Results 161-180 of 193 for speaker:Jen Cummins

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (6 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the status update on the plan to provide a Gaelcholáiste for Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8 after the rejection of the plan from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10272/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on her plans to increase the number of multi-denominational schools by 2030. [10278/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the status on the national parental survey on school patronage. [10279/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Citizens' Assembly (6 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plan to hold a citizens' assembly on the future of education during her term. [10280/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Issues (6 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills on her plans to amend S37(1) of the employment equality act to prohibit discrimination against teachers on the grounds of religion. [10281/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (6 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: 309. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is accurately classified in their receipt of disability allowance. [10274/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (6 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: 368. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of her plans for affordable childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10276/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: 395. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address the lack of psychiatry supports in a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10277/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (6 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plan to provide pay parity for tutors in the adult education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10273/25]

Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (5 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: Táim an-sásta cúpla focal a labhairt ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge. Tá mé ag foghlaim Gaeilge since July 2023. Bhí mé sa Ghaeltacht in Oideas Gael i nGleann Cholm Cille i gContae Dhún na nGall. Bhí an-craic againn. Níl mé ábalta a lán Ghaeilge a labhairt ach táim ábalta í a thuiscint. Nuair a bhí mé...

Oideachas trí Mheán na Gaeilge: Tairiscint [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] (4 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: I have not used that name since I was in school. Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. Gabhaim buíochas le Sinn Féin as an tairiscint seo. Irish is a beautiful language with a cultural identity with which many people want to identify but do not because of the challenges they had in learning Irish in our education system. Our cultural identity with the Irish language is seeing...

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (4 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: I wish the Minister the best of luck in his new role. I have been contacted by many constituents in Dublin South-Central since I was elected in November - in fact, when I was a councillor from June until November 2024, people were contacting me about this issue - about the lack of a Garda presence and the persistent antisocial behaviour around the Fatima Luas station in Rialto. It has been...

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (4 Mar 2025)

Jen Cummins: That organisation and my own local GAA club, Kevin's Hurling and Camogie Club, have been fighting for decades for sporting facilities. We are looking for pitches. I know we are getting close to St. Teresa's Gardens having those pitches and the same is true of Marrowbone Lane, but many of the children who need that service now will be adults by the time those facilities come in. In fact, a...

Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (26 Feb 2025)

Jen Cummins: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Coppinger as an tairiscint seo. While writing my speech, I found the words came with great difficulty. This was not because I did not know what to say, it was because I was afraid that once I started to speak I would not be able to stop and would get so annoyed that my words would go beyond what is allowable in this Chamber. Having listened to...

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Jen Cummins: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach agus le Sinn Féin as an rún seo. Earlier today, I went onto the RSA website and input the location for my nearest test centre at Charlestown in Dublin. If I applied for my driving test today, I would be able to sit it in the week beginning 4 August. That is 23 weeks away. I did not clog up the system because I did my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (25 Feb 2025)

Jen Cummins: 669. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Sex Offenders (Amendment) (Coercive Control) Bill 2023; if the Bill will be prioritised within the current Dáil term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7632/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 Feb 2025)

Jen Cummins: 266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 15 May 2024, to provide details of the tender documentation provided; to provide the options given of considerations for reduction in waste of packaging; and to provide all schools’ budget allocation and expenditure on school meals in tabular form. [6870/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 Feb 2025)

Jen Cummins: 267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the details of the process for quality checks of the Healthy Ireland Nutritional Standards for Hot School Meals. [6871/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Feb 2025)

Jen Cummins: 273. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for a person (details supplied). [6873/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Feb 2025)

Jen Cummins: Families in Dublin South Central are contacting me because they are in fear of becoming homeless. This issue arose today a number times during the debate on our Private Members' motion. The home they are living in could be sold to Dublin City Council and the landlord is willing to do so. However, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has not allocated the funding for the...