Results 721-740 of 955 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 225. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the level of awareness and understanding among parents regarding which childcare providers are participating in the core funding scheme, given the confusion reported by some families about fee structures and eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40191/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 224. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will engage directly with smaller or community-based childcare providers as part of the core funding evaluation process, to ensure that the scheme’s accessibility challenges for providers of different sizes are fully captured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40190/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 307. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the findings from the May 2025 ESPAD report which show that 10 percent of 15- and 16-year-olds in Ireland have used moist snuff and 7.6% have used nicotine pouches, with higher prevalence among male students and typical initiation at age 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40193/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 308. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the promotional activity by nicotine pouch brands (details supplied) including the distribution of free samples and merchandise at retail tills, concerts, and festivals; if she will outline what steps her Department is taking to regulate the advertising, promotion, and availability of nicotine pouches to young people; and if she will make...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (17 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 4. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the specific reforms under consideration following his Department’s review of barriers to infrastructure delivery; if these reforms will include changes to procurement processes, planning timelines, or inter-agency coordination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40188/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (17 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Inniu, tá mé ag iarraidh labhairt leis an Aire faoi digital reform. Will the Minister outline the specific reforms under consideration following the Department's review of the barriers for infrastructure delivery, and will these reforms include changes to procurement processes, planning timelines or interagency co-ordination?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (17 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Is deas é sin a chloisteáil. I am delighted to see that, this week, the Government announced the private wires policy. This was something we discussed during the formation of the Government and I am delighted to see the Minister is supporting it, too. I appreciate the response from him and I look forward to him finishing his...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (17 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: The Minister of State visited the site and the residents are really thankful. While I am following up, the consequences of the poor co-ordination of infrastructure in Clongriffin and Belmayne in my constituency are being felt every day by residents. It is an extremely densely populated area, but there are no community facilities, including no library, no primary healthcare and an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (17 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I thank the Minister for his response. I urge his Department to take a more active role in identifying and responding to the key areas and needs left in Clongriffin, Belmayne and all of north Dublin in my constituency. This community has 15,000 people, with more moving in each year. The area does not even have a supermarket; people have to leave. The area has one of the highest rates of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a breakdown of capital allocations made to public infrastructure projects located in Dublin Bay north, including investments in schools, transport, and healthcare facilities, in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40187/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of speech and language therapists assigned to schools in Dublin for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40200/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children from Dublin Bay north who were on a waiting list for a place in a special school in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40199/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the State’s biennial land audit, conducted via the LDA’s 'Report on Relevant Public Land', is being leveraged to deliver affordable housing and community infrastructure and the steps his department is taking to accelerate land transfer and repurposing. [40204/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing targeted tax reliefs or financial supports for essential public sector workers, such as nurses, teachers and Gardaí, in high-cost urban areas, to address recruitment and retention challenges linked to housing affordability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39413/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering the introduction of an income tax credit for parents with children in paid childcare, in line with models used in other EU Member States, with a view to easing the financial burden on low- and middle-income working families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39414/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of plans for a new Coast Guard building in Howth; the next steps in the delivery of this project; the amount spent by his Department on the project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38919/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a detailed breakdown of investment in enhancing existing bus services in north Dublin from 2021 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38920/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 349. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the capital acquisitions tax group threshold system in light of concerns raised by individuals without children who are disproportionately affected by current inheritance tax rules, particularly where their closest relationships fall outside group A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38918/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 382. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the refurbishment works carried out by the Office of Public Works at Raheny Garda station in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if any of these works are still ongoing; if so, the anticipated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38927/25]