Results 321-340 of 485 for speaker:Louis O'Hara

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (15 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 859. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community nursing home beds specifically available to individuals with alzheimers within CHO2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38711/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 860. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Loughrea primary care centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38712/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 861. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant medical oncologists based at Galway University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38713/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1020. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take to address the uncertainty which has arisen in relation to the funding and employment conditions for adult education teachers (details supplied); the actions he will take to address the shortfalls in funding provided by SOLAS and his Department which has caused uncertainty as to whether many adult education teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1021. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if HGV traineeships operated by ETBs will be funded and go ahead this year in light of a recent submission to the Oireachtas Transport Committee (details supplied); if this funding issue is due to a lack of funding of SOLAS by his Department or whether it is due to SOLAS failing to receive EU education funds in this area; if funding is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1049. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will support an application under the CLAR 2025 scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38893/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I thank the witnesses for their time. I will focus on the role the IAA has in consumer protection. I know of many cases where people have had difficulties securing their entitlements from airlines where there have been flight cancellations or delays. I was engaging with the IAA quite recently on a case where a family’s flights for a family holiday were cancelled by Ryanair. I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Mr. Fitzpatrick mentioned the vast majority of the 4,500 complaints are resolved to the satisfaction of the applicant. How many of those cases are resolved to the satisfaction of the applicant? Is it in the IAA’s view or in the view of the person who has made the complaint that it is resolved to satisfaction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: What specific powers does the IAA have to ensure that airlines meet their obligations under the regulation? What kind of enforcement measures can it take? Does it follow complaints to the end, including smaller issues such as people's entitlements to meals and refreshments and so on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: How many times did that happen last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: In the context of 4,500 complaints, the IAA has only issued 20 directions. It is satisfied that in the vast majority of cases, these issues are resolved and there is no need to take enforcement proceedings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Going back to my earlier question, does the IAA follow through completely on the complaints that are made? In the case I dealt with, my constituent was advised to go to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, with the outstanding issues. Does the IAA follow through fully?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: It was to do with meals and refreshments. The IAA closed the case before the issue was resolved. That is why I am asking whether these things are fully followed through. This is a smaller part of it, but it is still frustrating for people. What is frustrating in this case is that it took weeks and months of back and forth with the IAA to get the matter investigated and then to get a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: If an airline is misleading customers about their rights under the EU regulation, are there any consequences for that airline? Does that come under the IAA's remit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Have there been any specific actions against airlines around that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Louis O'Hara: That is concerning because it gives airlines an opportunity to take advantage of their customers if the IAA does not take any enforcement action against them for misleading customers about their rights under that regulation. That is what happened in the case I outlined. The airline tried to take advantage of the customer. The IAA should reflect on that.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are specific development guidelines for the development of large-scale fossil-fuel-bio-fuel powered energy projects similar to the 2006 wind energy guidelines (details supplied); if not, whether his Department have any plans to develop or draft guidelines for such developments; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Grid (8 Sep 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the engagements he has had with electricity network operators since Storm Éowyn this year to ensure that critical electricity infrastructure remains operational during and after damaging storms as many communities faced extensive outages in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (8 Sep 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 317. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Pension’s Authority is currently investigating the current concerns surrounding the governance arrangements of the CIÉ Superannuation Scheme 1951, as raised by members of the scheme (details supplied); if not, if he will instruct the Pension’s Authority to investigate the current concerns; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mental Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 564. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to designate psychotherapy and counselling services as VAT exempt services; if his Department has undertaken any analysis on the cost of designating these services as VAT exempt services; if so, the amount such a designation would cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/25]