Results 81-100 of 225 for speaker:Cathy Bennett

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (29 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 1119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his proposals to support regional balance in the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20396/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (29 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 1120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the tourism related policy and strategy documents his Department are currently implementing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20397/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (29 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 1121. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on their efforts to develop the Irish sea way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20398/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (29 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 1122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on their efforts to create a coastal tourist trail, linking the Wild Atlantic Way, the Causeway Costal Route, and the area along the eastern and southern coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20399/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (29 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 1123. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on their efforts to support Údarás na Gaeltachta and the development of Gaeltacht tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20403/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (29 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 1309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on their efforts to further develop the Ulster Canal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20401/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 1397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to the comments of the Taoiseach in May 2022, regarding examining the potential introduction of paid maternity and pension benefits for women working on farms; if he will outline the examinations that were carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18867/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medicinal Products (29 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 2246. To ask the Minister for Health if women will be provided backdated payments for HRT arising from the scheme being delayed since January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19858/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Equipment (29 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 2249. To ask the Minister for Health the status on the MRI scanner in Cavan hospital; if it has been out of service or seen reduced capacity; the number of scans carried out since January 2024, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19883/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (29 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 2503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his proposals regarding implementing a reduction in the student contribution fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18956/25]

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Last night Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael voted against permanently banning water charges. If the Government does not have an intention of introducing water charges, why does it feel the need to cling on to the power to do so? Why does it continue to hold the power to do so within its grasp? Irish households pay for water charges through general taxation. The amount of water used is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Tourism Policy (9 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his proposals to support Irish tourism through the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17698/25]

Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Second Stage (8 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Fine Gael has a problem with retirement, older workers and how it treats those who want to retire in general. On the one hand, it contested the 2020 election on the basis of increasing the State pension age to 67 by 2021 and to 68 by 2028. As recently as three years ago, the former Minister, Heather Humphreys, described the current pension age of 66 as non-sustainable. On the other hand,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding schools seeking financial contributions from parents; if she intends to adequately fund schools to negate the need for schools to seek such contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17195/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (8 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the appeals process for schools denied DEIS status; the criteria upon which schools may appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17196/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (8 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 410. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support employment in Monaghan town following the closure of a business (details supplied) to ensure that vital employment it provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17016/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on her proposals to ensure that school caretakers are fairly remunerated for their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16711/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on her proposals to ensure that school secretaries are fairly remunerated for their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16712/25]

Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity: Statements (2 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: The genesis of many of the issues we face today lay in the Fine Gael austerity years. Addressing issues like economic inequality and deprivation are the best proven methods to divert young people from crime. The truth of the matter is that we have yet to redress impacts and cuts to community projects and to youth projects from the time of the Fine Gael austerity years. Not only is this the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Tourism Industry (2 Apr 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 63. To ask the Taoiseach the revenue generated from tourism in the years 2007 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15946/25]