Results 41-60 of 266 for speaker:Sinéad Gibney

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (11 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has given instructions on the investing strategy of the Irish sovereign wealth funds; if so, if will he provide those instructions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4815/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artificial Intelligence (11 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 228. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [4809/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (11 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 253. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI.; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (11 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 254. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of complaints lodged with the WRC regarding remote and flexible working in the past 12 months, broken down by month, in tabular form. [4816/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (11 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within the Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [4813/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 574. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department has taken to provide support to Palestinian children in need of medical treatment to access treatment in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4807/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Artificial Intelligence (11 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 706. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within the Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for, and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [4812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 707. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to reimburse women affected by the delay to the rollout of the free HRT scheme which was due to begin in January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4819/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if reported plans (details supplied) to cease cost-of-living supports and payments in budget 2026 will be benchmarked against a reduction in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5420/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I was deeply concerned and dismayed by reports in the media that the Government is planning to completely axe cost-of-living supports without any indication being offered about this being tied to evidence of a reduction in the cost of living. I am seeking clarity on the matter. Will any cessation of cost-of-living supports and payments in the next budget, as reported, be benchmarked against...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the Minister for his answer. While he detailed many different economic terms, I am not hearing about the real day-to-day experience of people whose cost-of-living challenges are forcing them to choose between heat and food, to make very difficult decisions and to live with the stress of these kinds of announcements that come from Government with very little regard for their...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: The word "progressive" was used, yet the measures such as electricity credits that we saw in the past few years were not targeted. If that is what the Government believes to be a progressive measure, then it needs to look at it again. We welcome better targeted measures. Those electricity credits, while important, should be better targeted to assist those families who most need them. I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: No, we support more progressive measures.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Artificial Intelligence (12 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm his intentions, under Protocol 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to opt-in to the relevant 'freedom, security and justice' parts of the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689); if he will outline the reasoning for the same; if he will confirm that the information as outlined on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Engagements (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 127. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether officials from his Department have met with lobbyists from the arms industry in the past 12 months; the dates and attendees of these meetings; the agenda of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5450/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2026 (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if reported plans (details supplied) to not have a cost-of-living package in Budget 2026 will affect existing supports such as the one-off social welfare bonuses in Budget 2025 and the domestic energy credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5421/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 176. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to introduce a system of real-time oversight of public spending, in order that overspends and budgetary issues can be monitored between the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5444/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 177. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will share the priority matrix or other details of a mechanism of how capital projects will be selected and prioritised under the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5445/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment rates for primary schools in Sallynoggin_Killiney_DLR, Ballinteer_Stepaside_DLR, Goatstown_Stillorgan_DLR, and Kilternan school planning areas, broken down by school, and language of instruction, in tabular form. [5451/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment rates for post-primary schools in Sallynoggin_Killiney_DLR, Ballinteer_Stepaside_DLR, Goatstown_Stillorgan_DLR, and Kilternan school planning areas, broken down by school, and language of instruction, in tabular form. [5452/25]