Results 61-80 of 218 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (13 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if Irish residents in receipt of a British pension are entitled to social welfare supports such as the fuel allowance, living alone allowance and other supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5309/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (13 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 273. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports her Department can provide to a group (details supplied) in County Galway to establish a new community creche in Caltra; if funding is available for construction and initial operational costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5379/25]

Maximising Artificial Intelligence: Statements (19 Feb 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I rise to welcome the Minister of State to her new role. I worked with her previously with some county councillors when we were councillors together. I know she is a lady of integrity and decency. I wish her the very best of success. I have to admit that, unlike others in the House, I am not a techie, but I am very fortunate that an eight-year-old member of my family – her name...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (18 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will engage with phone and broadband providers with a view to establishing a system for information on service outages, similar to the ESB’s PowerCheck, which can be accessed by the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6353/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (18 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts being made to restore broadband and phoneline services in areas currently affected by outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6354/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s criteria in determining a schools' special education teacher allowance; the way educational disadvantage is calculated for the purpose of this allocation; if educational disadvantage is based solely on students eircodes and the Pobal deprivation index; if consideration is given to other factors such as the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (18 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a waiver in respect of development contributions for houses being built in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6040/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (18 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 875. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason voluntary labour is not taken into account as part of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme 2024; if his Department will reconsider its inclusion in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6031/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Land Issues (19 Feb 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the residential zoned land tax (RZLT) applies to a developer who is proceeding to immediately develop lands for an approved housing body and who has served a commencement notice under the planning permission in the past twelve months (details supplied); if this was intended; and if so, the way this fit with the stated policy that the RZLT was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (19 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the family reunification policy; if income thresholds will be considered as part of this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6465/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (20 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if support will be provided to businesses which suffered losses not covered by insurance during storm Éowyn; if he has engaged with the insurance industry regarding payment of storm-related claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6704/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (20 Feb 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the delegated authority given to An Post in May 1989 to approve the payment of pension increases to pensioners of the company was withdrawn; the instructions that replaced it; if these are still enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6902/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (20 Feb 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department was requested by An Post in 2013 to approve the pensions accord introduced by the company; if not, if the new procedure to control pension costs was an operational matter for An Post and the trustees of the superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6903/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (20 Feb 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support the allocation of €800,000 requested by Cork County Council to advance the development of the Mallow Relief Road (details supplied). [6918/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of rapid-response vehicles available on a 24-7 basis in County Galway in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be increased in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6989/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the call volumes for the National Ambulance Service for the northern Galway area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6990/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: The Mayfield primary care occupational therapy team is supposed to have three full-time occupational therapists. This is already insufficient for the number of children who need special attention. I have been made aware that there is only one part-time therapist working on the team at this time. The current set-up is: one therapist is on maternity leave and her work is not being covered;...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: It is Mayfield primary care centre.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Louis O'Hara: This is a very important motion given the lengthy delays people across the State face in securing driver tests. More than 72,000 people are currently waiting - an increase of 60% since 2022. This has been an issue for years, but it is at crisis point now and action is needed to urgently address the backlog. We know why we are in this situation. It is because there has been a failure to...

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Like many who told the stories around the House, I too have constituents come to me continually telling me they cannot get driving tests. Others tell me they drive their sons or daughters to university, which not only inconveniences their lives, but affects them financially, in the sense of how they get to work and plan their day. In addition, an issue that must be mentioned in this debate,...