Results 221-240 of 310 for speaker:Naoise Ó Muirí

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (17 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 809. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in introducing a tuition-fee support scheme for graduate entry medicine, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32100/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (17 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 989. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an applicant (details supplied) will be considered for SUSI assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32706/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: I raise the issue of funding for school facilities, particularly sports facilities such as playing facilities, AstroTurf pitches, renewal of grass surfaces and changing room facilities for voluntary schools. There are some great programmes in the summer works scheme and other newer schemes to do with climate action and preparing buildings for climate change, which are welcome. There is a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I welcome his comments and appreciate the investment he has outlined in general terms into school facilities. On the challenge with emergency works, I will give Manor House School in Raheny as an example. It is a very popular girls' school. It has a large AstroTurf pitch beside the school which belongs to it. The surface is really poor. It...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: I thank the Minister of State.

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

Naoise Ó Muirí: 67. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with Government colleagues in relation to insurance and reducing the cost of insurance for businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32939/25]

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

Naoise Ó Muirí: 111. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who will receive an increase in their carer’s allowance payment when the changes to the means test takes effect in July 2025, by county; if he will outline the overall percentage of carer’s allowance recipients who will now qualify for the maximum weekly payment on foot of the changes in...

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

Naoise Ó Muirí: 179. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when he expects to bring forward proposals on a new child poverty target; if he will outline his views on the measures which will be most impactful in reducing child poverty; if he has considered the introduction of a targeted child benefit payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32705/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the wheelchair accessible vehicle taxi grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33334/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 407. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline the process through which people availing of the special long-Covid sick pay scheme for healthcare workers will be supported as they transition to the public service sick leave scheme; the way in which these people may be eligible for ill health retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33335/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Clár Oibre agus Tosaíochtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta: Plé (24 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as a bheith anseo inniu. Ó thaobh na hintleachta saorga de, is ábhar é seo atá gach duine ag caint faoi an t-am ar fad. Tá an-aird air. Tá beagán leagtha amach ag na finnéithe ó thaobh na pleananna atá acu. Cén leibhéal infheistíochta atá ag teastáil mar tá sé...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Clár Oibre agus Tosaíochtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta: Plé (24 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: Tá sé sin deimhneach. Tá ceist eile ar fad agam. Rinne Tomás Ó Síocháin píosa cainte faoi fuinneamh glas. Tá seans ollmhór anseo do Ghaeltacht Chonamara agus Gaeltachtaí eile dul chun cinn a dhéanamh le fuinneamh glas, ach tá an-chuid infheistíocht ag teastáil go luath sa phróiseas seachas ag an deireadh....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Clár Oibre agus Tosaíochtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta: Plé (24 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: Tá ceist amháin eile agam. An gcuirfidh mé an cheist sin anois?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Clár Oibre agus Tosaíochtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta: Plé (24 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: Baineann an cheist eile atá agam le tógáil. Ó thaobh an earnáil áitiúil, go traidisiúnta bhí Conamara láidir i dtaca le tógálaithe, pluiméirí, leictreoirí agus mar sin de. An bhfuil an t-údarás sásta go mbeidh siad sin fós ar fáil má thagann infheistíocht chun cinn ó thaobh...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Clár Oibre agus Tosaíochtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta: Plé (24 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: Ó thaobh an earnáil tógála-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Clár Oibre agus Tosaíochtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta: Plé (24 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: Cén sórt ama a fhaigheann baill an choiste?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disease Management (26 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 9. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the chronic disease Mmnagement programme; the number of patients now enrolled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34666/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disease Management (26 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: I am looking at this programme and it seems to be a quiet success story for the HSE. We hear very little about it. The Minister mentioned statistics regarding fewer presentations at emergency departments. That is a very good measure of success. The Minister mentioned some additional conditions that will be brought into it. I think she mentioned hypertension. It would be useful to have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Practitioner Services (26 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 16. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on increasing the number of GPs and GP practices across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34667/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Practitioner Services (26 Jun 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: I thank the Minister for her response. There is an assertion out there that GPs are being trained and are then leaving the country. My colleague, Deputy Colm Burke, tells me that is not the case. The turnover of GPs is typically 5% to 6%, which is very low. The Minister has laid out the potential GPs entering the system through the various channels which is really positive. Perhaps the...