Results 361-380 of 397 for speaker:John Connolly

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reviews (24 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 548. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the publication of the review into the response of the State and State agencies into the impact of storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34318/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (24 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale behind the stipulation requiring disability allowance recipients to notify his Department before leaving the State; the specific function this stipulation serves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34019/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (24 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 580. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the location within the legislation where the stipulation requiring disability allowance recipients to notify his Department before leaving the State, is detailed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34020/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (24 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of times recipients of disability allowance are selected for reassessment by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34021/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (24 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 582. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria used to determine the frequency of disability allowance reassessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34022/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (24 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether all disability allowance applicants are selected for reassessment on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34023/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (24 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 584. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the factors that influence the decision to reassess certain disability allowance applicants more frequently than others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34024/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (24 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 697. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a foreshore licence application (details supplied) submitted in November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34356/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 967. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether he intends providing additional funding to Galway County Council to enable it progress a backlog of local improvement scheme applications, on hand since 2021, as a result of the high volume of applications lodged and the limited funding available each year; if he accepts the need for urgent upgrading of roads that are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 34. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards implementation of the development control plan for University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34620/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 100. To ask the Minister for Health the plans within her Department to increase the provision of acute inpatient beds for mental health patients as per the recommendation of the report of the Specialist Group-Acute Bed Capacity, which recommended that efforts should be made to increase the number of mental health beds nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34619/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure the resilience of the communications system used to contact the emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Generation (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the sources of energy used to fuel the production of electricity at the State’s electricity power stations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35115/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Generation (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 201. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of the electricity used by the State that is produced indigenously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35116/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the current plans proposed for the development of enhanced cycling infrastructure on the Western Distributor Road in Galway did not include specific bus priority measures along the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35117/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Programme for Government (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 248. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made towards meeting the Programme for Government commitment to examine the introduction of a culture card for 16 and 17-year-olds to access theatre, music and art events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34642/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration can be given to increasing the property price ceiling for houses in Galway city for which support can be sought from the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35119/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (26 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of successful SUSI applicants in each of the 32 counties in the 2024-2025 academic year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35118/25]

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Review of Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: The witnesses are all very welcome and I thank them for their attendance. I should be more familiar with some aspects and I ask the witnesses to provide quick answers to my questions. I have questions on the minimum educational requirement or minimum age to join an apprenticeship programme. I understand it is traditional for an apprentice to find a company first and then apply to...

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Review of Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

John Connolly: Has the grad scheme been successful?