Results 201-220 of 413 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (3 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 22. To ask the Minister for Finance the other tariffs that the United States could impose that could deeply impact the Irish economy, excluding pharmaceutical exports. [16086/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (3 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 31. To ask the Minister for Finance the preparations his Department has undertaken to protect the Irish economy from potential US tariffs, specifically those that target the pharmaceutical industry. [16085/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (3 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the employment rate of people with disabilities across the civil service. [6434/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (3 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to review or update the integrated pension scheme, not only for Defence Forces personnel but also for other frontline public sector workers, including Gardaí, firefighters, and nurses, given ongoing concerns that younger members of these professions may not receive their full pensions upon retirement due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (3 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland’s response to the devastating earthquake in Myanmar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16505/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (3 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide greater details of plans to set up a local government taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16508/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Pollution (3 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will commission a report to investigate the benefits of using oyster farms to tackle water pollution in Dublin Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16506/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parking Provision (3 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 331. To ask the Minister for Health whether she supports free car parking for patients attending hospital; whether the Government could provide the income that would be lost if this measure was implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16512/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (3 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in light of the 20% recruitment target in the Official Languages ​​Acts for the State system, if his Department has spoken to any university regarding third-level courses through the medium of Irish, and training in the language available to students across the country; and if so, when we can expect that at least 5% of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Le tús a chur, tá mé chun rud éigint a chur amach faoi Ghaelcholáiste Reachrann. It is still waiting for an update. The Department was saying that the design team is looking at it and it is a priority for the Department. I am in a group chat with 450 concerned parents. All we are asking for is a written update on the current status of the permanent school and an...

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I strongly condemn the decision by President Trump to impose 20% tariffs on EU exports, especially those that affect Ireland. Let us be clear here: this is not a negotiating tactic but an act of economic aggression by President Trump against our long-standing relationship. Let us call it what it is; it is reckless and short-sighted and will be deeply harmful to Irish jobs and businesses and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to giving an increase to CIÉ pensioners, the group have seen no increase for the past 17 years, if he will accept that the current situation needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18085/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a mechanism to appeal the requirement to pay motor tax arrears in cases where a vehicle was genuinely off the road but was not formally declared as such in advance (details Suppled); if there are any circumstances under which tax liability can be waived or refunded for periods during which the vehicle was not in use; and in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will examine how preventative measures to address the increased risk of coastal flooding can incorporate features that also deliver positive environmental benefits, such as enhancing biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18079/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated timeline for the progression of the permanent school building project for a school (details supplied), given that planning permission was regranted in December 2023 and the design team is currently finalising tender documents; when the project is expected to proceed to tender and construction; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given the concerns raised by parents about the issue of grade inflation, particularly regarding its impact on the Class of 2025, the steps she is taking to ensure that these students are not unfairly disadvantaged in their pursuit of university places. [18080/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills considering that the adjustments made in response to the pandemic may create challenges for current Leaving Certificate candidates competing against students from previous years, if she will consider measures such as aligning the grading of non-2025 applicants with the adjustments made for this year's candidates for the CAO application...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assurances she will provide to ensure a fair and balanced assessment system that accurately reflects the hard work of the class of 2025. [18082/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the policy on incremental credit for post-primary teachers with overseas experience in private schools, given that such experience is recognised for primary teachers but not at post-primary level (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18087/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (9 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for the introduction in Dáil Éireann of the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021, which has already passed through Seanad Éireann; his position on the protection of the native Irish honey bee apis mellifera mellifera, in light of recent research highlighting the uniqueness of the Irish...