Results 421-440 of 655 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Supports (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: What support is the Minister's Department providing to help farmers meet national and EU climate targets, especially in emissions reduction, biodiversity enhancement and sustainable land use? Will the Department focus in particular on nature-based solutions? I was very lucky to have worked on an integrated constructed wetland and I would love to hear the Department's opinion on the use of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Supports (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I am delighted to hear that the Minister is committed to our climate targets. I know he might be surprised to hear a north Dublin TD who cares about agriculture, but it is something I have studied in college. He has just mentioned the sustainability aspect. To what extent are the CAP payments now tied to the measurable climate targets and how is the Department ensuring these conditions...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Supports (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I am delighted to hear that, and I thank the Minister for the engagement today. I wish him the best of luck. He has a great brief, and Ireland will definitely be defined and our Government will be defined by how we act in the next four or five years in this regard. I urge the Department to look at integrated constructed wetlands as a cost-effective solution. They store carbon, they boost...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 54. To ask the Taoiseach to give a briefing on his interactions at the gathering of the fourth shared island forum. [21001/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 66. To ask the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the interdepartmental group on the Dublin city task force, specifically concerning progress on the implementation of recommendations from the task force’s report. [21000/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department's long-term strategy for Irish agriculture in the context of climate action, food security and changing consumer trends; his views on the future direction of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25748/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 369. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider introducing flexibility in the application of the labour market needs test for work permit applicants in the education sector, in particular in cases where a qualified and experienced teacher is already employed in a hard-to-fill position but is unable to reapply for a general employment permit due to a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what initiatives are in place to raise public and cross-Government awareness of the economic challenges faced by people with disabilities; and whether disability-related poverty will be highlighted in upcoming Social Inclusion Monitor or National Anti-Poverty Strategy updates. [25633/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 614. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has protocols or agreements in place to govern how information arising from investigations conducted by members of An Garda Síochána seconded to the Department may be shared with other public bodies; and if she will clarify whether any such information can be used for administrative or...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 762. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the higher effective poverty rates among people with disabilities are being incorporated into national disability inclusion strategies; and whether she will initiate a cross-departmental task force to address the cost for people living with a disability. [25629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 763. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has assessed Ireland's obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in light of the economic disadvantage experienced by disabled people; and whether she plans measures to improve compliance. [25630/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 764. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being taken to formally recognise the cost of disability in Government policy; and whether she will lead on developing a published Government action plan listing reforms to address extra living costs for disabled individuals. [25631/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (20 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 765. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will commission or support ongoing research and data collection on disability and poverty; and whether she will ensure that such evidence informs policy by reporting regularly to the Oireachtas on indicators like the disability poverty gap. [25632/25]

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: What we are witnessing in Gaza is an humanitarian disaster. Thousands of people have been killed. Thousands more are missing under the debris and rubble and more than 1.5 million face starvation. Entire neighbourhoods have been obliterated. Children are dying of hunger. Hospitals, schools and refugee camps have been bombed, and still the world hesitates. I condemn the atrocities...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (21 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the countries and cities where Ireland currently maintains an embassy or consulate; the countries under consideration for future Irish embassies or consulates as part of Ireland’s expanded diplomatic engagement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26296/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Freedom of Speech (21 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the reported expulsion of two Irish nationals (details supplied) from Germany in connection with their participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations; if he has raised any concerns with his German counterparts regarding the protection of free speech and the rights of Irish citizens within the European Union; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to grant full public sector status to all school secretaries and caretakers; if so, the timeline for extending access to public service pay scales, pensions, and employment protections to these staff, who work alongside teachers and SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26297/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (21 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 69. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is considering the introduction of a ban on access to social media platforms for children under the age of 16 years; if he will outline any legislative or regulatory measures being examined to enforce such a ban, including the use of age verification systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26298/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (21 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the publication of the National Framework for Endometriosis, given previous commitments that it was in the final stages of development; the standards of care that will be included within the framework; the level of dedicated funding allocated for endometriosis services and research; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26292/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Safety (21 May 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspections and enforcement actions undertaken under the annual sunbed inspection programme in each of the past five years; how the effectiveness of these measures is being evaluated in preventing breaches of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014, particularly with respect to underage access, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...