Results 101-120 of 126 for speaker:Tom Brabazon

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 408. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will issue Dublin City Council guidance on its ability to purchase tenant-in-situ properties in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6484/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will issue local authorities with guidance on their ability to purchase tenant-in-situ properties in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6819/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 670. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the new measures her Department is taking to reduce the cost of childcare, including children who attend after school services; and when they are due to be implemented. [6297/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (18 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 799. To ask the Minister for Health the capital works projects that were carried out at Saint Joseph's Hospital, Dublin 5 in the years of 2023 and 2024; the future capital works projects that are scheduled to be carried out at this hospital over the next 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6128/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (13 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: I welcome that there is a substantial section in the programme for Government on credit unions. I also welcome the pledge that has been honoured to retain a dedicated Minister of State with responsibility for financial services, credit unions and insurance. I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment to that role. I also wish to mention the former Minister of State, Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (13 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: The whole idea of increasing the lending limits will introduce a better service to the credit union membership as well as increasing competition within the financial services sector which is very welcome. I look forward to that. Has the Minister of State had a chance to engage with the credit union movement on this proposal since his recent appointment? Has consideration been given to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (13 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 11. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to engage with the Central Bank to review credit union lending limits to enhance their ability to serve their members. [5037/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (13 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom a rá gurb é an chéad bhabhta dom a bheith ag labhairt os comhair an Tí seo. Teastaíonn uaim buíochas ó chroí a ghabháil leis na daoine i nDáilcheantar Chuan Bhaile Átha Cliath Thuaidh a chuir anseo mé. Is mór an pribhléid...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (13 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish a five-year strategy for the credit union sector to ensure they can fully leverage new opportunities. [5038/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (13 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to review the provisions of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, especially in the context of its impact on retention in certain parts of the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4917/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (13 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the initiatives he will be taking in relation to rent pressure zones; if he is aware of concerns about their possible abolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5433/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will visit a school (details supplied) to allay the concerns of staff, students and parents in relation to ongoing delays in the delivery of a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4948/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (11 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to develop a policy for Irish in the education system from early childhood education to third level and to establish an expert group to develop this policy; and if the policy will be based on the Common European Framework of Reference of Languages. [4547/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (11 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s plans to increase the number of pupils attending Irish-medium education over the next 20 years. [4548/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (11 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 327. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are any plans for Údarás na Gaeltachta to be given statutory powers and resources for it to establish a housing section, to enable it to purchase land, obtain planning permission and provide necessary services in order to develop housing for Irish speakers. [4549/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (11 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 329. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to develop a Gaeltacht population and housing strategy for each Gaeltacht language planning area with clear, measurable targets to ensure the sustainable growth of the Gaeltacht communities and to ensure an appropriate supply of housing to support that growth. [4552/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 328. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be made available annually to the Department of Rural, Community Development and the Gaeltacht to operate the Gaeltacht housing grants scheme again, pursuant to the Houses (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act 2001, to provide support for Irish speakers who would like to build or renovate a house in the Gaeltacht. [4550/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will publish and implement strong planning guidelines in relation to the statutory duty of the county councils regarding the preservation of Irish as a community language in the Gaeltacht. [4551/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (11 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the status of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in eligible apartments and duplexes; whether funding has been approved; the allocated amount and for which applications; and if he will provide a timeline for when other applications will secure funding. [4556/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 549. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to increase the number of childcare facilitates in Dublin Bay north; the number of current childcare facilities in Dublin Bay north and the number of childcare facilities in Dublin Bay north in 2015. [4557/25]