Results 641-660 of 1,477 for speaker:Grace Boland

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the coordination that takes place between the National Transport Authority, Irish Rail, and Dublin Bus to ensure sufficient public transport capacity to and particularly from major concerts and sporting events; if there are plans to improve this coordination for the remaining events this year and for the 2026 season;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Transport Authority to provide a detailed overview of the project plan for the Next Generation Ticketing programme, including key deliverables, milestone dates, and associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37804/25]

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

Grace Boland: 538. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify the position regarding local authorities that have fully committed their 2025 funding allocation for the acquisition of second-hand homes under the tenant-in-situ scheme, in particular where a local authority has indicated it will not proceed with further acquisitions without clarity on the funding value and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 879. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to offer timely appointments to the 10,542 children awaiting dental screenings in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37799/25]

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I apologies for not being able to attend the meeting earlier. I really appreciate the witnesses coming in and all their very detailed submissions. As a lawyer who has worked in this space I have a real issue with the patchwork of legislation we have, from the Employment Equality Acts and the various amendments to them, to the Equal Status Act, the Maternity Protection Act and the overlay...

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: That would be helpful for seeing what has been done elsewhere and the impact of that as well. I am a director of a charity called Teen-Turn which empowers girls from underserved areas into STEM careers. In so many of our girls' schools there still is not access to full science subjects and it is generally girls from underserved areas who are disproportionately impacted. We are relying on...

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Do the witnesses see WRC resourcing as a challenge currently?

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: As a user of the service does Ms Bailey see it as a challenge?

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I want to ask about the recommendation to include grounds of gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. Again, has anywhere else in Europe done that?

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: It would be really helpful to share it with the committee. Do the witnesses have any sense of the amount of claims that may have been taken under that legislation in other countries?

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Yes. It would be really helpful for the committee in assessing what it may want to recommend to the Minister. It would be very helpful if we got to see the various grounds on which things have happened in Europe and examples of the types of cases that came through, and perhaps awards. It will obviously depend on what their legislative inclusions were in relation to awards, but it might...

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (8 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Okay. Was the patchwork of legislation something the witnesses all raised in their submissions on the Equality Acts? I mean the fact it is so difficult to navigate it makes it essentially unusable for the layperson who wishes to access it.

Pride: Statements (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I am here in solidarity and in celebration, but also in concern. Pride is not just a parade, a flag or a month on the calendar. It is the living legacy of generations who fought for dignity, freedom and equality. The rights they fought for were so hard won, but as we have seen across Europe and beyond, those rights are frighteningly easy to lose. This year marks ten years since Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 24. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the dates on which his Department received a request from EirGrid for an increase in the rate of a deferred personal pension for the Éirgrid pension increment for retired employees which is payable to former employees who have retained membership of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40122/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the dates on which EirGrid requested increases in payments under the Eirgrid pension increment for retired employees.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40123/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 26. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the dates that the relevant Minister approved the deferred pensions rate increase the Eirgrid pension increment for retired employees with the consent of the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40124/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 27. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the dates that the relevant Minister approved the increases in pension payments for the Eirgrid pension increment for retired employees with the consent of the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40125/25]

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I was looking forward to today to welcome the witnesses in to get a good understanding of how the system works, how the public service works and what the witnesses’ roles are in it. I appreciate that. It gives us a good understanding of whether it is Humphrey or Hacker in charge. It has been interesting to hear the responses. I grew up acutely aware of the value of the public...

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Is it legislation or a circular?

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Has the Department got legal advice on whether any defences like a stop or change of position would be relevant? Has anyone indicated that they may challenge the potential recoupment by the State?