Results 1-20 of 237 for speaker:Tom Brabazon

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (2 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering increasing the maximum property purchase price under the help-to-buy scheme. [36552/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (2 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering expanding the help to buy scheme to include second hand homes. [36555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (2 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering introducing a tax credit for first-time buyers to assist with legal, survey and valuation costs. [36556/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will put out a contract for the provision of mobile tea, coffee and light refreshments service at Casino Marino, Dublin 3, in time for the 2026 season. [36504/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has acquired a site for the provision of a new divisional headquarters for the Garda north division; and, if not, when the OPW expects to acquire a site. [36505/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (2 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of first year places offered for the 2025-2026 school term for post primary schools within the Donaghmede Dublin 13 school planning area. [36507/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (2 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected number of junior infant enrolments in the Donaghmede Dublin 13 school planning area for September 2025, September 2026 and September 2027, in tabular form. [36508/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of schools that are providing the summer education programme in the Dublin 5, 13 and 17 postcode areas, in tabular form. [36509/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (2 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is considering increasing the €475,000 cap on new builds in Dublin under the first home scheme. [36551/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (2 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 267. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental nurses and dental hygienists based at Coolock Primary Care Centre in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [36506/25]

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: I thank all of the witnesses for their contributions and presentations this morning. It is clear a significant amount of military experience is present in the room. While we have heard previously from academics, the practitioners of a field are probably more important than the academics. A lot of weight should be given to what the witnesses have said and the evidence they have given to the...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: Some of the narrative in respect of what is proposed claims our neutrality and triple lock will be removed and that, accordingly, young Irish women and men will be engaged in imperialist combat around the world. What do the witnesses have to say about that?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: Dr. Brennan has a lot of experience interacting with both the UN and the Government. Does he trust that no Irish Government would run headlong into such a scenario?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: They are not my fears.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: Yes. Neutrality has been part of our core. It is one of those things that gives us international appeal for our peacekeeping troops. This is something that has been said. If we found some kind of legal wording to amend the Constitution to add in a wording that prevented us from becoming aligned to military alliances other than the UN, such as NATO – there seems to be a lot of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: I wish to echo the remarks of the previous speaker. I do not intend to repeat it but I share her sentiments. On the definition in the section which encapsulates incapacitation, is Mr. French happy this covers sufficient scenarios? To my mind, incapacity can be temporary or permanent and it can be physical or of a mental nature. Would he like to see the definition expanded in any way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: Section 6G(1) states: Where a guardian or parent of a child has been convicted of an offence:- (a) of murder or manslaughter of another parent or guardian of the child; or (b) of a serious offence resulting in the incapacitation of another parent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: There is one other point I wish to raise with Mr. Quattrociocchi. I have a recollection of a case relating to succession law where the High Court held that a piece of legislation - I think it was the Guardianship of Infants Act or the original legislation itself - was retrospective in application. What is the intention here? Is it retrospective or prospective?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: It is in respect of this proposed legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Tom Brabazon: Does the Department envisage that in a scenario where an offence took place prior to the enactment of the legislation, a person could apply to the court to extend the six-month period at that stage?