Results 21-40 of 397 for speaker:John Connolly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 34. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards implementation of the development control plan for University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34620/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 100. To ask the Minister for Health the plans within her Department to increase the provision of acute inpatient beds for mental health patients as per the recommendation of the report of the Specialist Group-Acute Bed Capacity, which recommended that efforts should be made to increase the number of mental health beds nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34619/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure the resilience of the communications system used to contact the emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Generation (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the sources of energy used to fuel the production of electricity at the State’s electricity power stations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35115/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Generation (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 201. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of the electricity used by the State that is produced indigenously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35116/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the current plans proposed for the development of enhanced cycling infrastructure on the Western Distributor Road in Galway did not include specific bus priority measures along the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35117/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Programme for Government (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 248. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made towards meeting the Programme for Government commitment to examine the introduction of a culture card for 16 and 17-year-olds to access theatre, music and art events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34642/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration can be given to increasing the property price ceiling for houses in Galway city for which support can be sought from the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35119/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of successful SUSI applicants in each of the 32 counties in the 2024-2025 academic year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35118/25]

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Review of Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: The witnesses are all very welcome and I thank them for their attendance. I should be more familiar with some aspects and I ask the witnesses to provide quick answers to my questions. I have questions on the minimum educational requirement or minimum age to join an apprenticeship programme. I understand it is traditional for an apprentice to find a company first and then apply to...

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Review of Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: Has the grad scheme been successful?

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Review of Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: There was one or two things that were not answered after my previous contribution. We do not have data on those who do not find an employer. We do not know how many young people seek an employer for an apprenticeship and do not find one. If we had some way of gathering that information, it would be helpful. Are we confident that we can get to the 10,000 figure that is in the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm the intention of the National Transport Authority to licence and seek an operator of the 414 service between Galway and Bearna described as an existing route in the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34775/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether it is the intention of his Department to review the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34776/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the category of taxpayer that is liable for the VAT information exchange system; the rate at which the tax is levied; whether the VIES tax collected is maintained by the Exchequer; whether there is a process for reclaiming VIES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34772/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the efforts by agencies within his Department to attract an investor to operate a former factory (details supplied) in Rahoon, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34778/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the resources provided to all local authorities for the provision of social work staff, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34848/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 209. To ask the Minister for Health for a projected date for the opening of the new surgical hub in Merlin Park; the services that will be provided therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34774/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts within her Department to develop a new national drugs strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34777/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coláistí Samhraidh (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 251. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé mhéad dalta atá ag freastal ar na coláistí samhraidh sna Gaeltachtaí i mbliana; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [34773/25]