Results 541-560 of 924 for speaker:James Geoghegan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: 938. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied); at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: On the Institute of Public Administration, I was looking at the note on the impairment. A few things could require clarity, and a letter might be written to it. It is six protected Victorian houses with a large contemporary extension to the rear of Lansdowne Road in Dublin 4. As I read the note, one of the properties of those six properties had a lower value, or resulted in the impairment....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: I wish to clarify regarding the Arts Council, which is coming before the committee, while it was previously raised that we would invite the Accounting Officer, which is the standard practice, in this instance, are we also inviting the board or the chair of the board?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: I am happy based on the reply that there is no further inquiry.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: I am sorry for jumping the gun on the Arts Council. I was led astray by Deputy Paul McAuliffe. I thought he would know what he was doing. I do not know if this is the appropriate moment to do it but I would like to formally request that we do not confine our witness list in respect of the Arts Council to just the director, who I believe is the Accounting Officer, and that we also ensure...

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: First, I recognise Cara Darmody. I met her when I was the Lord Mayor of Dublin. I brought her into the Mansion House as part of our initiative to make Dublin the world’s first autism-friendly capital city. Cara is a determined and brave person. I absolutely lament the fact she feels she has to sleep outside the Dáil for the next 50 hours in order to highlight one of the...

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

James Geoghegan: 65. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his Department's interdepartmental group report on the Dublin city task force recommendations. [20996/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: 344. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the current rate of tax on managed funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25822/25]

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

James Geoghegan: 373. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to Ireland's reduced competitiveness ranking (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25209/25]

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

James Geoghegan: 378. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name and address of each recipient of the increased cost of business grant in Dublin 2,4,6 and 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25311/25]

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

James Geoghegan: 379. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the numbers on the opening of new hospitality businesses and closures of such businesses nationally from January 2024 to the latest available date, in tabular form; the numbers on the opening of new retail businesses and closure of such businesses nationally from January 2024 to the latest available date; both...

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

James Geoghegan: 591. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is considering any proposals as laid out in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25205/25]

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

James Geoghegan: 749. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans for the improvement and expansion of disability day services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25203/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: 788. To ask the Minister for Health to examine concerns in correspondence (details supplied) and outline the measures she is taking to address these. [25210/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: 789. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on her engagements with representatives of pharmacists in relation to the free HRT scheme; if she will consider raising the dispensing fee for each HRT item (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25211/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (20 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: 790. To ask the Minister for Health if she can provide any detail in respect of the Taoiseach’s statement in the Dáil on 2 April 2025 that getting overseas occupational and speech and language therapists’ qualifications recognised by CORU is an issue that is being pursued by Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25224/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: To clarify, there is only one item in the correspondence that I want to follow up on. Do I flag that and we deal with it later? How is it done?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: Everything is itemised in terms of where there are breaches of public procurement. One item is storage services for €127,000. I would like further information about that. It is the only one that did not list a company, what is was or where it was located.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: In the appendix supplied, two contracts were outside public procurement, for €300,000 and €400,000, with Ernst and Young. It does not explain what the contracts were for. It just refers to "experience with related work and need for consistent approach". It would be to explain to us what those two items were.