Results 281-300 of 413 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (8 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 97. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he and his Department officials will visit a new clubhouse development (details supplied) to speak with the board. [22889/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (8 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I rise today to raise an issue on which the Minister of State has already engaged with me regarding Raheny Shamrocks Athletics Club and a development that the board of the club has been working really hard on. I welcome the fact the Minister of State has been speaking to the board. I ask him to comment on the fact that the northside needs more investment in this club and in running tracks...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (8 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: It is great to hear that the Minister of State will be coming to the club. Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club has a significant history of producing Olympians not just for the northside but for all of Ireland, such as Dick Hooper, Mick Clohisey and Sophie Becker as well as paralympians Orla Comerford and David McNally, and Brian Fay, who I went to school with. With over 850 members, the club...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (8 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I welcome the fact that the Minister of State said that. Regarding the lack of running tracks and the number of Olympians, maybe northsiders are just better runners. I ask that the capital plan that, please God, will go to Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club not be a one-time investment. If Dublin City Council could do this, it could charge people, which would build revenue for the council. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (8 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 157. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to strengthen our cyberdefence capabilities in light of increasing global threats to digital infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18129/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (8 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Inniu ba mhaith liom caint faoi rud éigin atá i mbéal an phobail faoi láthair. What steps are being taken to strengthen Irish cyberdefence capabilities, especially in the environment we are in at present? Cyberattacks are no longer hypothetical. They are a real and growing threat to our economy, our national security and our democracy. The Tánaiste has spoken...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (8 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Tánaiste. Tá sé iontach le cloisteáil go bhfuil an obair sin á déanamh aige. It is great to see the Tánaiste is working collaboratively with the Defence Forces to establish this new unit but we need to see our Defence Forces equipped, trained and empowered to meet these real threats. I ask the Department to meet the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (8 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I welcome the fact the Tánaiste will engage with the universities. As I have seen growing up and going through the education system, mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí. If we do not invest in education and universities and give them the option, they will go. As the Tánaiste mentioned, cyberdefence depends on highly skilled personnel. I welcome the fact the Tánaiste has...

Parental Choice in Education: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Aontaím go mór leis an rún seo. When we speak about education we do not just speak about education, buildings or the boards of management. We speak about values, choice and identity. I can understand a lot of the stuff behind the motion. I agree with the spirit of the motion but I also signed up to support the programme for Government. I did not do so blindly and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 62. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [15513/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 153. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the provision of respite services for children with disabilities in the Dublin Bay North constituency; the number of families availing of respite; and whether any increase in respite capacity is planned for 2025. [20994/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 212. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20010/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 279. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will publish the current projected EU climate targets for Ireland; and the actions being taken to reduce Ireland’s projected emissions in order to meet those targets. [19679/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 280. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether the proposed liquefied natural gas facility, which has been acknowledged as an interim measure, will include infrastructure to facilitate a transition to green hydrogen; and if not, whether such infrastructure will be developed in parallel. [19680/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 345. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 456. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Policies (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 463. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in light of the growing safety and enforcement challenges associated with high-powered electric scooters and electric bikes, he is considering the introduction of compulsory registration and identification requirements for such vehicles, particularly those capable of reaching higher speeds; and the steps being taken to ensure these...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Transport Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 505. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the planned changes and developments throughout the Dublin Bay North constituency for the years 2025 and 2026. [20648/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Bus Services (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 549. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority will fund the installation of bus shelters at both pole numbers (details supplied); if so, when this work is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21259/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 591. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20015/25]