Results 21-40 of 124 for speaker:Louis O'Hara

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11803/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 676. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11804/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 838. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will engage with the Housing Agency regarding a cost rental tenant-in-situ application (details supplied) to prevent a person from becoming homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11015/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 907. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase funding for schemes to support owners of historic thatched buildings, including the historic structures fund and the historic thatched buildings grant, given that they have been over-subscribed in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11751/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1050. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if direction has been given to staff in his Department to refuse humanitarian assistance scheme applications based on the cost of food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12067/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1051. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason applications to the humanitarian assistance scheme based on lost contents of fridges and freezers are now being rejected given that they were approved heretofore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12068/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1052. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a distinction is being made under the humanitarian assistance scheme between lost contents of fridges and freezers and additional food costs as a result of having to eat out while without electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1063. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will issue clear guidelines on the humanitarian assistance scheme given that many applications are now being rejected without explanation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12323/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1584. To ask the Minister for Health if she will extend the long-term illness scheme to people suffering from the condition fibromyalgia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11046/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Projects (19 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1948. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for a new library in Athenry, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11029/25]

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: This legislation is long awaited and much needed for bereaved partners who have been discriminated against for a long time. While it is very welcome, it is regrettable that it took a grieving partner to take a court case to make this change happen and recognise the changing make-up of modern families and relationships. We know that many couples choose to live together without formalising...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (25 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 305. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts being made to oppose the Mercosur Deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13988/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 626. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to address delays in ACRES payments; the number of payments still outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13989/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 650. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports offered for upgrading and maintenance of playground facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13437/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 717. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to introducing a rapid response vehicle in Tuam, County Galway, to be operated by an advanced paramedic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13436/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 719. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the expected roll out of the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13468/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (25 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 892. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports offered for upgrading and maintenance of playground facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13438/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (26 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance if significant travel expenses for travelling to frequent hospital appointments in another county are included in the health expenses tax relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14263/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teagasc na Gaeilge (26 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an ndéanfar cinneadh chun an méid sraitheanna pictiúr san Ardteist a laghdú do na daltaí atá sa chúigiú bliain faoi láthair,; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [14318/25]

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

Louis O'Hara: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the affordable housing scheme in light of difficulties local authorities such as Galway County Council are having in providing affordable housing, given that the affordability gain of 15% cannot be met in certain areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14475/25]