Results 61-80 of 27,996 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering allowing bus companies who have buses that are over 20 years old, and have all the required certificates required by the Department of Transport to carry passengers, to provide school bus services for Bus Éireann; the reason there are separate rules for the operation of school bus services over and above the rules...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that qualified bus drivers, who have passed all the medical and other tests to be qualified to drive a bus and are over 70 years of age, are not eligible to drive school buses under the school bus scheme of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30438/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to reform the administration of the school bus service to allow all documentation in relation to fulfilment of their contracts by bus companies under the school bus scheme to do all their business electronically, rather than depending on either the postal services or hand delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Riachtanas Speisialta (10 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sí sásta breis airgid a cheadú do champa samhraidh Gaeilge speisialta i gConamara do ghasúir Ghaeltachta a bhfuil uathachas orthu, de bharr an chúraim speisialta bhreise a theastaíonn ó na gasúir speisialta seo [30299/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Clár Caipitil Spóirt (10 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh maidir le hiarratas faoin scéim deontais caipitiúil d’eagraíochtaí spóirt (sonraí tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [30429/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when passports will issue to siblings from County Galway (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29511/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the issuance of a passport to a person in County Galway (details supplied) will be expedited; the reason for the delay in issuing said passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29521/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when revised plans for a building project for a school (details supplied) were received; when is it expected that the review of the project by officials in her Department will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29470/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 420. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned in relation to the delays in dealing with disputes by the Residential Tenancies Board; whether the board has requested extra resources in terms of staff and funding; the steps he intends taking to ensure the board has enough resources to do its business in an efficient and timely manner; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 421. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government of he plans to provide further funding to the Residential Tenancies Board in order that it can reduce its fees to make the service accessible to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29434/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 612. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the arrangements for alternative accommodation have been made for the approximately 30 families who were in international protection accommodation (details supplied) in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29435/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (4 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will Deputy Smyth ask how many on the shortlist are for CDNT 4? It seems peripheral areas were once again left out.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (4 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (4 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The first comment I have to make is that I found out there is more than one CDNT 4 in the country. It is a funny way of naming things. The one I am talking about is in Connemara and covers all of Connemara. It is based in Spiddal and Connemara is as big as most counties on its own. It is a huge geographic area, particularly when you have to drive around the inlets, bays, mountains and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (4 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The one answer I did not get is the only answer I want. When will this child and all the other children get a service? If what is being done is not tackling it fast enough, what will the services do to tackle it faster? They have not got through the 2021 list yet. There is always a way. Do they need to pay more money? I do not know what they need to do. There is one thing they could...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (4 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is not happening a lot of the time.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (4 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When you raise the issue under a Standing Order - I am not sure of the exacting Standing Order but the Ceann Comhairle will know which one - the Deputy then has an option that a lot of Deputies do not seem to be aware of.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (4 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They can either take it, or have it deferred one day and have it taken by a Minister from that Department. Of course, that does not work if you are not told beforehand.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Minister agree that, as the Deputy has said, the conditions of the scheme were ludicrous? People in areas such as west Connemara were refused on the basis that there were already taxis in the area. Taxi drivers who lived in rural areas and who went to the towns or cities to provide a service were considered to be providing a local service. As the Deputy has said, many areas have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the announcement of the acceleration of the extension of the Luas line to Finglas. I will ask the Minister a straightforward question. Is it intended to give the same acceleration to the reopening of the railway line from Athenry to Claremorris?