Results 461-480 of 544 for speaker:Shane Moynihan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Earcaíocht sa tSeirbhís Phoiblí: Plé (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: An dá rud - agus maith dom é má tá sé seo mícheart agam - ná go mbeadh acmhainní curtha ar fáil le deiseanna a thabhairt do dhaoine freastal ar dianchúrsaí agus nach mbeadh bac ar éinne nach bhfuil Gaeilge acu ardú céime a bhaint amach. Sin iad an dá thogra a bhfuil ann leis an sprioc a bhaint amach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Earcaíocht sa tSeirbhís Phoiblí: Plé (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Ceapaim go bhfuil níos mó deimhneacht ag teastáil agus polasaí níos doimhne ag teastáil ina leith sin. Más rud é go bhfuil comhrá le bheith ann leis an Rialtas - tá an sprioc seo de dhíth ag gach éinne, tá sé ráite ag an gceardchumann agus ag an Rialtas go bhfuil an sprioc seo de dhíth. Caithfimid a bheith thar...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Earcaíocht sa tSeirbhís Phoiblí: Plé (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Mholfainn é sin. Ach go háirithe ag féachaint ar Cheanada, tá meon dhátheangach san earnáil phoiblí. Nuair a dhéantar duine éigin ón iasacht a earcú go dtí an earnáil phoiblí sa tír sin, ní fheictear ar mar bhac ach mar rud gur chóir a mholadh agus a mhúscailt. Bheadh drogall orm labhairt faoi...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Earcaíocht sa tSeirbhís Phoiblí: Plé (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Tá brón orm go raibh mé déanach ag tús an chruinnithe. Gabhaim buíochas leis an mbeirt fhinné as teacht isteach le labhairt linn ar maidin. Tá soiléiriú uaim. Níl Fórsa ag rá go bhfuil gá leis an gcuspóir seo a athrú ach go bhfuil gá dul i ngleic leis an Rialtas go práinneach, an ea?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Earcaíocht sa tSeirbhís Phoiblí: Plé (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Le teacht ar ais aige sin, tá an 2% a luadh lonnaithe sna ceantair Ghaeltachta, gan amhras. Tá fás ollmhór ag teacht ar líon na ndaoine lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht atá ag úsáid Gaeilge ar bhonn laethúil taobh amuigh den chóras oideachais. Glacaim leis an bpointe faoin gcóras scolaíochta gan amhras, agus tá plé déanta...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [46522/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Cuirim failte roimh an dul chun cinn atá á dhéanamh i leith saorthrádáil timpeall an domhain. Key to any free trade and any strong trading relationships is a strong, export-led economy driven by our indigenous firms. While the budget made some moves in increasing the attractiveness of entrepreneurship and developing an entrepreneurial economy, could other issues be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 14. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [46523/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Before the summer, I raised with the Taoiseach the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe that is happening in Sudan, the fact that over 150,000 people have been killed and almost 14 million people have been displaced. Ironically, of all the conflicts in the world at the moment, the conflict in Sudan seems to be the one that has the most unanimity among European Union members. Therefore, I would...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I have raised the issue of public health nurses in my constituency on a number of occasions and I thank the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health for their engagement on same. However, in my area funding has been made available for six public health nursing positions and these are still in a recruitment process that has lasted months. How does the HSE currently measure the time it takes to...

National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle as ucht an deis labhairt ar an mBille seo. Bille tábhachtach atá ann a léiríonn cur chuige nuálaíoch i leith na hearnálacha breisoideachais agus ardoideachais. I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the Minister for bringing this Bill to the Dáil. Fundamental to my reading and understanding of it, after a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Code (16 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for being here to deal with this issue. We made a big leap forward in last week's budget with the raising of the income disregard for carers, both in single situations and in couples. I welcome that and hope to see a continued progression of that over the lifetime of the Government. I am here today to point out what I think is a loophole in the system. I have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Code (16 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for the response. I will start by saying that I acknowledge again the huge step forward that we have made in supporting carers, with our long overdue recognition of the role they play in our economy and society by looking after those who need care. However, it is also important to ensure that when we are spending money on supporting carers the income supports...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 336. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the inheritance tax code as it relates to unmarried partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54664/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna DEIS (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the new DEIS plan to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54951/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 779. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when she anticipates the new building blocks scheme will open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54949/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Schemes (14 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 780. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department have given any further consideration to improving flexibility in the NCS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54950/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Regarding that last issue, I will raise it with my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, as well. I will start with Bus Éireann and the CTTC. In respect of the broader transport workforce, could the witnesses comment on the skills shortages and skills challenges being faced at the moment? We had the urban operators in a few weeks ago and they pointed out a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I thank Mr. Kent. I will move on to the TFI and the Anseo pilot, which sounds really promising and positive. I have a general question concerning older people, especially in more isolated parts of the country. Obviously, this is still at pilot stage. Speaking hypothetically, what safeguards is the National Transport Authority putting in place for people who may not necessarily have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Just for general information, when the NTA is designing Local Link routes and wants to optimise connectivity with the more mainstream rail and larger intercity routes, how is that work done? Does it collect data on usage of Local Link services, and how does that feed in? How often are the services tweaked? On the other side, are the larger, more mainstream routes tweaked also?