Results 461-480 of 483 for speaker:Edward Timmins

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given the significantly increased housing targets for local authorities, if his Department will ensure that the local authorities are adequately resourced to deal with the expected increased volumes of planning applications. [53892/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (9 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: 76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality is there is a way to speed up the application process for short term visit visas, including for academics or for business conferences and meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54222/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Research and Development (16 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: 25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to develop co-operation and relationships between third level institutions and industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56041/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Research and Development (16 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: I thank the Minister. He certainly seems well aware of the importance of the third level link with industry so he has certainly answered my first question. I want to make another couple of points. I have seen examples over the years where third level institutes have linked in with industry. This has worked really well. It also offers graduates employment opportunities in industries...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education and Training Boards (16 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: 8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the ETBs in higher education, and where they sit in the education hierarchy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56040/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education and Training Boards (16 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: The education and training boards, ETBs, offer many different post-leaving certificate, PLC, courses that often lead into third level education. In many cases these courses are suitable for leaving certificate students. What is the role of the ETBs in higher education and where they sit in the education hierarchy?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education and Training Boards (16 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: I ask that all ETB schools promote these courses within their schools, but also that the ETB colleges and courses are promoted within non-ETB schools. The ETBs also offer apprenticeships. Could relevant funding be allocated to promote these apprenticeship courses? The apprenticeships have been encouraged and have grown since the Tánaiste, Deputy Simon Harris, was Minister for higher...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education and Training Boards (16 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: ETB courses are by and large free or very low cost. ETBs offer a range of short courses along with longer duration courses. Are these courses achieving their aim? What is the workforce-entry success for people who do these courses? Are the short-term courses achieving their aim or are they just being done as a tick-box exercise by people who are unemployed? Are they contributing to these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: 746. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the increase in TB expenditure announced in Budget 2026 will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55108/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: I thank the witnesses for the presentations. I have a couple of questions on SAFE funding for the Commission. Does the SAFE funding of €150 billion sit outside the 1.5% of GDP that member states are allowed to borrow on top of their 3% limit? Is it a separate loan? At the moment, states can borrow 1.5% of GDP for defence purposes in addition to the normal 3% guideline they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: I said the Commission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: Is there a time limit on the drawdown of this €150 billion? How much has been drawn down so far and by whom?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: Can the purpose of the loans cover measures such as cybersecurity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: I will go back to the Department. Where do the officials see Ireland's weaknesses in relation to security? What are we planning to do about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: Is radar covered there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: Could these new regulations result in the loss of cohesion funds to Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: Is there a danger of our cohesion funds being lessened as a result of these regulations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: I am particularly concerned about affordable housing and that we maximise our use of it in that direction.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (15 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider giving student teachers a grant to cover the cost of supplying materials for class use by pupils while on their placements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56043/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (16 Oct 2025)

Edward Timmins: 110. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the national outdoor recreation strategy, with particular emphasis on the walks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56038/25]