Results 761-780 of 924 for speaker:James Geoghegan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (29 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: 402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider the issues raised by a person (details supplied) and provide a response in relation to development levy wavers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (29 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: 446. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the disability appeal (details supplied). [28855/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Divorce Process (29 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: 447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on engagements between the General Registers Office and the Department of Justice on the commencement of section 59 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 on the registration of decrees of divorce and decrees of nullity; the timeline for when the register of decrees of divorce and decrees of nullity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: 676. To ask the Minister for Health to examine a fair deal scheme appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28881/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: 724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans or strategies being considered for the integration and inclusion of neurodivergent people in higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28854/25]

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank the witnesses. They will have seen today that KPMG produced a report talking about a €70 billion investment which is needed in infrastructure in Dublin and transport is a key part of that. There is one specific project that I want to ask about. As the witnesses know, Dublin Port is carrying out a major expansion plan to meet its future needs. As part of its plan, it will...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 19. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [30254/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (10 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 104. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the recently published national climate change risk assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30710/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (11 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: The access and inclusion model, AIM, has proven to be a successful model of supporting children of every need to be present in a mainstream setting, which is its primary aim. How it works is straightforward. Where either a parent or somebody working in a preschool setting has identified a child with a need, and following consultation with that parent, an application can be made to the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (11 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank the Minister of State, in particular for the remarks he made off script, which are welcome. I acknowledge that a commitment to examine and expand the AIM programme to make it available to younger children is contained in the programme for Government. I have concerns, however, with some of the language the Department used in the reply that was prepared for the Minister of State,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank the Chair. I wish him well in his role. I look forward to working with all of my colleagues on a cross-party basis on understanding AI and how it is currently impacting this State, other states and sectors on a cross-sectoral basis. Ireland is uniquely placed to play a leading role in the regulatory discussion that is taking place and potentially in the adaptation of AI within our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank the witnesses for coming to the inaugural AI committee meeting. It is greatly appreciated. I will ask a general question that perhaps all the witnesses could give their tuppence worth on. President Macron held a big AI summit, to which the response was that Europe for too long had been about regulation and we needed to focus more on innovation if we were going to keep up with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: I see Professor Smeaton is on the AI advisory council's working group for education.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: He may have seen recent reports where a representative from OpenAI spoke about ChatGPT having been deployed in secondary schools in Estonia and how, following discussions the company had with the Government, the intention is to introduce this technology in Irish secondary schools on a pilot basis. Has this initiative come across the desks of the witnesses? Has the working group, in its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: In the context of AI deployment in the education sector, which areas has the working group looked at to date?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (10 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the recently published National Climate Risk Assessment. [30252/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (10 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 1244. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider expanding the access and inclusion (AIMS) model to support children below the current age of eligibility which is two years and eight months; the equivalent supports that exist for children who otherwise would qualify for AIMS but do not meet the age eligibility requirement; and if she...