Results 1,041-1,060 of 2,153 for speaker:Paul Donnelly

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 99. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the community centre fund, which closed on 3 July; and if requests for funding have exceeded the fund available, and if so, by how much. [28300/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Misuse of Drugs (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 63. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the submission to the Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use by the Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign, in particular on the role of community projects being funded to help deal with people with addiction, and the recognition of the need to address the link between drugs and poverty through a community development approach; and if...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Misuse of Drugs (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Donnelly: I ask the Minister of State’s views on the submissions to the Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use by the Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign, in particular on the role of community projects being funded to help deal with people with addiction, and the recognition of the need to address the link between drugs and poverty through a community development approach; and if she will make a statement...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Misuse of Drugs (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Donnelly: There is a broad welcome for funding to Citywide and it being brought into the Department of Rural and Community Development and away from the HSE and the national drugs strategy. I have been involved in community development-based drug projects for over 25 years in Dublin 15. I am very proud of the work we have done in supporting individuals, families and communities in tackling the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Misuse of Drugs (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Donnelly: I agree that it is important that every Deputy would visit his or her community drug team, particularly those which have a local management team or board. That is the essence of community development. It is the local community giving a local response and being able to effectively deal with the problem as it arises in its community. The lesson we have learned over the past 30 years since...

Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Donnelly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue, which is one I have become increasingly concerned about. The Bill seeks to introduce a licensing system for retail sales of tobacco and e-cigarettes. It also seeks to introduce a range of restrictions on the sale of the products, including their sale from mobile premises and vending machines. I strongly welcome that the Bill proposes...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (13 Jun 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 89. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development To ask the Minister forRural and Community Development if a commitment has been given to social enterprises, as there is increasing recognition of the growing role of social enterprises, and the latest report provides a comprehensive picture of the social enterprise sector in Ireland in 2022, highlighting that of particular relevance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (1 Jun 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has interacted with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to a campaign; and if he will give a commitment to further engage with it in relation to accommodation and the cost of collage and cost-of-living crisis. [26377/23]

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: I welcome the Bill. It will create a new criminal offence to tackle the issue of adults encouraging young people and children to get involved in criminal behaviour. As someone who has worked with young people from disadvantaged communities and worked with communities tackling drug problems for more than 30 years, I have witnessed this happening over and over again. Younger people are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish Consulate General to Los Angeles has spoken formally with the Governor of New Mexico in the past 12 months. [25858/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish Consulate General to Los Angeles has spoken formally with the Governor of Arizona in the past 12 months. [25859/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Meetings (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next EU Transport meeting is likely to happen. [25872/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 239. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of external security companies currently on the Office of Government Procurement supplier framework to provide security personnel to public bodies, in tabular form. [25860/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the future of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25675/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the new primary school for Hollywoodrath, Dublin 15; if planning permission has been granted; if there is a timeline for completion; and what patronage will be. [26049/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Engagements (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 340. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the dates in 2023 on which she met the chairperson of the Abbey Theatre, in tabular form; and when she is next scheduled to meet the chairperson. [25865/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 341. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how the €5 million allocation in 2022 under the Winter in Dublin programme was spent; and the budget allocation for this programme in 2023, in tabular form. [25866/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 509. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has plans to update the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956. [25867/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE immigration officials, by grade, employed by his Department working in Dublin Airport as of 23 May 2023; the number of vacancies by grade; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [25868/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Paul Donnelly: 511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capital budget allocation to An Garda Síochána in 2022; the amount of that capital budget allocation that was spent in 2022; and the capital budget allocation for An Garda Síochána in 2023, in tabular form. [25869/23]