Results 361-380 of 510 for speaker:Joe Neville
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will update on the efforts to electrify other commuter train services in the greater Dublin region, including the Maynooth line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33947/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (26 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: 80. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres currently operating; the number in construction; the number planned in north Kildare; the way in which the centres are helping to achieve the aims of Sláintecare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34969/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (26 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: 96. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department plans to introduce additional primary care centres in north Kildare given that it is outlined in the Programme for Government to 'open more primary care centres and expedite the delivery of the existing pipeline to construction'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34968/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Swimming Pools (26 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his Department will begin to implement the new national swimming strategy by investing in pools and swimming facilities allowing everyone an opportunity to swim, as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34970/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)
Joe Neville: 12. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has plans to increase local government funding in areas of rapid population growth, such as Kildare north, to meet its demands, as it directly affects the levels of service provisions that can be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35893/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)
Joe Neville: My question for the Minister of State today is on behalf of the people of north Kildare, and indeed the entire county of Kildare. What plans does the Department have to increase local government funding to County Kildare, considering its rapid population growth, to meet its demands? The demands of the people there have been directly affected by the decrease in the provision of services.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)
Joe Neville: I thank the Minister of State. The simple fact is that the population of Kildare has increased by 50% in the last 20 years. Although the State has grown, Kildare and especially north Kildare has outpaced that and grown rapidly. Unfortunately, the delivery of funding to the local government in Kildare, Kildare County Council, has not been kept at the same pace. That means we do not have...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)
Joe Neville: I wholeheartedly welcome that number and €5 million extra per year is welcome news. I am also conscious that the LPT is ultimately paid by the people in the county. Much of that money is hard earned and it is welcome that we are now in a position where more of it can be retained. This money will go back towards the playgrounds, the parks and the delivery of basic services that we...
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: Unfortunately, I had a meeting with the Tánaiste in Government Buildings but I came down because I wanted to speak to the witnesses. As someone who worked a lot in business, I know the importance of investing correctly and doing so on a timely basis. I read the opening remarks and the information that the witnesses sent. A lot of it chimes with what I think myself. We know that there...
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: We will not call out the town but I am sure there are restrictions.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: It is the opportunity cost of deciding not to build. The witnesses make good points. I am very conscious that the economy is going well but the biggest thing we have done is always to turn off the money tap when it is not going well, when ultimately that is when we need to be spending on capital projects. First of all, it gets cheaper and it keeps the economy going. I was also...
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: Has there? We can do this minute and then go.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: I have only one minute. I am fine.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: To that point, there was a key multinational that actually got a huge project - everyone probably knows what I am talking about - a little bit before and after Covid. It did not seem to stop it attracting the investment. Would we have the same confidence that a State project would have been delivered in the same way in that process? That is a key question we have to ask ourselves.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)
Joe Neville: Mr. Brady spoke about having an overall group. That is the thing. This council does W, another council does X, TII does Y, the NTA does Z and the Department of housing and Uisce Éireann do something else. They are linked. It is about an overarching agency, which is essentially the Department. Rather, it is the new area of focus that has been set up under the Department of public...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025) Joe Neville: I thank all the witnesses for coming in here today. I know they all have very busy schedules and I can see by the size of their briefing pack that a lot of work has gone into this. I thank them for coming. I am from a Garda family. My dad was a superintendent in the Garda and my brother is a Garda as well, for full disclosure. That is just to note that any questions I ask are coming...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025) Joe Neville: I know there are difficulties, be it people putting camera phones or cameras in the faces of gardaí. It creates a very different dynamic for gardaí, the view of them and their role in society than what they might have had in previous eras. That brings its own difficulties. I have a theme of questions I will try to run through quickly because we are obviously limited by time. ...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025) Joe Neville: Is that higher for those newer entrants over time?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025) Joe Neville: That was my next question. Does the Commissioner believe the pension is good enough for those people?