Results 461-480 of 4,485 for speaker:Aindrias Moynihan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jun 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action being taken to ensure afforestation licence applications are issued within six months; the measures being taken to deal with the backlog of current afforestation licence applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25741/24]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Infrastructure Guidelines: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jun 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I was listening to the conversation. There are two or three areas I am particularly interested to ask about. I recognise that every kind of project will be different, whether housing, a road project, a hospital or whatever. Given that the number of approval stages is being changed, is there any indication of the time savings that will be made...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Infrastructure Guidelines: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jun 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: Given that the Department is not conducting those stages resulting in that saving, is there any possibility that Department officials are spending more time with the reviews they will be doing and that those could possibly go slower?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Infrastructure Guidelines: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jun 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: Is there any possibility that any of the stages the Department is conducting and would always have conducted will now grow longer with further inspections given that the Department is not doing the earlier ones? I am trying to make sure the benefits of reducing it are not lost later with further oversight in some other stage.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Infrastructure Guidelines: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jun 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: Except.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Infrastructure Guidelines: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jun 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: Mr. Meaney mentioned the environmental assessment stage that will be introduced. I am thinking of projects like the N22 road going west from Cork city towards Tralee. There would have been a view that it now may be more difficult to justify the eastern side of that from an environmental point of view. There is definitely enormous pressure from the point of view of road safety. Does that...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Infrastructure Guidelines: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jun 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: I might come back in on it again later. I do not want to go too deep on it at this stage.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [22344/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (29 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for the up to date position in advancing an urban area (details supplied) as a Gaeltacht service town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24360/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (29 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement to date with Cork County Council in advancing the Crossbarry wastewater treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24365/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications that were received in 2022 and 2023 under the renewal or repair of thatched roof grant scheme for County Cork; the measures being taken to encourage homeowners to renew or repair thatched roofs given their heritage value rather than replacement to another more modern type of roof; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the provision of ASD places for mid-Cork secondary schools to meet the demand required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23833/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students to date offered a new ASD primary school place in mid-Cork for September 2024; the number of students yet to be offered a new ASD primary school place in mid-Cork for September 2024; what measures are being taken to ensure that supply will meet demand for mid-Cork for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (28 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason works carried out to a home under the free energy upgrades warmer home scheme (details supplied) did not improve the BER rating; the objective of these works carried out on homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23673/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her engagement to date with Bus Éireann in reviewing the age requirement currently in place under school transport for bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23834/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Recycling Policy (28 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline, with regard to his Department's removal of tents in Dublin and the recent moving of asylum applicants, what measures are being taken to ensure that these tents are being recycled or environmentally disposed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23927/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (28 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 313. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for legislation to be enacted on the Supreme Court’s judgement to the entitlement of a unmarried co-habitant to a widows, widowers or surviving civil partner’s contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23665/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 337. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for naturalisation/citizenship for an individual (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23831/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the up-to-date position on the introduction of a single permit system for work permits and visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23082/24]