Results 21-40 of 59 for speaker:Catherine Callaghan

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: That is very welcome news. I thank the Minister of State. It is very clear to see then that the allocation of the extra €100 million is having a significant impact and providing vital support for Ukraine as it continues to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, support that, as the Minister of State himself says, is needed now more than ever as Ukraine continues to defend...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Middle East (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the efforts of his Department to help secure a cessation of violence in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15212/25]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Middle East (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I think I am safe in saying I am the only Member of the Dáil who has completed a tour of duty with UNIFIL. I concur with the Tánaiste's statement of support for the 300-plus men and women of Óglaigh na hÉireann who are currently in Camp Shamrock and other areas of southern Lebanon, which is an area with which I am very familiar. The Tánaiste will appreciate why...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Middle East (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I would like to ensure that the essential need for humanitarian aid to flow to citizens of Gaza is also met, with all the hostages to be released. I concur with what the Tánaiste said about strengthening our support for Lebanon and its new government, particularly with our Irish soldiers who, as he noted, are serving over there, and about keeping the men and women who are proudly...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (3 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 8. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on how taxation measures could help arrest the decline in the uptake of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16104/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (3 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: Will the Minister give his views on how taxation measures could help arrest the decline in the update of electric vehicles?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (3 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his response. I have been an EV driver since 2015, a so-called early adopter, and I am on my third EV. When I purchased my first EV, there were a number of incentives such as the SEAI grant that covered the entire cost of the charger. That has been greatly reduced in the intervening years. There was also free public charging and low road tax, as the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (3 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: I thank the Minister and acknowledge the measures that have been implemented. A lot is often made of the insufficiency of the public charging network. I do not share that criticism myself because I have a home charger and rely solely on that. The Government decision to reduce VAT to 0% on solar installations in 2023 was hugely beneficial to my family and others like mine. It allowed us to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: Many families I represent in rural counties Carlow and Kilkenny have been granted home support services for their relatives, due to illness or advancing age. In theory, these families in Kildavin, Callan, Bagenalstown and Bennettsbridge have State support to care for their family members at home but in reality, in many cases, there are zero HSE staff to fulfil these home support hours....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 218. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his St. Patrick’s Day missions and in particular the business and trade aspect of the missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15214/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 219. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of funding provided by his Department for organisations and community groups working with the Irish diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15215/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 220. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are supports for members of the Irish diaspora who would like to retire to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15216/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with Irish representatives at the United Nations, particularly with regard to the conflict and devastation in Gaza, the Middle East and Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15217/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support and assistance provided to the citizens of Gaza and the West Bank due to the conflict in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15218/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 223. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement he has had with foreign ministers of other EU Member States with regard to collective support for Ukraine and its people in the onslaught of ongoing violence from Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15219/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the work of the US government in securing a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15220/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application (details supplied); if further information is required to finalise this application; the timeframe this application might be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15362/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application (details supplied); if further information is required to finalise this application; the timeframe this application might be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15363/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application (details supplied); if further information is required to finalise this application; the timeframe this application might be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15364/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Callaghan: 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application (details supplied); if further information is required to finalise this application; the timeframe this application might be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15365/25]