Results 101-120 of 6,937 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Care Services (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to increase the upper age limit for domiciliary care allowance eligibility from 16 to 18 years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15423/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 557. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15396/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 621. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the recent investigation by an organisation (details supplied); if he will take action on the animal rights violations it exposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15697/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 652. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will give consideration to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to assessments of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 753. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to fund a community neurorehabilitation team for the north Dublin area as promised in 2019, in order to provide access to vital therapies for people living with neurological conditions throughout north Dublin; if she is aware that the north Dublin area, the location of the National Neuroscience Centre in Beaumont Hospital, and the Major National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 851. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase the core funding for higher education institutions and ensure that it is index linked going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15701/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 852. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend the free fees initiative to the BSc programmes in education studies and early childhood education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15704/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 853. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that Marino Institute of Education is recognised as eligible for the various additional funding streams provided for by the HEA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15705/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 Apr 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 854. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that Marino Institute of Education is allocated devolved grant funding for campus maintenance and sustainability initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15706/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister has not answered what I asked.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Donald Trump has called 2 April "Liberation Day" because it is the day he plans to launch a global economic war. Ireland will inevitably be impacted but the extent had been unclear. However, last night we learned that Donald Trump has pharmaceuticals in his cross hairs. He said, "... we love Ireland, but we're going to have that," referring to our pharma sector. Trump’s toxic love...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister was crystal clear in the election that he was going to deliver tax cuts. He is now being crystal clear that they are off the table. We called him out on that during the election campaign that it was irresponsible and reckless.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I asked the Minister serious questions about the response on tariffs, which he has not answered. How the EU decides to retaliate to Trump’s tariffs will be critically important to Ireland. We are particularly exposed because we are a small open economy with huge levels of trade with the US. The Minister knows this. We are much more exposed than other countries. If the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (27 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to invest in more technology classes for secondary schools to meet demand, given the increasing interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at third level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14786/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yesterday, I asked the Taoiseach to name a single parliament in the world where there is a time slot on the schedule where 100% of the time is given to the Government members of that parliament and he did not answer. Today, the Taoiseach came in with a list of parliaments where government MPs can ask oral questions. That has always been the case in Ireland where Government TDs can ask oral...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Taoiseach. I would ask him to get this into his head. I have asked him the question: “What is your deal with Michael Lowry?” Is the Taoiseach saying he made no deal with Michael Lowry to support the Government? Is that what he is saying? Is he saying there was no deal?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Was there no deal at all? Is that what the Taoiseach is saying? Is he saying he made no deal with Michael Lowry about these speaking rights at any stage, that there were no agreements, that he has done this off his own bat and that this is entirely his own initiative even though from day one Michael Lowry was saying that he was going to get these special speaking rights that Opposition...

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have to take the Minister of State up on what he has just said, trying to imply somehow that the Social Democrats are not strong supporters of the European Union. We always have been, since our foundation.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: That comment really is beneath the Minister of State. He knows well we have always been strongly supportive of the European Union. There is no question on that. It is really just a distraction tactic. The heart of this is in the Minister of State's speech, where he keeps talking about reform of the triple lock. This Government is not reforming the triple lock. That is what it said it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (26 Mar 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to place a new school compliant with fire safety regulations for both a new school and an Educate Together secondary school (details supplied); when the relevant fire safety inspection was carried out; the results of the inspection; if a report was produced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14246/25]