Results 121-140 of 4,124 for speaker:Martin Kenny

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (7 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: 296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he plans to disregard farm income from environmental schemes such as ACRES for the purpose of farm assist applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22475/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: 370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land that would fall under condition 63 of Ireland’s State aid approval letter from the commission in relation to afforestation, that is, sensitive habitats such as peat lands and wetlands, as well as areas of high ecological value including areas under high natural value farming are currently under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: 371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the forgotten famer scheme that was announced in Budget 2025, how the €5 million will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22550/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: The Taoiseach is not answering the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: How many new houses this year?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 1688. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if afforestation plantations, specifically sitka spruce trees will be allowed on land that comes under the good agricultural environmental condition 2 (GAEC 2) standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18925/25]

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

Martin Kenny: 1976. To ask the Minister for Health when a report in relation to a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18501/25]

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

Martin Kenny: 1977. To ask the Minister for Health if a report in relation to a person (details supplied) will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18502/25]

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: The reality of what we see across the world in the past week or so is an act of self-sabotage by the American President on his own people. That is really the centre of all of this. At the end of it, we recognise that the trade barriers or the trade tariffs being put in place are going to damage the American economy and ordinary American citizens hugely. We all hope that will rebound back...

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: An awful lot of people, certainly in my constituency and rural areas, find it very difficult to deal with Uisce Éireann. We cannot get through to it. Nobody can get talking to it. People cannot get any reply to their queries and issues. Most of the water in many parts of the country is provided by group schemes. If the group schemes agree to be taken over, then Uisce Éireann...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the building extension to a school (details supplied) to include an ASD unit that was approved in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16924/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a new primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16900/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Inquiries (8 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 678. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on a humanitarian assistance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17339/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 764. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the redistribution of grazing rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16761/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (8 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 785. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the current court case in relation to PGI status for grass fed beef between an organisation (details supplied) and EU Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17458/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 913. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown, by county, on the monthly basis from January 1 2024 to 31 December 2024, of how many staff providing homecare services working for the HSE are not working their full contract hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16818/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Weather Events (3 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in light of the disruption to the TETRA national communication network from storm Éowyn, the steps he will take to ensure similar disruption does not recur in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12023/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (3 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16384/25]

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

Martin Kenny: It is clear there is a lot of work to be done to have proper youth services in place across the entire State. The Children Act states that a juvenile should not be in the criminal justice system, and only as a last resort or for a very serious crime. That is absolutely appropriate but the big issue in my experience has been resourcing. That comes into everything. We can have all the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (2 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister, and I appreciate that progress has been made. It has not been an entirely bad news story but it came from such a poor start. Farmers went out and expected that this scheme was going to be - it was sold as this - very similar to the old REPS that we had years ago. It was to be simple and easy to manage, it would be easy to meet the requirements and they would get paid...