Results 441-460 of 619 for speaker:John Connolly

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the progress made in identifying a new permanent site for the RSA test centre in the west of Galway City, which is intended to replace the former location at Westside Shopping Centre and the current temporary site at location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40262/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance the Government Position on introducing legislation to allow local authorities introduce a commercial bed occupancy tax to raise revenues locally, as requested by a number of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39406/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of the Programme for Government objective to build up the two long-term savings funds in preparation for fiscal challenges including demographic changes, climate resilience and dealing with future shocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39407/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the current position of his Department on progressing the Clifden-to-Maam Cross section of the N59 redevelopment project as reactivated in 2020, and included for in the National Development Plan 2021-2030. [39331/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: My questions are primarily to Mr. Moran in response to his opening contribution. He mentioned the review of the national port policy, the public consultation that will occur in the autumn and the expectation that a new policy will be launched early next year. How important is the proximity of a suitable port for the development, management and maintenance of an offshore wind farm? Given the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: It is of concern that we are relying on Belfast at the moment and the other three ports are currently only in planning phases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: The other concern that generates for me is that we have a whole area of coast, from Cork all the way around to Belfast, where we do not have a port capable of facilitating the development of offshore wind farms. The national ports policy should review and amend that and hopefully develop plans. I agree with the witnesses. I do not want to see this being done from Cherbourg and if wind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: I have a couple of questions based on the introductory statements. I hope I am reading the statements accurately. Has the unmet demand of 25,000 beds, which was projected in 2014, come to pass or could it be worse than that? One of the factors outlined in the 2014 strategy to drive the demand was the attraction of Ireland to international students. Anecdotally, that may have surpassed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: On that last point, I see it as very important for the development of the strategy that we know the lands third level institutions have access to and that there is some incentive - in accordance with their zoning - for these lands to be used for student accommodation. All the third level institutions have their own infrastructure plans and want to see enhanced education facilities. Given...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: On the technological sector student accommodation programme, 15 proposals are going forward from stage 1 to stage 2. Is that accurate? There were 53 proposals, including for purpose-built accommodation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: They are not all progressing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Are the best those that can return the highest number of units where the demand is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Of the 53, how many will progress to the second stage? Is that a fair way of looking at it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: In response to Deputy McGettigan, I think I heard that all technical universities came forward with proposals but not all of them were being progressed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Everybody accepts the urgency. I was surprised when the witness responded earlier that not every third level institution had an accommodation office. I welcome the additional €1 million in the Estimate this year for third level institutions to come forward. Is that €1 million specifically for third level institutions that currently do not have accommodation offices or is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: How long will the second stage of that process take - the assessment of those considered viable?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Sep 2025)

John Connolly: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in the number of passengers travelling on Iarnród Éireann rail line services in 2024, by route; the plans for further investment in rail services in the National Development Plan to meet demand on existing and re-opened lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44511/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (8 Sep 2025)

John Connolly: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 26 March 2025, if the review of processes by his Department relative to the Irish coast guard building programme has been completed; the outcome of the review process and the current position of all projects on the building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44544/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

John Connolly: 1324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether a full review is being carried out on the carer’s allowance payment by this Department; the current status of this review; whether consideration will be given as part of this review to allowing for a full-rate carer’s allowance payment to be paid to persons on a widow’s pension, and other...