Results 61-80 of 225 for speaker:Cathy Bennett

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (20 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: I again put it to the Minister that 280 is well below the 500 needed under the Istanbul Convention. A number of weeks ago, I sought a Dáil debate on the provision of these services in my constituency of Cavan-Monaghan. The Minister will be familiar with the fact that the people in our community are among those without any refuge spaces at all. It is a deep concern that the current...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (20 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: So, because they do not do it, we do not do it either.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (20 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his proposals to support renters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12939/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (20 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to meet the target of the Lisbon Declaration on the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness to end homelessness by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12938/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (20 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe in which they intend to introduce a register of domestic abusers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12810/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (4 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 700. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe in which she intends to establish the Assisted Human Reproduction Authority and enact any supplementary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9382/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (19 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if individuals are notified in advance by the Road Safety Authority of their approaching need for re-testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12301/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (19 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 945. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his response to media reports that he is considering introducing charges on domestic households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12327/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage Interest Rates (19 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 946. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Housing Finance Agency reviewed its interest rates in the period 2022 to date; to provide details of any adjustments that arose from any such review; the criteria on which a decision to adjust rates are based; if there is any governmental oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12337/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Is that when you are in government?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: When you are in government, you are in government.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: I thank the Social Democrats for putting forward this motion. Ireland can be proud of our contributions to the multilateral system in terms of the role we have played regarding humanitarianism, disarmament, non-proliferation and peacekeeping. Alongside our diplomatic corps and peacekeepers, who see policy enacted, our independent foreign policy and triple lock neutrality protection, the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Shame on you.

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Energy prices are crippling ordinary people, business owners and even schools right across this State. At a time when people are enduring a cost-of-living crisis and undue financial burdens in a plethora of other areas, our regularly scheduled energy cannot break a person's back. In this context, people expect the Government to do all it can to help alleviate this burden and it is...

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Did the Government speak in favour of decoupling at the European Council? If so, does the Minister of State acknowledge it was a mistake not to implement this years ago while families and businesses are suffering? Does he accept the Government wilfully failed to employ every tool at its disposal to alleviate the undue financial burdens that families and businesses are suffering under? If...

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: What about energy prices? Have energy prices reduced?

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Sorry, my final question was not answered. Have energy prices reduced for families and businesses?

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: I still have not had my question answered on families and if they are going to get lower energy costs.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Government statements on childcare bear little resemblance to reality. Despite claims that costs have been reduced by upwards of 50%, survey data last year illustrated that parents in some counties are still paying upwards of €1,100 per month. Despite Fine Gael having campaigned on introducing a public model of childcare, in the programme for Government it is silent. Allusions to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Mar 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers in Cavan and Monaghan impacted by delays to ACRES payments to date; the number who still have not been paid; the reason for such delays; when payments are expected to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13739/25]