Results 221-240 of 276 for speaker:Naoise Ó Cearúil

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Security (12 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: The Tánaiste has outlined the issues quite succinctly and well. One thing to bear in mind as well is whether the strategy will incorporate external expertise to ensure that it reflects best international practice. That is not necessarily expertise from the private sector. We would be looking to our partners in Europe specifically, and then obviously to our Canadian and American...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (11 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 365. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to review and reform the age-based exclusion criteria for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy to ensure a fairer and more equitable approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31073/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 26. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeframe to achieve level of ambition 2 enhanced capability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30995/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on introducing a new common application system for children applying to special schools and classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31232/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (12 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand the National Educational Psychological Service to support an increased number of assessments each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31233/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that State policies support the collaborative development of standard house and apartment types to drive efficiency, reduce costs and support viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31413/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (12 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 593. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures he is taking to encourage Irish businesses to provide food information bilingually to promote the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31625/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: The witnesses were previously asked about other countries in the EU that are progressing well with AI. France is well ahead, as is Estonia as regards the whole area of digitalisation. I will come back to the previous question I asked around the commercialisation of particular research projects that are coming through the pipeline. I am very conscious that we create an indigenous AI...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [29736/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: The EPA recently identified 115 risks to Ireland from climate change. These range from disruption to Ireland’s energy system, as we saw recently with Storm Éowyn, to damage to Ireland’s built environment from extreme wind and weather events. Will the Taoiseach clarify if the Cabinet committee on climate action will address this report and provide updates on it?...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (17 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 17. To ask the Taoiseach the role the new ministerial council on national security has in developing measures to tackle cyberthreats; how these will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18017/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (17 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: The Taoiseach will recall that in 2021 the HSE experienced a cyberattack. The estimated cost to the HSE was in the region €102 million. The upgrade costs on its security amounted to an estimated €657 million. With the rise of artificial intelligence, we are now seeing far more sophisticated cyberattacks. I have asked the Deputy Malcolm Byrne, the chair of the Joint Committee...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (17 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 104. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the expected timeline for the implementation of the autism innovation strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32411/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 115. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress which has been made to examine and expand the access and inclusion model to make it available to younger children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32410/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: The programme for Government commits to reforming the disability allowance and addressing anomalies in the current means test. That commitment is vital and timely. One of my constituents - a wheelchair user with spina bifida and hydrocephalus - saw her weekly payments drop from €211 to just €36 per week when her partner changed jobs for marginally better pay to help support...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 49. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the expected timeline for developing a national life sciences strategy to ensure competitiveness in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33125/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made by his Department to reform the smart regions enterprise innovation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33126/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress which has been made to examine ways to lift more children in Ireland out of child poverty and the expected timeline for setting a new child poverty target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33128/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 149. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to expand and build on successful programmes like WorkAbility and Employability to support people with disabilities into employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33127/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on when the contract will be awarded for the construction of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33254/25]