Results 241-260 of 273 for speaker:Catherine Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (2 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the means by which he plans to ensure meaningful, ring-fenced and accessible funding for the independent radio sector in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52581/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 91. To ask the Minister for Health the progress at transforming the health service into a seven-day-a-week service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52186/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (2 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 179. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for the expansion of the Chronic Disease Management Plan to include other conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52185/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (9 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress on developing a new national cybersecurity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49231/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (9 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his answer. As we all know and as he said, cyber-resilience is really critical in this modern world. We need robust cybersecurity to protect our digital systems and data from unauthorised access and misuse and from theft and damage due to the increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency, complexity and destructiveness and can...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (9 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: In the Department of justice, we know An Garda Síochána leads the domestic intelligence and national security operations, while the NCSE manages cybersecurity. In the Department of Defence, the Defence Forces handle external and military intelligence. In the Department of the Taoiseach, the national security secretariat provides strategic oversight and co-ordination. Will the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for the progress that has been made on the national roll-out of the See Something, Say Something initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54168/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I ask the Minister to offer a report on the progress that has been made on the national roll-out of the See Something, Say Something initiative, as outlined in the programme for Government.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I thank the Minister very much for his answer. As he says, See Something, Say Something is a really good initiative. The national roll-out of it is committed to in the programme for Government. It is a community initiative which enables the public to text details of illegal dumping, antisocial behaviour and other incidents directly to the authorities, as the Minister said. It is designed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I thank the Minister. As already outlined, the initiative has been enormously successful. While I commend the Minister's ambition in expanding community policing across the country it is important to note there is still a real need for more community gardaí in our rural towns and villages who are as visible and contactable as possible, as far as the people they serve are concerned. Of...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: Budget 2026 is about protecting and supporting jobs in the face of turbulent economic headwinds. As the first of five budgets that will be delivered over the lifetime of this Government, of course we cannot achieve everything we wish to at once and there will always be more that we can do. However, the permanent incremental measures that are outlined in this budget will go a long way...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (7 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 438. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for Irish citizenship on grounds of "Irish Associations" under Section 16 (1) (a) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 approved to date in 2025, and separately in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53599/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (8 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to allow for cluster developments in small rural villages across Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53453/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the consideration which has been given, in view of the review of planning in rural areas, has been given to ensuring that people can build homes on their own land in Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53456/25]

Committee on Defence and National Security: Civil Defence and the Office of Emergency Planning: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I thank everybody for coming in today and for being so informative. The Civil Defence is not an area I am very au fait with. For the Office of Emergency Planning, providing peer support to different Departments is mentioned in the opening statement. Will Mr. McMoreland expand on that? He also mentioned that the Government is now developing a broader all-hazards public preparedness...

Committee on Defence and National Security: Civil Defence and the Office of Emergency Planning: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: The opening statement circulated yesterday mentioned that one of the Office of Emergency Planning's responsibilities is to provide peer support to other Government Departments. Perhaps I misheard. I did not hear it mentioned today in the opening statement. Will Mr. McMoreland give an outline of what that is?

Committee on Defence and National Security: Civil Defence and the Office of Emergency Planning: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: Is there a focus on cyber in the new campaign?

Committee on Defence and National Security: Civil Defence and the Office of Emergency Planning: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: That would be important.

Committee on Defence and National Security: Civil Defence and the Office of Emergency Planning: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I do indeed.

Committee on Defence and National Security: Civil Defence and the Office of Emergency Planning: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: Is there much of a challenge with retention even given those measures?