Results 881-900 of 955 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Services (23 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 37. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans and indicative timeline for the establishment of a community neuro-rehabilitation team to support patients with neurological conditions in north Dublin, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34989/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (23 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has examined the feasibility of creating a single nationwide parking platform, similar to the UK National Parking Platform, to allow motorists to use one app across all local authority areas; and if not, the reason. [50091/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (23 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he accepts that motorists currently face unnecessary costs and inconvenience by being forced to download and manage multiple parking apps across different local authorities; and if he will bring forward proposals to introduce an interoperable parking system, similar to the model used successfully for toll tags. [50093/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (23 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 648. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that 'family carer' is formally included as an occupation option on the HSE’s iPass system, given that there are over 500,000 family carers in the State who provide essential care, and given that the system is currently being updated. [50090/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he met with his Japanese counterpart during the recent UN General Assembly week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53846/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a disability impact assessment was carried out prior to the decision to remove Grade 1 faults; if such an assessment exists; if this will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53838/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an impact assessment study was carried out before the decision to stop sending payslips to civil and public service pensioners, especially those who have no access to online; if so, will the findings be made available and will the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53832/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Artists' Remuneration (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 264. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans to ensure the basic income for the arts scheme is made permanent and expanded beyond the current pilot programme, given the evidence from the recent evaluation that the scheme improves productivity, reduces financial insecurity, enhances well-being and increases community engagement for artists; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill, including pre-legislative scrutiny by autumn 2025 and completion of the legislative process by Easter recess 2026, to ensure the statutory remediation scheme can open for applications by autumn 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53836/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date on the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; the number of applications validated and units covered; to provide an update on the retrospective payments scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53837/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 387. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2026 of increasing the income limit to be eligible for fuel allowance for persons aged over 66 to €560 per week for a single person or €1,120 for a couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53847/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 388. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2026 if the living alone allowance increased to €26 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53848/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 460. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the age profile of the vehicles currently attached to the Garda dog unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53850/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 542. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider removing the means test as a qualifying criterion for blind welfare allowance, in recognition of the additional financial burden experienced by people who are blind or vision impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53833/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Family Support Services (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 543. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the locations within Dublin 5, 13 and 17 where young parent support programmes are located, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53844/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Services Waiting Lists (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 544. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time for an occupational therapist to make an assessment for a housing adaptation within CHO 9 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53845/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the specific State supports in place to help those looking to quit nicotine inhaling products, such as vapes and nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53834/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 702. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to expand the QUIT Programme to cater for those looking for specific supports to quit nicotine products, such as vapes and pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53835/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of trainee psychologists graduating from doctoral courses in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of those graduates who took up positions with the HSE within two months of graduating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53849/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the rise in unregulated hairdressing services operating from homes and informal settings, in view of the impact on legitimate businesses and loss of revenue to the State; if he will consider introducing regulation and formal apprenticeship schemes for the hairdressing industry to ensure proper training, certification and oversight;...