Results 221-240 of 273 for speaker:Catherine Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 1480. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to list all awards under the community and voluntary energy support scheme and any other once-off DRCD energy cost-of-living supports paid to organisations in County Carlow and County Kilkenny showing recipient, location, amount approved, and amount paid; with totals per county from 2022 to date in 2025;, in tabular form. [48802/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 1481. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide details of seniors alert scheme equipment grants delivered in County Carlow and County Kilkenny, including sponsoring group, number of beneficiaries, location, amount paid, with annual totals by county and year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48803/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 1482. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Dormant Accounts Fund allocations and payments administered by his Department to recipients in County Carlow and County Kilkenny in 2020–to date in 2025; and the measure/initiative, recipient/project, location, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid; with annual totals per county, in tabular form. [48804/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Community Development Projects (17 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 1483. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide all town centre first supports to County Carlow and County Kilkenny, including town regeneration officer posts, town plans funded, implementation grants, location town, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid, with totals by county, from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48805/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 1484. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to list all awards under the Covid-19 Stability Fund and any other Covid-19 related Department supports to organisations in County Carlow and County Kilkenny, showing recipient, location, amount approved, and amount paid; with totals by county in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [48806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will, in the interest of equity, seek an increase in cadets' pay to bring it in line with the starting pay of a 3-star private as both are similarly trained and qualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49124/25]

School Transport: Statements (23 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I will add to what Deputy Keogh and many others have said about school transport in rural areas. The same thing seems to happen every year. I commend the Minister of State on the work he has done. The additional 8,000 bus seats that have been delivered this year are very welcome. Many of the difficulties I have dealt with across Carlow and Kilkenny relate to the allocation of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I sat in my office in Carlow town last night until almost 9.30 p.m. with two primary school principals who tell me they lie awake at night wondering how they are going to pay the constantly increasing costs of running their schools. They, along with the multiple emails and calls I have received from across Carlow and Kilkenny from teachers and parents alike, have four simple asks: to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason construction works of the new school building at a school (details supplied) is currently paused; when she expects construction to restart; when she expects the project to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50821/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Services (23 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 574. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding in the upcoming Budget for a community neurorehabilitation team for the south east, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the nationwide roll out of community neurorehabilitation teams. [50355/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: Carlow town is a vibrant and expanding university town. To sustain and build upon that status, it is essential the student experience in Carlow be supported by the provision of adequate student accommodation, a key commitment outlined in the programme for Government. The proposed upgrade of Mortarstown wastewater treatment plant is the key to unlocking the provision of student...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (1 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date and the plans for future expansion of the night-time economy action plan for County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52491/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (1 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date and the plans for future expansion of the night-time economy action plan for County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52492/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (1 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of payments of sports capital grants to County Carlow in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52493/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (1 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of payments of sports capital grants to County Kilkenny in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52494/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will acknowledge the need for additional rural bus services in Counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if he has a plan to address the limitations of the current rural bus services for people living in Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51826/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will acknowledge the need for additional rail services from Dublin to Carlow and Kilkenny, if he has a plan to address the limitations of the current service for people living in Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51825/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Security (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 197. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the proposed National Security Strategy revision which has been called on to ensure the strategy reflects the changed geo-political landscape that Europe and Ireland confronts, in particular in relation to the threats to critical offshore assets and the steps that Ireland can take to better protect both existing and planned future infrastructure from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 733. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason construction works of the new school building at a school (details supplied) is currently paused; when he expects construction to restart, when he expects the project to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52144/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects the application window for the community sport facilities fund to open; the amount of funding expected to be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52582/25]