Results 461-480 of 1,163 for speaker:Aidan Farrelly

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 645. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount the OPW spent on installing high-speed electric vehicle charging points at Garda stations in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will provide a schedule of Garda stations that have and do not have EV charging points.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34257/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (24 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 646. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 706 of 20 May 2025, if the necessary information has been supplied to him to answer this PQ. [34260/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 649. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the number of full EV and hybrid EVs in the Garda fleet, by vehicle type. [34296/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (24 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 695. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the last date he met formally with the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland. [34258/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (24 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 696. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the last date he met formally with the CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland. [34259/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Staff (24 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 730. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies, by job title, at each CDNT within CHO9 and CHO7, in tabular form. [34264/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (24 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 738. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of complaints received by HIQA relating to residential public and private childcare settings in 2020 to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form. [34447/25]

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

Aidan Farrelly: 859. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine and emergency medicine registrars based at St. James's Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [34253/25]

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

Aidan Farrelly: 860. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade, based at Leixlip health centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [34254/25]

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

Aidan Farrelly: 861. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year capital and current funding required for an additional national dual diagnosis rehabilitation centre. [34255/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 862. To ask the Minister for Health the WTE staff, by job title, currently working at the supra-regional endometriosis centre at Tallaght University Hospital; the WTE vacancies, by job title, currently at this service; and the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [34256/25]

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank the witnesses very much for their opening statements. It is great that Dr. Feely and Dr. Corbett are here this morning. I was honoured to attend the launch of the Child Poverty Monitor last week. The findings were stark. As a State, are we trending the right way when it comes to services and lived experiences for children and young people experiencing poverty in Ireland?

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank Dr. Feely. With regard to child poverty specifically, given that so much of the testimony addressed that, and I acknowledge that there is no silver bullet, where are the gaps in terms of policy?. Dr. Feely has spoken about incremental funding. As a State, how do we target those gaps?

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: In recent weeks, we have seen significant and concerning reports and investigations by HIQA and RTÉ with regard to elder residential care. Based on the correspondence of the alliance with its membership around the country, have we any cause to be concerned about the rights of children living in residential care, whether that is in State-run residential care or children and young people...

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: There are concerning reports in The Irish Times today with regard to children and young people's exposure to content online. Does the alliance have a stance on that, based on feedback from its membership, in terms of a policy response to children and young people's access to online content and use?

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank Dr. Feely.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount raised in each of the past ten years via the annual student contribution (previously called the student services charge) at third level, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33271/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an estimate of the average annual cost per student of delivering one year of full-time university education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33272/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: The Taoiseach has said that a key issue for him in the budget will be child poverty. I agree with the focus, but his words ring very hollow because we have heard all this before. The previous Government made reducing child poverty a priority. What has happened since? The number of children living in consistent poverty has nearly doubled to more than 100,000 in 2024. That is not a blip....

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank Deputy O'Gorman for bringing forward this motion. It is certainly a motion that my party and I are very much looking forward to supporting. One of the starkest differences between Ireland and other European countries is our poor public transport system. Under successive Governments, one abandoned or delayed public transport plan has followed another. The Minister will agree that...