Results 61-80 of 300 for speaker:Ryan O'Meara

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 287. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit applications for HGV mechanics that were refused by his Department since the quota of 200 permits, as set out under Statutory Instrument No. 680/2023, was reached; his views on whether there are now sufficient numbers of HGV mechanics in Ireland without the need to increase the quota; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 288. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if applications for work permits for HGV mechanics who were refused due to the quota of 200, as set out under Statutory Instrument No. 680/2023, being reached can be accepted in a future round of work permits without the employer having to re-enter the 28-day advertising period and the 90-day deadline to get the applications...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commissions of Investigation (4 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the commission of investigation into historical sexual abuse in schools will be established; if the remit of the commission will be expanded to include all schools, as recommended in the Scoping Inquiry report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9614/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (4 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 585. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the establishment of the Forest Windblow Taskforce, if the provision of financial supports to affected landowners is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (4 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 586. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the establishment of the Forest Windblow Taskforce, if the price for logs will be monitored, following concerns that the prices may drop as a result of the windblow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9662/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (4 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department plans to re-open recruitment and establish a new agricultural officer technical panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (4 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 795. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the community centre investment fund permits applications from sports clubs for the building of dressing room and gym facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9068/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (4 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 796. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he plans to release further LEADER funding prior to the new CAP in 2028, considering some LEADER streams nationwide have already been depleted at such an early stage in the programme;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9069/25]

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

Ryan O'Meara: 359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Irish and EU legislation regulating the use of heavy goods vehicles and more specifically, the legislation relevant to load securing; to set out in summary the relevant EU legislation that has been transposed in the past ten years, including Directive 2014/47/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12380/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 522. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on reports of the recent legal action threatened by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11201/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 613. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with Bus Éireann and introduce a local school bus service in north Tipperary (details supplied) for the upcoming school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11192/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the sources of income and means that are considered in the means assessment for a stamp 0 visa, a retiree applying as an individual of independent means; if rental income, stocks, or net worth are considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11610/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the request for final documentation and a certificate fee will issue to an applicant (details supplied) after their application was approved a few months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11736/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the damage done by Storm Éowyn, if timber harvested from private forestry can be sold on a volume rather than a tonnage basis, given much of the timber that fell during the storm will take an extended period of time to be harvested and transported to sawmills, meaning that the weight of the timber will be reduced in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will direct his departmental staff to work in sawmills nationally to measure and verify the volumes of timber being sold to the mills from private forests, thus ensuring that farmers can sell timber that fell during storm Éowyn on a volume- rather than tonnage basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10641/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the price difference of harvesting forests following Storm Éowyn, given that harvesting crews could normally harvest 180 tonnes per day for €15 per tonne but in windblown forests, harvesters are charging upwards of €25 per tonne and only harvesting 60-70 tonnes per day;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the cost of additional diggers and track machines required to harvest windblown forests following Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10643/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the additional transport costs of transporting timber harvested from windblown forests, given the normal price of transport has increased from €14 per tonne to €20 per tonne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10644/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider introducing an intervention scheme for forestry for windblown forests to ensure that timber that has fallen during Storm Éowyn can be harvested and stored in a timely manner to avoid it decaying on the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10645/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to introduce a replanting grant for windblown forests in recognition of the fact that the less-mature timber that fell during Storm Éowyn will now be sold at a lesser price than anticipated by the farmer had the forests fully matured, given that replating is going to be more expensive than usual as additional rehabilitation...