Results 281-300 of 332 for speaker:Shay Brennan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: 1740. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the mortality rate for non-coursing greyhounds between registration at birth in the Irish Coursing Club stud book and registration at microchipping (12 weeks of age) in the Irish Coursing Club Stud Book for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45154/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on plans for a properly resourced office of veterans' affairs. [48992/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (17 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: 883. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if waiting times in family court will be reduced by recruiting more administrators or judges to address this issue. [48318/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: 42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he is taking regarding the further development of the Reserve Defence Force. [48993/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Engagement with UNRWA Deputy Director John Whyte (23 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: I thank Mr. Whyte for joining us but also for the work his agency does and his determined contribution to that. I want to use my five or six minutes to focus on one area, the funding aspect. In some of the documents provided, Mr. Whyte referred to a funding gap. What is that funding gap for 2025 as it applies to both core and emergency programmes? What key services provided by UNWRA are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Engagement with UNRWA Deputy Director John Whyte (23 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: I will stay with the funding theme I opened with. I assume the actual spending of UNRWA in the region is split between staff costs, which I imagine are the bulk of the spend, and purchasing supplies, food, medicine, etc. If there is a stockpile building - Mr. Whyte mentioned that up to three month's worth has built up at the border - I assume some of this is perishable or maybe not. Is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (25 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: 21. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to establish a national start-up campus modelled on the successful French 'Station F'; if a well-supported and ready-to-go site in Sandyford would meet the criteria as a potential location for such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50691/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: Maybe I did not phrase the question correctly. I was not referring to Ireland building a force that we could unilaterally defend ourselves with. I was talking about contributing to the wider EU project and in that becoming a large-scale deterrent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: We could go further down that route but, again, that is probably for another time and place. Ms Ní Bhriain is talking about contributing militarily. I am talking about contributing financially. I know this is a contentious aspect and I am sure, and hopeful, that Ms Ní Bhriain will tell us more about the backstop of the €150 billion guarantee. The reality is that, even...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: I appreciate everything Ms Ní Bhriain has said. I have a final question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: I will come back to it if we have time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: Clearly, Ms Ní Bhriain is coming at this from a pacifist perspective. I am coming at this from an EU financial instrument perspective. The countries availing of these loans - Poland and several others Ms Ní Bhriain mentioned - will, regardless of events, pacifist ideology or otherwise, invest in this weaponry, like it or not, as will many of the countries, particularly on Europe's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: I agree with that, except-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: Of course, but I will just answer that particular point. The legality, at least temporarily, has been set aside because the instrument is in motion. That is what I mean by setting aside the legalities. It seems to be happening anyway but a discussion does need to happen around the legalities of it as to whether it can proceed. The final point-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: Fifteen seconds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: When I talk about Ireland potentially being left with a portion of Poland's bill, that is what I mean by investing in the deterrent. We are investing in strengthening Europe's eastern border to protect ourselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Shay Brennan: My questions are primarily for Ms Ní Bhriain. I thank her for her opening statement and I also thank Ms Kinney. In reference to Ireland's neutrality, Ms Ní Bhriain said we did not start wars or participate in them. I am conscious that this is the finance committee and I do not want to get too caught up in neutrality and the triple lock. I appreciate it is worthy of further...

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

Shay Brennan: 133. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to expand specialist services in endometriosis. [52387/25]

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

Shay Brennan: 154. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a comprehensive women's health programme in general practice. [52386/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (8 Oct 2025)

Shay Brennan: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will revise the vacant homes grant scheme to make it more accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53575/25]