Results 81-100 of 354 for speaker:Conor Sheehan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (24 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in light to the popularity of Irish-medium education, she has any plans to increase the number of places offered on the course at Marino Institute of Education given the shortage of teachers applying for positions in Gaeltacht schools and Gaelscoileanna; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33707/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (24 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 483. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he is next scheduled to meet the CEO of Gas Networks Ireland. [33521/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 492. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of builders that have signed up to the statutory register under the Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, broken down by year since 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33711/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 493. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of capital investment in housing in 2024 and 2025 respectively by programme, in tabular form; to outline any additional capital investment in housing carried out by local authorities, the LDA and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33759/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Uniforms (24 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 557. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance increased to €170 for children aged between 4-11 years old and €305 for children aged over 12. [33522/25]

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

Conor Sheehan: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to fully staff two additional ADHD teams. [33523/25]

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

Conor Sheehan: 744. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine that were on duty within the accident and emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick for each night of the week commencing 9 June 2025. between the hours of 8pm and 8am, in tabular form. [33524/25]

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

Conor Sheehan: 745. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children aged under 13 awaiting dental screening in CHO3, in tabular form. [33525/25]

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

Conor Sheehan: 746. To ask the Minister for Health the current resources and staff allocation to Limerick Palliative Care, including the provision for home care palliative care and residential palliative care; and the current vacancies within this service. [33526/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (24 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 938. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Marino Institute of Education will be brought under the auspices of the Higher Education Authority like all other ITE providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33709/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (24 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 939. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department will take to implement the recommendations of the Sahlberg report on the structure of teacher education in Ireland in respect of the integration of Marino Institute of Education with the Higher Education Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33710/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (19 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider applying the refund of fees for PME graduates retrospectively in order that students who graduated prior to 2024 are also eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33239/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (19 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the revised national planning framework will be published; if he will guarantee that it will be published before the Dáil summer recess to allow for immediate debate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33269/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (19 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application has been submitted by Cork City Council for funding for emergency funding to replace mobile homes/caravans used for Traveller housing damaged during Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33274/25]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I support the amendment. This is something we have called for since my colleague Deputy Bacik introduced her renters' rights Bill in 2021. The provision of a three-year rent freeze is contained within that Bill. We believe that a three-year rent freeze is prudent and necessary in order to create space, particularly in view of how much rents have risen in the past decade.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, to delete line 22 and substitute the following: “December 2025”, and (c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (6): “(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, rent payable under the tenancy of a dwelling shall not be increased during the relevant period.”.”.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I am quite personally aggrieved and insulted that in his contribution the Minister compared me and the Labour Party to the far right. I certainly try to avoid making personal charges against individuals. I certainly do not go around the place whipping up hate. As a proud anti-racist, I genuinely urge the Minister to withdraw the remark. Amendment No. 2 is in my name and its purpose is...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (18 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: The way this entire issue has been approached by the Government has been nothing short of shambolic. A series of measures were leaked to the media and subsequently announced. A press conference was going on while we were in the Dáil on Tuesday of last week. What the Minister said at that press conference was different from what was in his press release, which was different again from...

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

Conor Sheehan: I raise the issue of policing, in particular in Limerick city. Recently, we have unfortunately had an escalation of violence in the Ballinacurra Weston area and a deterioration of the situation in King's Island following the very successful operations Capóg and Feabhsaigh. The continued refusal of a sanction for overtime, especially in King's Island, means the situation is getting...

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

Conor Sheehan: -----and the approval of an application for CCTV that has been sent to the Department of justice.