Results 24,001-24,020 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is planned to introduce health regulations in relation to the holding of in-person third-level examinations between the end of November and Christmas 2021 in view of the risk that they might become super-spreader events and cause Covid-19 to be reintroduced by students returning home for Christmas to households throughout the country...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (1 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she plans to sign the commencement order in relation to the extension of the time period to three years for clinical negligence actions which is provided for in the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59386/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds available in Galway University Hospital, Newcastle Road and Galway University Hospital, Merlin Park respectively; the number of these occupied at the latest record of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59373/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (1 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the studies that have been carried out in relation to the possible erosion of fundamental rights of assembly and protest for a wide variety of reasons and causes, including industrial disputes, funerals and other events by the introduction of the proposed The Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of forestry planting licences issued by his Department in 2021; the total number of hectares involved; the total number of planting licences issued in 2020; and the total number of hectares involved; the steps he will take to expedite the issuing of planting licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of forestry felling licences issued in 2021 by his Department; the total number of cubic metres involved; the total number of felling licences issued in 2020; and the number of cubic metres involved; the steps he will take to expedite the issuing of felling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated number of cubic metres of raw timber imported for processing in sawmills in the State in 2020 and 2021, respectively; the jurisdictions the timber is coming from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59385/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (2 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 103. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection cén soláthar atá i bPlean Teanga Gaeilge na Roinne maidir le seirbhísí Gaeilge a chur ar fáil don phobal i gcoitinne atá á lorg agus lena chinntiú go mbeidh rogha ag pobal na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge plé a dhéanamh i nGaeilge, i scríbhinn agus ó bhéal,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (7 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for coming to the House and I know of her personal concern in regard to this matter. I believe Covid taught us one thing and that is the value, where it is a viable option, of caring for loved ones at home, particularly in old age. Moreover, that is often the desire of families. We all resolved after Covid to ensure that this would be a more...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (7 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I take my hat off to the Minister of State for all that has been done. However, how am I meant to go back to a constituent who was awarded just 14 hours home help weekly? The hours were meant to be divided between morning and evening but the hours are only being given in the morning and the wife of the person being cared for has to put her husband to bed. However, because of the condition...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (7 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 100. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total capital and current allocation to her Department for 2021; the amount spent to date in 2021; the main areas of underspend broken down between capital and current; the steps being taken to ensure a full spend of the allocation by the end of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60215/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: EU Programmes (7 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 107. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the definition of rural area will be the same for the forthcoming Leader programme as it was for the previous programme that ran to 2020; the criteria that will be used to allocate funding to local area groups under the new programme; the scoring given to rurality in these criteria and if it is intended to strengthen this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for the work they have done. I have to confess I have not yet read the 244 pages, although I will do so over Christmas, because a lot of stuff comes in all the time. There is a lot of daily work in this job and I just did not have the time with all the other commitments. Can Ms Feehily quantify the savings the Pensions Commission estimates because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The commission seems to have fixed on 40 years' contributions. Does it have data on the percentage of people who came into a pension in the past year and have 40 years' contributions? I believe that number is smaller than our guests may think.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is important. This is about real people with real questions. They want to know how they are affected. They are not asking what the average is or whatever. It is like telling a person to go and get a suit in the average size. It might be too long or too short if one does that. I am interested to find out how many people actually would have got it if the 40 years' contributions was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I ask Ms Feehily to pass on those data.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The decision was made to raise it from €382 to €500.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is, obviously, out of €5,000------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The flip side of it is that if one gets into that pension scheme for €500 a year at the same benefit as a PAYE employee who is earning €100,000 and pays 14% of that, or €14,000, into the fund, one is not doing too badly. It may be that the €38 figure is very low but that is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The other argument is that if it is 4% but the person has to pay €5,000, it would be necessary to have a much higher self-employed income to qualify. Most people are happy to pay that €500.