Results 1-20 of 258 for speaker:Eoghan Kenny

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: The Government is literally using support measures for senior cycle reform as a negotiating tool. These are essential for any reform. There will be a significant impact on students' experiences of senior cycle reform. As someone who has experience in the field, I am of the view that this senior cycle reform is absolutely destined to fail. The package includes fast-tracking permanent...

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: As the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, will be well aware, a car is an absolute necessity in any rural part of Ireland now. In a number of parts of my constituency of Cork North-Central, a car is an absolute necessity because public transport is not available. The Minister of State will be just as inundated as I am by the number of people contacting us looking for representations to get...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (14 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: As regards the Minister of State who has just left the House, Kieran O'Donnell, it would be remiss of me when speaking on an issue like this not to commend his father, Martin, one of the founding members of St. Joseph's Foundation, and his commitment to disability services in north Cork. This morning I raise a serious issue regarding residential placements for adults with disabilities. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (14 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I appreciate that. As regards the 2021 disability capacity review to which the Minister of State referred and the projected need for a minimum of 1,900 residential placements by 2032, which we want to get to, and if we continue in the same vein of the previous four years, which is not mentioned in the response, with 140 placements opening each year, give or take, there will be 400 fewer than...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 25 February 2025, if the application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24523/25]

Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I thank Sinn Féin for this extremely important motion. In the majority of towns and cities across the country, there are very serious difficulties with public infrastructure and this is having a knock-on effect on the development of housing. The provision of housing is by far the greatest issue of our time and of our generation as politicians. I am a 25-year-old still living at home,...

Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements (13 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the power of higher education, research and skills as economic enablers. My predecessor, former Deputy Seán Sherlock, was a champion of research and skills when he served as a Minister of State. It is often said that education is a great leveller, meaning that further education qualifications can enable those with the least in our society to make...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I echo everyone's words about putting politics aside in this room. Although we might not all share the same political view, being the watchdog of public accounts is important. I am delighted to see Deputy Brady as Chair. He is someone with experience. I am delighted to see Deputies McAuliffe and Connolly, who I hope will provide all of us with some sort of guidance on what this committee...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (8 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 452. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all pharmacies that have opted into the free HRT scheme scheduled to commence on 1 June 2025, in tabular form. [23087/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the excessive processing times being experienced by citizenship and naturalisation applicants; the reasons for such delays; the steps being taken to remedy this occurrence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22257/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 May 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 413. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for €1.4 million in additional annual funding on a rolling basis for St. Lukes Home, Cork CLG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22040/25]

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — there is an ongoing failure by the State to adequately plan for school places for children with special or additional educational needs; — parents have resorted to sleeping outside the Department of Education to raise awareness of the lack of appropriate places; — significant sections of the Education for Persons...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a timeline on the rolling out of free public transport for those under nine years old, as committed to in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21678/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 154. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an autism assessment and assessment of needs for a child (details supplied) will be provided following applications for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21341/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 155. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will commit to providing multi-year development funding which was available pre-2008, for residential placements for adults with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21354/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans in place to introduce Traveller-specific UBU funded youth projects in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21374/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 183. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment for a scan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21343/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I am asking this question for Deputy Wall. Will the Minister provide the number of access and inclusion model childcare places provided since 2020 by county in tabular form? What are the actions she is taking to increase the number of places? Will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I thank the Minister. I appreciate that. If that table could also be shared with my colleague, Deputy Wall, that would be great. AIM is extremely important for early childhood care. As the Minister will know from her previous Department, the resourcing of special educational needs supports is very necessary in every facet of education. The issue of maintaining AIM comes back to financial...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I thank the Minister. That is really to be welcomed. As the Minister has mentioned it, I will briefly touch on enhancing settings, access to settings and capital grants. As she has said, if we are trying to move towards more targeted supports for children with less visible disabilities, such as those on the autism spectrum and those who have speech and language difficulties, targeted...