Results 41-60 of 6,055 for speaker:Frank Feighan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: 590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the payments for ACRES 2024 given a number of farmers in Sligo and Leitrim have yet to receive any payment for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5695/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Weather Events (11 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: 120. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he or any of his officials or Army officers received a request or discussed with ESB Networks managers the option or possibility of assistance by Óglaigh na hÉireann in the aftermath of the recent Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4553/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (11 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new contractor for the Coast Guard Rescue service based at a location (details supplied) will commence its operations; if there any delays in relation to the agreed startup date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4833/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (5 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, on his recent appointment. I wish him well in his new role. I have no doubt he has hit the ground running. The Minister of State will be aware that a public meeting was hosted by the secretariat of the Leitrim public participation network, PPN, in Ballinamore, County Leitrim, on Thursday last, 23 January. This was a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (5 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State and it is plain to see that he has done a lot of work already. There is one thing I have noticed over the years. We have a lot of various Departments, and everyone is busy, but no-one seems to spend time talking to one another. I saw this happening when we had flooding on the Shannon many years ago - about 12 years ago. The local authorities were blaming one...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he would consider allocating increased funding under the CIS scheme for rural roads, especially in local authorities with a substantial number of small public roads that rely on this funding to improve access for rural dwellers. [3234/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he would consider ‘match funding’ the local improvement scheme road funding allocation for 2025 from the Department of Rural and Community Development, which has generously funded the schemes over the past five years, given the importance of his Department allocating specific funding for these schemes, which are...

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

Frank Feighan: 438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2621/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (5 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: 857. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering opening a farm retirement scheme during 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2252/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: 904. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is expected that there will be a funding announcement for applications under the 'Building Blocks' scheme, allowing community childcare facilities to expand their premises and enrol more children into their facilities. [2250/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (5 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: 949. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to investigate and clarify the situation in relation to the request by a family (details supplied) in Donegal for a review of records held by the disability services regarding the transitioning plan or lack thereof for their child, from child to adult disability services for which a reply was due to the family...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Frank Feighan: 1409. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he plans to make an allocation of funding to local authorities under the LIS scheme in 2025; and if he will seek match funding from the Minister for Transport to boost the funding allocation to assist local authorities in reducing their LIS waiting lists. [3236/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Frank Feighan: 582. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a teacher (details supplied) is not recognised at the correct salary scale despite having a recognised masters and the relevant experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1077/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Nov 2024)

Frank Feighan: 412. To ask the Minister for Health if he could outline the HSE’s recruitment plan to address the shortfall in occupational therapists in Sligo/Leitrim; when they expect to employ a full-time occupational therapists to work in the Sligo town area in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45512/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Future-proofing to Improve Life and Longevity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the witnesses. Professor McCarron's presentation on future proofing to improve the life and longevity of persons with disabilities was very interesting and informative. I thank Dr. Burke and Dr. McGlinchey for appearing here today. I have met Dr. McMahon many times in Roscommon and Sligo over the years and we have discussed many topics. Today's topic is very important. I want...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Transport (6 Nov 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister for attending and for his great service over the past five years. He certainly made a difference in transport. We have had our little ups and downs but it has been a very positive period. I am not sure if the Local Link initiatives are in the Minister's area but they have made a huge difference in regional public transport. I did not think we would be able to reach...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (5 Nov 2024)

Frank Feighan: 888. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has purchased a property (details supplied) to repurpose as a community hotel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44016/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Health and Well-being for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (23 Oct 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank Mr. Dempsey for the presentation. It was very interesting and informative. I have three questions to ask. First, what proportion of public health clinics and hospitals meet national accessibility standards, including accessible buildings and environment and medical and health equipment? Second, as politicians we have had a lot of problems through the years with medical cards and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Health and Well-being for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (23 Oct 2024)

Frank Feighan: With regard to people with disabilities, there seems to be a lot of picking and choosing.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Chair and the Minister of State and his officials for facilitating this meeting. I offer special praise to the public servants. They do a great job and they help our work during what is a very difficult time. It is good that we are establishing a marine accident investigation unit in the Department of Transport. One amendment brought forward with which I agree relates to the...