Results 561-580 of 591 for speaker:Peter Cleere

Road Safety: Statements (13 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on road safety. Ireland has made significant progress over the lifetime of previous road safety strategies. Since the launch of the first strategy in 1998, road deaths have declined by 70%, but we must not give up the hard work. There is no time for complacency. I welcome this Government's focus, energy and commitment to road safety. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Agriculture Supports (13 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax initiatives he has in place to support farm succession planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4902/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (13 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the initiatives he will be taking to support credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4901/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Thomastown flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4803/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Graiguenamanagh flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4802/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: I welcome the establishment of the Cabinet committee on infrastructure. I will highlight a couple of key projects in my constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny. The first is the Kilkenny northern ring road extension, completion of which is of vital strategic importance to Kilkenny. It will help to reduce congestion in the city centre and improve traffic safety and convenience. Lots of projects...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet committee that deals with infrastructure; and when it will hold its first meeting. [1684/25]

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (11 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: As this is my maiden speech in Dáil Éireann, I take the opportunity to thank the people of counties Carlow and Kilkenny for putting their faith and trust in me to represent them, their communities, families and businesses over the next five years. I will endeavour to do my very best to do so. In particular, I take this opportunity to thank my family, my wife Brenda and my four...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 392. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will make adoption benefit available to parents of children born from surrogacy in the interim period whilst waiting for legislation to be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3947/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (6 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on emergency works applications for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3617/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a grant application for a centre (details supplied), which is currently with the property review group; when this grant will be available to draw down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3681/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 260. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the current thresholds for inheritance tax; and if he will index link same to keep in line with inflation. [2535/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 318. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Graiguenamanagh and Thomastown flood relief schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2536/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 371. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs in Kilkenny and Carlow, at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2538/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status on the new development at a school (details supplied); when it is due to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3530/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 668. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason domiciliary care allowance ceases at 16 years of age; if he will increase the age limit in line with child benefit due to the number of 16-year-olds not eligible for disability allowance who still have a condition requiring care by their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2543/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 677. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to investigate the amount of additional wastage caused by the free school meals, per person, per school and per county, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2745/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Peter Cleere: 805. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how plans are progressing in relation to amending the current situation regarding Garda vetting and the current need for multiple applications for the same person for different entities and organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2530/25]