme were introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33540/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (19 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a new southeast regional enterprise plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32998/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (19 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs in Kilkenny and Carlow currently supported by Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32999/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (19 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 109. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the expansion of the wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32899/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carers in Kilkenny and Carlow that received the carer’s support grant in 2025; how the number of recipients this year compares to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32898/25]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (18 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: This Government is protecting renters. Not only are we protecting renters, we are moving as quickly as possible on this. In line with last week's Government approval for the urgent drafting of legislation to extend and expand the operation of the RPZs, I welcome the publication of the necessary legislation, the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill, for urgent enactment today. The reality...

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: I will be quick and snappy and will keep it as simple as I can. I am only after seeing the Estimates. I know programme A, regarding TB, came up earlier and we had a lengthy discussion about it, so I will not harp on about it. There were guesstimate figures of potentially €170 million being required for this by the Department in two years to help to eradicate TB, in the case of no...

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: So to get it sorted, at some stage, we will get to €170 million or €200 million.

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: It could be €200 million.

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: We put €14-odd million into the development of Rosslare Europort. Does any other Department fund the development of Rosslare Europort or is it just us in agriculture?

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: Do we fund Belview Port in Kilkenny too?

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: I know it was not specifically mentioned but Belview is close to my own heart. Do we fund Belview Port in south Kilkenny at all?

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: I know there have been 55,000 or so applicants to ACRES and €260 million paid out. I know the intention was that the majority of ACRES payments would be paid out by the end of June. How are we going with that?

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025)

Peter Cleere: They can get complex. I get it.