Results 281-300 of 485 for speaker:Louis O'Hara

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: That statement was by then Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, so I certainly-----

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I am a bit confused about the staffing. Mr. Mullan mentioned that An Coimisiún Pleanála has sufficient staff to deal with the applications before it. However, he is predicting that the statutory timelines will not be met in 15% of the cases. In that context, how can he say that the staffing is sufficient? Is it not the aim to consistently meet these timelines? Obviously, nobody...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Does Mr. Mullan expect this to continue?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: My time is limited. Mr Mullan mentioned earlier there are eight cases in particular where there are excessive delays. The Galway ring road is one of these. We are a decade into the project and there is still no planning permission. It has been subject to judicial review. It is being reported there is potential for further public consultation on the project and a new oral hearing. Is it...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I want to ask about the wind energy development guidelines. The most recent guidelines were published in 2006 and the technology has changed massively since then. The Department has been reviewing them for quite some time. There is no timeline for completion of the review. Is An Coimisiún Pleanála experiencing issues with making decisions on wind farm planning applications...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse his decision to increase the student contribution fee for third level undergraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37415/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Following on from the earlier questions, I again ask the Minister whether the fees will be €2,000 or €3,000 for the next academic year. I have had countless people, students and families, in touch with me to tell me that, if the fees are increased for the next academic year, they will not be able to afford them. This is wrong. It is not a position people should be put in. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: The comments the Minister made on national radio caused great uncertainty on this matter. We still do not have clarity on the issue nine days on. I will tell the Minister about the impact this uncertainty and the proposed hike is having on people. He said that he did not understand how people would not be able to afford this increase in fees. A mother in my constituency who has two...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I raised the case of a woman in my constituency, and I ask the Minister for a response to that particular case and the questions that woman has about how she is expected to afford an increase in fees. Students need to be able to plan and budget in advance for the upcoming academic year and they need certainty around this. I want to know because this is the second time in recent weeks that...

Transparency for Supermarket Profits: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: The cost-of-living is too high but the Government is in complete denial about this reality. It seems to believe that the cost-of-living crisis is over and it is ruling out a cost-of-living package while households struggle. It is clear the Government is totally out of touch. Every week in my clinics, I have people coming in to me who are struggling to make ends meet, with high energy...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 103. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline his plans to increase further the income disregards for the carer’s allowance and ultimately abolish the means test for the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (8 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions his Department is taking to increase access to student accommodation in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37416/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (8 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a timeline for the introduction of free public transport for children under the age of nine, which was announced in budget 2025 and expected to be launched in quarter 3 of 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37893/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (8 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 777. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to deliver a positron emission tomography and new CT scanners to Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37219/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (10 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department can mandate schools to allow parents the flexibility of purchasing generic or non-branded school uniforms that comply with a school’s uniform policy; the actions being undertaken to ensure that school uniforms are affordable; whether she has investigated the feasibility of restricting the level of forever...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (10 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the issue of schools using laptops or electronic devices instead of physical textbooks, whether her Department can mandate schools to allow parents to choose whether they want their child to use physical school books rather than forcing them to purchase a specific device for the child’s schoolwork (details supplied); and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Special Educational Needs (10 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 305. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if children with an ASD diagnosis can be refused access to pre-schools due to their diagnosis; to outline if children have a right to pre-school education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38518/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 334. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend the availability of MRIs at Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38385/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (10 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to including a 24-hour rapid response vehicle at Tuam ambulance base in the HSE Capital Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38609/25]

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Judicial Review and Appeals Process: Engagement with Courts Service (9 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I thank the witnesses for their time. I will pick up on staffing and resourcing. The 2025 EU justice scorecard has ranked Ireland at the bottom of EU member states in terms of judges. On this list, I think it was mentioned that another judge and six supporting staff would be a help or would put the Courts Service in a position to deal with cases in a timely manner. Is that the case? What...