Results 1-20 of 300 for speaker:Ryan O'Meara

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (2 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can confirm the average waiting time for a BE (trailer) licence driving test in the Nenagh test centre; if there are any efforts being made to reduce this wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36502/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (2 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a case (detailed supplied) could be reviewed on the grounds that this constituent has been waiting 28 weeks for a BE (trailer) licence driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36503/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (2 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason counselling courses, particularly for teachers who are guidance counsellors, are not included under the teacher fee refund scheme on the ground of well-being, there being no logical reason they should not as they enable teachers to have the best possible skills to cater for their students' needs; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (2 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payment supports available to small suckler farmers who are not in receipt of any agricultural payments or supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36278/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the proposed early retirement scheme for farmers will be introduced; if an upper age limit of 70 years will be considered for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36283/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he is taking to support modular housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35630/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 257. To ask the Minister for Finance if a universal system/process is used by insurance providers to check whether a property is located on a flood plain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35456/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance the options available to the property owner to query and validate an assessment (details supplied) given the impact it may have on future quotes and availability of cover with other providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35457/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 292. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the data resources available to individuals seeking up-to-date, accurate information on their exposure to flood risk; the frequency with which data and resources are updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35458/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if lower BER ratings such as B or C could be considered for new builds, as it could reduce the cost of the development of new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35238/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average processing time for a cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35395/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned about the level of access to training available to planners and associated staff in local authorities with regard to the standards and frameworks used in the assessment of biogas plant developments nationally, especially considering a national planning framework would be seen as the typical practice...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing times for domiciliary care allowance claim reviews and domiciliary care allowance claim appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35721/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 532. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing times for carer's allowance claim reviews and carer's allowance claim appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35722/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 603. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a strategic environmental assessment was carried out prior to the development and publication of the National Biomethane Strategy; the way in which this assessment informed the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35453/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Conservation (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 614. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the progress made by the deer management strategy group; the number of deer culled as a result of its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35511/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 867. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial support is available to Irish citizens who chose to complete a third level degree abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35460/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (1 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 868. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider enforcing a scheme for Irish citizens training abroad in medicine, where tuition relief would be provided while completing their degree, contingent on a contractual agreement to return and serve in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35461/25]

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I thank the witnesses for their time this morning and for the genuinely informative submissions they have made. I will begin with Professor Tonra and the four points he set out, point No. 2 in particular - the "broadened range of potential deployment scenarios to include counter-narcotics, embassy security, hostage rescue" and so on. If the triple lock were to be retained, would we be able...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I thank Professor Tonra. I have a question for Mr. Murphy. A couple of times he mentioned the phrase, "to put trust back in this House". I think that was the phrase he used. This is a question I asked a couple of sessions ago of others who were before the committee. For me, the argument for retaining the triple lock at the moment is that we would rather trust the likes of warmongers like...