Results 3,101-3,120 of 3,777 for speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Does someone from the Heritage Council wish to make a comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I feel brainwashed at this stage. I am quite confident that by the end of the week I will have a two-night stay booked in Strokestown without me realising.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Google has probably listened to the discussion and already pre-booked. I will be subjected to a barrage of ads. I thank the witnesses for their contributions. This is an area of pivotal importance. In the discussion of the divide between rural Ireland and urban Ireland, people are often pitched at the two opposite ends of the scale. People are told their two options are Dublin 4 or a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Will Mr. Doyle come in on the tracking question? I always get the abbreviation wrong. It is the collaborative town centre health check, CTCHC. Will Mr. Doyle comment on how it is mapped with the town teams now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: In relation to local authority empowerment, I am interested in hearing from Mr. Tiernan about the council's PPN.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Does Mr. Nicholson wish to come in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Our Rural Future and Town Centre First Policies: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: It goes to the contributory principle around taxation. People feel much more positively disposed towards spending their taxation if they can see the effects of it in their local environment. Local authorities have a crucial role to play in this. Collaboration is very important to avoid creating a structure where it feels like it is where good ideas go to die. There are plenty of examples...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I wish to raise an issue around joint family visa applicants. Like so many of these issues that we get into our offices it goes from the particular to the general once one starts looking at it. A constituent got in touch with my office. He is working at University Hospital Waterford and he is well integrated into both the workforce and the wider community and wants his wife to come and...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what specific measures are being taken to address menstruation-related absenteeism in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20733/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what specific measures are being taken to address the severe effects period symptoms have on students' ability to participate, engage and learn in educational settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20734/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 572. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who lost access to a medical card due to pension increases in the last Budget; his Department's plans to pre-emptively address the issue in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20506/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 616. To ask the Minister for Health for clarification on the method undertaken to create the endometriosis framework; when we can anticipate a release date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20735/24]
- Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Gabhaim buíochas le gach éinne as ucht na cuir i láthair inniu. Ní pictiúr iontach dóchasach atá leagtha amach ag na hoifigigh pleanála teanga ach is é sin an scéal mar atá sé faoi láthair. Gabhaim buíochas leo as an bhfírinne a leagan os ár comhair amach. Chualathas frása anseo nár chuala mé...
- Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Caithfidh tú bheith cúramach faoi sin.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Committee Stage (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Even though these two amendments are grouped, they are quite different in nature, so we are discussing apples and oranges. This is really welcome legislation, as was said on Second Stage, and it represents good policy and politics. If the scheme were up and running next year, it would be 2065 before those who had worked for 40 years would exit and benefit from it. I do not believe they...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Committee Stage (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: When the Minister referred to section 40(3)-----
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Committee Stage (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: In paragraph (b)(i) of that subsection-----
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Committee Stage (8 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Similarly, section 42 refers to "other statistical information as may be prescribed." There is a strong argument for having the authority report on the type of funds. I know it is within the powers of the Minister under the legislation to ask for that. The legislation would be stronger if we expressly stated we would like to see where the money is and made that one of the reporting...