Results 24,481-24,500 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (31 Mar 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is intended to allow final-year primary school student teachers to substitute in primary schools in which teachers are absent due to Covid-19 or illness in view of the extensive spread of variants of Covid-19 at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17240/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 74. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the current contracts for the ferry and air services to the Aran Islands and Inishbofin in County Galway will expire and new tenders sought; the proposed improvements being planned for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17916/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister might outline when the various contracts to the Aran Islands and Inishbofin and, more important, the planned improvements that she intends to introduce to these services, will come to a conclusion. I say this because they do need improvements. They were brought forward about ten or 15 years ago. However, they have remained static or, in case of the Aer Arann service, regressed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can the Minister tell me if there will be increased frequency of PSO flights to the island under the new island Aer Arann contract? Second, is she planning to have increased frequency of ferry services to the islands? As I said in my original question, it is the way it was 15 years ago when we brought it up very rapidly to that level of service. However, it was never intended that it would...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In improving the services, can the Minister confirm whether the islanders benefit from a 20% reduction in air and ferry fares, like the rest of the country did for internal public transport from 1 April? As the Minister knows, they pay some of the most expensive fares. They have no option but to take public transport to get in and out of the islands. Can the Minister confirm to me whether...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What about buses? I mean no disrespect but buses and trains are subsidised and there seems to be no problem with public procurement in that regard.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 141. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures that will be rolled out under the CLÁR programme in 2022; the total amount of funding allocated to the programme in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17915/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Reviews (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is intended to introduce new legislation to repeal the Merchant Shipping Act 1892 and replace it with a modern Act suitable to the realities of the 21st century; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18347/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ceadúnas Imill Trá agus Dobharshaothraithe (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cén uair a aistreofar an fhreagracht maidir le hiarratais ar cheadúnais imeall trá a mheas, agus maidir leis na ceadúnais sin a eisiúint, chuig na húdaráis áitiúla; an gclúdófar ceadúnais le haghaidh feamainn a bhaint san aistriú seo; agus an ndéanfaidh...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 631. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she intends to publish the report of the Chief Inspector of Prisons on the Dóchas Centre submitted to her on 15 February 2022 and carried out under section 3(2) of the Prisons Act ; the reason for the delay in publishing the report; the actions she intends taking on foot of the receipt of the report; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a visa in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a decision on this application; if her attention has been drawn to the need for the processing of this visa application to be finalised given the applicant has secured an atypical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 810. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for their hip operation in Galway University Hospital taking into account the exceptional circumstances in this case and the severity of their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18075/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 948. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in areas in which there are a lot of rock outcrops and limestone pavement, such as the Aran Islands, the Burren and Connemara and in which it can be shown these rocky outcrops and pavements support important lichens for biodiversity reasons, these lands will be eligible for inclusion in farmed hectarage for the purposes of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements that have been made through the LocalLink service and the NTA to provide extra, necessary transport to refugees from Ukraine who are located in rural Ireland to access work and services; the discussions he has had with the NTA regarding this matter; the extra funding provided to the Authority for it; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (6 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is planned that all superannuation contributions will continue to attract tax relief at the marginal rate of tax except for contributions to the proposed autoenrollment pension scheme after the introduction of the autoenrollment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18710/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (6 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person who books an urgent in-person appointment for passport renewal is required to cancel an existing online or paper application; if this is the case, the exact process applicants that must follow if they are successful in securing an appointment; the turnaround time in issuing of passports through this process; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (6 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in issuing a passport to a person (details supplied) despite the fact that the application was submitted on 6 January 2022 with an attached issue date of the 31 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18702/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 245. To ask the Minister for Health the policy of his Department regarding men and women sharing multi-bed wards in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18720/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Offshore Islands (6 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 267. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when tenders will be sought for the provision of a helipad on an island (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18709/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Apr 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress that has been made to date with the roll-out of the National Broadband Scheme; if the roll-out is going to plan; the number of houses and businesses that have been passed to date by the service; the number that are projected to be passed by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter....