Results 1-20 of 150 for speaker:Robert O'Donoghue

Common Agricultural Policy and Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan: Statements (15 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I welcome the IFA president, Mr. Gorman, to the House. The Labour Party's mission, echoing the Tom Johnson minority report from the 1924 Agricultural Commission, is to achieve greater food security by ensuring that everybody has access to healthy, nutritious and sustainable food at an affordable price while also safeguarding our natural environment. Labour is committed to supporting farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the ongoing delay in funding approval for the refurbishment and establishment of ASD classes at a school (details supplied); if this funding will be expedited so that the school can proceed with the necessary preparations for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24907/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (14 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 99. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the progress made under the Memorandum of Understanding between his Department and an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the reform of grassroots football league structures; if his Department has engaged with the organisation regarding the impact of league instability; the t supports...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 105. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider more funding so that all local communities can have access to modern, fit-for-purpose sporting facilities. [22771/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Economic Policy (8 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I welcome the Minister's actions and look forward to the review. I urge him to consider establishing the night-time economy commission or advisory group in each of the major cities. Our cultural life does not end at 5 p.m. as he knows, and neither should our planning. By grounding these commissions in local research and consumer feedback we ensure that we reflect on the unique needs and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Economic Policy (8 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 92. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider establishing a night-time economy commission or advisory group in each major city to provide expert guidance and recommendations, informed by local research and consumer feedback. [22933/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Economic Policy (8 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: Will the Minister consider establishing a night-time economy commission or advisory group in each major city to provide expert guidance and recommendations informed by local research and consumer feedback, to support those operating in the creative arts and culture space, and to offer more people to enjoy the night time and help cultural institutions to extend their opening hours into the evening?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 297. To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration his Department has given to introducing tax relief on sporting membership fees to improve affordability for individuals and families, and to reducing VAT on sport and exercise classes in order to encourage broader participation in physical activity and recreational sports. [22769/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Grant Payments (8 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 360. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason when an artist with a disability receives a grant from the Arts Council, their disability allowance is reduced or withdrawn, despite the well-documented additional costs associated with living with a disability; and his views on whether support for artistic work should be seen as separate from the basic supports...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (8 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 409. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider extending automatic medical card eligibility to adults with neurodiverse (e.g., with autism, ADHD) or related conditions, given the ongoing nature of their condition and the associated healthcare needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22995/25]

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I hear every day from women in my constituency in particular that they cannot find childcare. I hear mostly from women about being forced to give up their careers, to defer returning to education and to delay starting and expanding their families. We have moved from the marriage bar of the past to what can only be described as a modern-day family bar where the costs and unavailability of...

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I am sharing time with Deputy Duncan Smith. Europe Day is one of the forgotten holidays. Many people do not know what or why it is, or even that it is being celebrated on 9 May. There is some idea that there is a vague connection with the Ode to Joy all right, but that is where the interest stops. I was lucky that at my old school the German teacher, Anita Irwin, makes a point of...

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: It was 30 years ago that the Labour Party, while in government and supported by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions and Irish Congress of Trade Unions, made May Day a bank holiday, but its roots go much deeper than that. The Labour Party has always stood by the trade union movement. The connection is not symbolic - it is practical, principled and rooted in the shared belief deserve power,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Copyright Infringement (1 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will enact legislation to enforce paying of royalties for musical artists whose compositions are used for training on artificial intelligence systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10142/25]

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

Robert O'Donoghue: I welcome the parents and activists in the Gallery and thank my colleague, Deputy Eoghan Kenny, for bringing this important motion forward. In my constituency, Fingal West, I regularly hear, like all Members do, from families deeply concerned about the severe shortage of appropriate education placements and supports for children with special needs. Accessing school settings remains a major...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (30 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: Good morning, Minister of State. It has always been the Labour Party's vision to invest in public transport, to continue to progressively reduce the cost of public transport and to focus on increasing the reliability of our train services. In general, it is great to see the fare reductions and the expansion of the commuter zones that have come in this week. This is a positive step forward...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (30 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I thank the Minister of State for his response. This is a good scheme but there are idiosyncrasies in it that need to be ironed out so the constituents of Dublin Fingal West will be encouraged to use public transport. I understand that distance travelled is one of the criteria in establishing zones, but it seems incredibly unfair that the fares of students travelling two stops from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 760. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe and date for the installation of the promised prefab building at a school (details supplied); if this prefab building will be installed on time for the September 2025 intake of children as promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18642/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Standards (29 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 827. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will acknowledge the disadvantage facing this year’s Leaving Certificate students compared to students who sat the Leaving Certificate in previous years if her Department’s proposed changes to the Leaving Certificate grading system are introduced; if her Department will proceed with these proposed changes despite these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 958. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review the staffing allocation for the 2025/2026 school year at a school (details supplied), where the loss of a mainstream teacher will result in a merged 3rd and 4th class of 39 pupils, well above her Department’s average class ratio size of 23:1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20041/25]