Results 2,021-2,040 of 2,165 for speaker:Micheál Carrigy
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Sep 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: 663. To ask the Minister for Health if any feasibility studies, capital plans, or service reviews have been carried out in relation to expanding dialysis provision beyond Tullamore Hospital, specifically in the midlands region including County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50259/25]
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the witnesses. Before I start, I am a parent of a young autistic boy. I have the knowledge as a parent and a politician in meeting families on a regular basis. I chaired the Joint Committee on Autism. I currently chair the all-party committee. We have a parliamentary group with over 40 members who continue to meet monthly to advocate and push to make sure we continue to work...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: What consultation took place with the organisations representing SNAs and the schools, to Mr. Cronin's knowledge?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I am just conscious of time. Sorry.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: I advise members of the constitutional requirement that members must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in our public meetings. Today the select committee is required to consider the Further Revised Estimate in respect of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Vote 34. I welcome the Minister for Housing,...
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: Thanks, Minister. Members should note that Deputy Shane Moynihan is substituting for Deputy Séamus McGrath, Deputy Ó Murchu is substituting for Deputy Gould and Deputy Ó Muirí is substituting for Deputy Cooney. The speaking rota has been circulated. Deputy Ó Broin is first on the list and he has ten minutes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: The Minister will be able to follow up specifically with them and get back to the Deputy.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: Does Deputy Butterly have any more questions?
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: Does the Deputy have another question?
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: Okay.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: Yes, a briefing with the Department officials would allow us to tease out that and other questions.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: I want to raise the issue of the indicative timeline for the housing plan. A number of members talked about additional money being put into the vacant property grants. I come from a rural county, Longford. On every boreen in the county I am beginning to see housing come back into use but unfortunately, in some of the towns, I still see a lot of derelict properties not being utilised. I...
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State. This is slightly straying off the subject matter of the meeting, but on building regulations and building apartments, in Scotland they build timber-framed apartments in half the time. Under the regulations we have, we cannot do that. We were looking at alternative ways of building. From a climate action point of view, carbon is being sequestered by using...
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: Yes, but it is just that we have Irish companies building timber-framed housing in Scotland and we cannot build them in Ireland.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister of State. He mentioned his constituency of Waterford. Those buildings are all one- and two-bedroom. We are building a lot of three-bedroom places. Even in rural areas, we have single people going into three-bedroom houses. If we built more one- and two-bedroom apartments, it would free up more of our stock. That is the figure I was given for timber framing. It...
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Message to Dáil (2 Oct 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following Further Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending on 31 December 2025: Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Under Standing Order 109(2), the message is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: We have received apologies from Senator Pat Casey. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. The serious financial and governance issues at the Peter McVerry Trust are matters of considerable concern to the public and the Oireachtas and have given...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Thank you. I will now give members the opportunity to ask questions. I remind them that the time allocated is for both questions and answers, so they should allow time for the answers. Depending on numbers, we may have time to go around again, but I note that we received apologies from only one member.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Peter McVerry Trust: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: Just be careful, Deputy.