Results 23,941-23,960 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the studies that have been carried out by his Department in developing its transport strategy on the percentage of persons that choose to commute by walking, cycling and e-scooters in cases in which there is good walking, cycling and e-scooters infrastructure; the results of such studies by distance, age, disability and weather; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 174. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions she has had with Sport Ireland in relation to the reason that adult non-vaccinated players cannot take part in basketball matches given younger unvaccinated players are allowed play in such competitions; if Sport Ireland has provided her with medical evidence supporting its policies; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 225. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he plans to amend administrative instruction A10 in relation to the use of the national flag at funerals of deceased retired members of the Defence Forces to ensure that in all cases in which a deceased member had 20 years’ service with a satisfactory record the family of the deceased would be presented with the national flag at the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Environmental Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has had discussions with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to a proposal by a group (details supplied) which proposes that the State would as a collaborative effort co-ordinated by the two Departments and including schools from all around the country, plant a native tree in a single site in a new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fhoireann bhreise agus cén maoiniú breise atá curtha ar fáil cheana féin don Aonad um Oideachas Gaeltachta chun beartas maidir le hoideachas trí Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht a fhorbairt; cén fhoireann agus cén maoiniú breise a chuirfear ar fáil ina leith sin in 2022; agus an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be a provision in the request for tenders for the provision of regional employment services to ensure that full employment services will be available in the medium of the Irish including written and oral contact with the services themselves; if there will be a further requirement for all tenders to outline the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 274. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when excavations will be carried out at the burial site of the former mother and baby home in Tuam; the reason for the delay in commencing same; if An Garda Síochána will be involved in the supervision of the excavation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56731/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Priorities (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reports that she has received from the Independent Reporting Commission to date in relation to its work of building a peaceful Northern Ireland; the actions taken on foot of these reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56480/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of general practitioner practices in the country; the number of general practitioner practices at the moment that are awaiting the appointment of a permanent general practitioner to them by urban and rural areas; the steps he plans to take to address this issue though additional targeted incentives; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 335. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of general practitioner practices located in areas in which the Irish language is used as a common daily means of communication; the number of these that can provide patient services in the Irish language; the steps he plans to take to attract Irish speakers to such positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56725/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 336. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the opening hours of the Covid-19 testing centre in the National University of Ireland Galway by keeping it open seven days a week rather than five days as at present in view of its accessibility to persons particularly on the west side of the city and from Connemara and in order to increase testing capacity in the city; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 348. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outlook for the fishing industry and for fish processors in the coming six months given the new control plan in relation to weighing fish has not yet been approved by the European Commission and is not likely to be approved for some time; the steps he plans taking to mitigate the negative effects this will have on the fishing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 349. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to classify donkeys as heritage animals in view of their historic role in Irish society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56733/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (18 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 357. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the proposed changes to the Community Services Programme will be announced following on from the review carried out by a company (details supplied); the mechanism by which existing community groups and Community Service Programme companies can have an input into the ongoing consultation process; and if she will make a statement...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Legislative Programme (24 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, for coming in to take a matter that pertains to his personal responsibilities. On 1 December 2016, the then Minister said in the Dáil select committee: The Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016 is important legislation. The bringing forward of this Bill is a commitment in the programme for a partnership Government. After that, the Bill went...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Legislative Programme (24 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would be very interested to hear if there was a meeting with Deputy Fitzmaurice. There was certainly no meeting with me and both of us had a big interest in this Bill. I am still totally baffled. The Government was formed at the end of June 2020. It is now nearly December 2021. It has had a year and five months to resolve the issue. In my little simple mind, there seem to be two quick...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (23 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dul chun cinn atá déanta i dtaca le beartas a fhorbairt maidir le teagasc na Gaeilge agus leis an teagasc trí Ghaeilge i scoileanna na tíre i gcomhréir leis an Stráitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge; cé na hacmhainní breise foirne agus airgeadais atá curtha ar fáil ina leith sin; agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (23 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason ETB small second-level schools are not entitled to be designated as a small school for the purposes of the small schools' designation that gives extra teaching resources to small second-level schools despite the fact that some of the smallest second-level schools in the country including all island secondary schools are under the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to increase the eligible income limits in respect of social housing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who are solely dependent on social welfare income and low income from employment are being removed from the social housing waiting lists on income grounds; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of successful applications made under the improvement works in lieu scheme in each of the past three years by local authority; the amount expended on the scheme on the same basis; if he plans to amend the terms of the scheme to broaden its appeal as a solution to issues of substandard housing; and if he will make...