Results 221-240 of 413 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has carried out any cross-simulation or cost analysis of the fines Ireland may incur if it fails to meet its 2030 climate targets; his views on whether equivalent investment would be better directed towards domestic climate action measures rather than paying fines to the EU; and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Go n-éirí leis an Aire ina phost nua. Has the Department carried out any cross-simulation or cost analysis of the potential fines that we are going to face if we do not reach our 2030 climate targets? Does the Minister agree that we should put the equivalent investment into our country rather than paying other EU countries, as a tap on the back, for the hard work they did? I want...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: In the context of the climate action that we need to take, there is really only one show in town for Ireland, and we all know that is our offshore renewable energy. While I welcome the fact that there has been a €90 million investment in Cork port, it is not enough. We need to be investing hundreds of millions of euro in our ports because we need to extend them out and widen them....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I welcome the fact the Minister has been engaging with me on private wires legislation and I know he has a huge job ahead of him. I wish him the best of luck in his phost nua. The Government is currently paying for research, funded by Research Ireland and conducted by Dr. James Carton, my previous professor in sustainability engineering at DCU and his colleagues at UCD. What they are...

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I thank Uisce Éireann for coming in to meet me recently. It was a very good and informative meeting. I understand that it plays a critical role in managing one of the most essential services that we all rely on every day. Uisce Éireann had a huge portfolio when it began ten years ago, including the treatment of infrastructure and environmental standards. It is really doing its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to ensure that the development of offshore wind and green hydrogen infrastructure directly benefits Irish communities and the domestic economy, including potential job creation and revenue generation for the State. [18329/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific measures being taken to attract private and foreign investment into Ireland’s green hydrogen sector; and whether any partnership agreements have been established to support the development of large-scale hydrogen projects. [18330/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is investigating the successful cases of portable hydrogen fuel cells to replace diesel generators within the film industry as we transition to our sustainability goals; if he will examine other industries that could transition to the use of hydrogen or green hydrogen, and if so, what are the findings of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the detailed implementation plan for the national hydrogen strategy will be published; and if he will provide a timeline for the delivery of the 21 actions outlined within the strategy. [18332/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of how the 1,600 new special needs assistant posts for 2025 will be distributed across the country, and specifically how many will be allocated to schools in Dublin Bay north, given ongoing reports of unmet need in the area. [18327/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she will commit to streamlining the NCSE review process for schools seeking additional special needs assistant support, in light of concerns that delays in decision making are impacting students with autism and complex needs; and if she will provide average processing times for such reviews in the past 12 months. [18328/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 249. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is aware of the ongoing shortage of pitch availability for sports clubs throughout Dublin Bay north, particularly in areas experiencing rapid population growth; if he will engage with local authorities to identify solutions and support the development of additional playing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending eligibility for the vacant property refurbishment grant to include the conversion of vacant or underutilised retail premises such as "above the shop" units into residential accommodation, given the potential to deliver up to 20,000 additional homes as highlighted in the recent Hardware...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for finalising and publishing the revised local authority level social and affordable housing targets for the 2025 to 2030 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (10 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a complete breakdown of the number of young persons referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme by Garda district in Dublin for the past 10 years, in tabular form. [18326/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the current status of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will commit to visiting the site to see first-hand the urgent need for permanent accommodation for students and staff. [16959/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take into account the findings of a recent survey (details supplied), which received 1,231 valid parental responses representing 2,323 children, in which 73% of respondents expressed a preference for a co-educational school and 59% for a non-denominational model; noting that currently there is no such post-primary option in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the lack of action to provide a co-educational, non-denominational school in the Killester Raheny Clontarf school planning area (details supplied). [12434/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (8 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 338. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether changes should be made by the NTA regarding the application of the grants process for WAVs; his further views on whether the current system in use is fair and equitable as many drivers have not been able to have access to the system in 2025 (details supplied). [17640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (8 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 381. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the rationale for the National Shared Services Office refusing to post hard copy pay slips on each payment date to pensioners, particularly those advanced in years, some of whom are living alone, who cannot obtain their payslips online as they do not own a mobile phone or a computer, and therefore cannot keep track of payments, and in...