Results 541-560 of 652 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as an gcúirt a thug sé ar Ghaelcholáiste Reachrann. Bhí gach duine an-sásta é a fheiceáil ansin. I thank Deputy Ó Muirí and the other TDs in Dublin Bay North for asking the Minister. It was good to see her there and the school was delighted that she visited. The Department been speaking to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I welcome the fact the Minister stated she is committed. I thank all the TDs in Dublin Bay North for a unified push towards this. It is very important. The school has been waiting 25 years. It cannot wait 35 or 45 years. The students who are there now do not trust the system. I welcome the fact the Minister has committed to that and that it will go to tender by September. With all the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Tá sé deas é sin a chloisteáil. Tá mé thar a bheith sásta leis sin. It is important the children know that education through the medium of Irish is being taken seriously by the Government. In the previous Government, we saw a decrease in the number of children learning through the medium of Irish. It is something the Government needs to turn around. In...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has undertaken, or plans to undertake, any formal consultation with current or former members of the Defence Forces regarding the proposed removal of the triple lock mechanism; the reason their perspectives are not being directly sought on a matter that could significantly affect overseas deployment policy; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the current and planned measures by the Defence Forces to enhance their preparedness for responding to climate-related emergencies, including flooding, wildfires and severe weather events, in light of the growing risks these pose to national infrastructure and public safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following her recent visit to a school (details supplied), if she will provide an updated timeline for the delivery of the permanent school building; the issue that is preventing her Department from fast-tracking this long-overdue project, particularly in light of the recent decline in enrolment in Irish-medium education; and if, given the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1018 of 29 April 2025, if her Department has considered the transition of an existing post-primary school in a particular school planning area (details supplied) to multidenominational, co-educational status, rather than the establishment of a new school; the demographic data, including Geographic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in light of the critical shortage of speech and language therapists, SLTs, across Ireland, her Department will engage with CORU and other relevant bodies to fast-track the recognition of qualified professionals from abroad; and if she will address the current two-year delay for foreign-trained SLTs to receive approval to work in Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on special education classes in second level schools that are provided for children with Down’s Syndrome; if she will give a commitment that her Department will plan to expand this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31283/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [32403/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I heard a Member of this House say that this Government is anti-climate change measures. I ask her to look at the programme for Government. I am a recently qualified mechanical engineer who helped to contribute to the programme for Government. Another Member spoken about the private wires Bill. Yes, 50% of Dublin's electricity is used by data centres, but what do the Members propose we...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I am sorry, but I did not interrupt the Deputy. Maybe the data centres develop their own on-site energy and help us reach our climate goals.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Regarding the task force, I welcome what Deputies McAuliffe and Brabazon said about north Dublin. What steps are being taken to make development of residential space above shops in Dublin's inner city easier? There are major issues with licences for fire safety. Is there any update on the proposed late-night licensing reforms and the Give Us The Night campaign? Young people in Ireland...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Yes, 6 a.m. We should bring it up. In Berlin it is 24-7.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: They boost the economy.

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I rith an toghcháin, agus mé ag caint le daoine ag na doirse, bhí go leor daoine ag cuir ceist orm faoi seo. An cheist a bhí acu ná, “cá bhfuil an t-airgead ag dul?”. Caithfimid bheith níos soiléire faoi na háiteanna ina bhfuil an t-airgead don LPT ag dul. Is rud é sin gur gá dúinn díriú isteach air. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline the role of her Department in monitoring and supporting the implementation of the national disability strategy across Government; and how progress is being tracked to ensure real outcomes for people with disabilities. [30320/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body currently responsible for running the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951, given that the trustee committee has not been fully in place since November 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32050/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the Interim Pensions Administration Body set up by CIÉ to deal with the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951; the persons on the body; the role of the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32051/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the status of engagements between Iarnród Éireann and a representative group (details supplied), including the reasons for the absence of meetings over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31978/25]