Results 27,361-27,380 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Seirbhísí Leathanbhanda (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment an bhfuil sé sasta treoir a thabhairt do NBI cúram a ghlacadh de sholáthar leathanbhanda snáthoptaice do chuideachta a bhfuil géarghá práinneach acu le leathanbhanda den chineál seo (sonraí tugtha) agus nach bhfuil seirbhís sásúil acu i láthair na huaire...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Oileáin (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar iarratais le haghaidh síneadh a chur le scoil i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí tugtha) ag tógail san áireamh an gá atá ann go gcuirfear an síneadh seo leis an scoil le go mbeidh spás féiliúnach ar fáil do na daltaí agus an fhoireann i gcoitinne;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in providing a modular classroom for a special class in a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in providing this modular classroom; when the classroom is likely to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10771/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an appeal lodged against the refusal of grant aid under the emergency works scheme to a school in County Galway (details supplied); the need for said grant assistance due to the school's concern for the health and well-being of their pupils due to the lack of vital facilities in the school; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calafoirt agus Céanna (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén fáth a raibh fadhb leis na bacáin ag carrchlós na n-oileánach ag Calaphort Ros an Mhíl ag an deireadh seachtaine, rud a chiallaigh nach raibh oileánaigh in ann a gcarranna a fháil isteach ná amach; cén fáth nach raibh duine ar fáil leis na bacáin a ardú nuair...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My point concerns universal payments versus so-called targeted payments. Regarding the means test, we have a mixture of both in the system. With a means-tested payment, there are significant administrative costs and significant delays. The other issue is that if someone is well over the limit, there is no bureaucracy involved - he or she just does not apply - but we need to means test...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will start with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I was fascinated to hear its representatives say there was 20% building inflation. I do not dispute that, but they might tell me how long ago it was that the €8,000 limit – that is certainly the limit in Galway – on the HAOP was set. Is the Department providing a 20% increase in funding for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under 70. For people between 66 and 70 years of age, there is no means test.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is a means test for the fuel allowance, but not for the household benefits package. Has something been introduced in the past week that we did not hear about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am not finished. I will go through them fast but I have many questions. It was mentioned that the gas and electricity element was paid at a rate of €35 per month for 12 months. I wonder about that. When was the €35 per month last changed? The witnesses will probably not be able to give me the figures off the top of their heads – I am sure they will have a good...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am not talking about adaptation. I am talking about housing aid for older people, which is the reconstruction grant for windows and doors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: How long was the limit of 8,000 there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department has not been increasing the funding it by 20% per annum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I mean no disrespect to the assistant secretary. There are so many reviews going on in this State, but somebody said to me years ago-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----that it is not reviews we need but it is action. Money has been found for all sorts of things to do with houses such as retrofitting and whatever, but this is really bread and butter stuff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No, my second question was about the average cost per unit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I asked specifically about local authority properties, some of which do not have their own. There are two parts of the question I asked. First, if you have a drive-in and do a retrofit, do they automatically put in an EV charging point? Second, if you do not have a drive-in, will there be communal EV charging points available if the retrofit is carried out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was listening to the radio this morning-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am a home charger and it is economical. If I am charging on a commercial charger, it is not. A lot of our least well-off people live in local authority apartments, duplexes and whatever. They will not be able to get them in on-site. What will be done to give them electricity at domestic rather than commercial rates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will Mr. Hession give us a costing? Let us arbitrarily take the next 100 on all the levels and a 50% rate. Can he get us a costing on that?