Results 81-100 of 225 for speaker:Robert O'Donoghue

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

Robert O'Donoghue: 158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the ongoing delay in updating the TAMS reference costs, which has been flagged by an organisation (details supplied) as creating uncertainty and delaying investment in essential farm infrastructure, to provide a definitive timeline for the completion of this review; the measures his Department will take to ensure that grant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (25 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment given that our country has banned fracking due to its well-documented impacts on public health and the environment, how he justifies the importation of fracked gas from the United States, where communities have suffered severe health and environmental consequences from this practice; if he will ensure that our energy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the commitment to delivering the MetroLink project, particularly in relation to its role in improving public transport access for north County Dublin; if he will provide an updated timeline for its approval and construction; if he will outline any measures being taken to prevent further delays and cost escalations;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given that children are accessing access and inclusion model support in early years settings, if she will clarify that these figures are being used when determining allocations for primary school ASD classrooms, special needs assistant support and resource teaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13861/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the plans being considered to extend the proposed permanent annual cost of disability support payment to individuals who are in receipt of the State pension, given that disability-related expenses do not cease at 66; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13873/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (25 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 638. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason an eight-year-old child (details supplied) is facing an 18-month wait for an initial speech and language assessment; the immediate steps that will be taken to address the excessive waiting times for children requiring essential developmental support; if the child will be given urgent access to speech...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 669. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage level of staffing in each Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) in Fingal; the average wait time, in months, for a first appointment for a child referred to each CDNT at the current staffing level in Fingal; and the estimated average wait time, in months, for a first appointment for a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (26 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 175. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline the Government's plan to introduce a maximum fee of €200 for early childhood and education places; how her Department intends to manage this fee reduction; and what measures will be in place to support providers to implement this while maintaining quality and ensuring affordability...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (27 Mar 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 390. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list the recommended services that should be available in a primary health care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14776/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Farm Costs (2 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government acknowledges the significant increase in production costs for farmers in recent years, which many can no longer sustain; and how he plans to address the challenges posed by increasing energy, labour and environmental-compliance costs to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Irish farming sector. [14131/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Farm Costs (2 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: The increase in food production costs in recent years means many farmers no longer find it sustainable. As their costs directly affect consumers, we must tackle this. Dairy farmers report a near 20% rise in production costs in the past year alone. We need to address challenges posed by increasing labour, energy and environmental-compliance costs to ensure the viability of the farming...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Farm Costs (2 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: The geopolitical circumstances that have occurred to date make food security all the more important. In my constituency of Dublin Fingal West, horticulture is a crucial part of the farming sector. We produce 15% of potatoes nationally, 47% of field vegetables and 37% of fruits, vegetables and nursery plants, making it one of the most important counties in the country for food production....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Farm Costs (2 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I attended the Social Justice Ireland presentation in the audiovisual room earlier. The statistics presented are increasingly concerning for the agriculture sector. The average farm income was just under €20,000 in 2023. Some 68% of farms earned less than €30,000 per annum. This data highlights clear challenges. It is clear that farming by itself is not enough to provide an...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: Yesterday was World Autism Awareness Day. It cannot just have been another day of empty promises while families continue to struggle. Last night, families slept out for a second time, pleading for support. We must acknowledge their challenges every day. With this in mind, I acknowledge in my constituency of Dublin Fingal West there are 539 children who have waited for more than 12 months...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the installation of the promised prefab building at a school (details supplied), which is intended to accommodate a general-purpose hall and a classroom; the reasons for the delay; the steps being taken to resolve the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15181/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 444. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any public body or publicly funded body under his Department's aegis are not compliant with Part V of the Disability Act 2005; if Part V applies to all subsidiaries of such bodies; if, in cases where it does not, he has the power to extend such a requirement, either through Ministerial order or through funding requirements;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 493. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can provide a date for when a decision will be made regarding Fingal County Council's request for inclusion in the defective block scheme, given that the Housing Agency has completed its investigations and consultations and is currently drafting its report with a recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Services (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 527. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an assessment has been conducted on the additional costs incurred by people aged 65 years and over due to disability, given that analysis indicates extra costs ranging from approximately €1,600 to €4,600 annually depending on severity and household type; if consideration has been given to addressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 610. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licensed horse trainers in Ireland in each year since 1 January 2020; the number of Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board inspectors; the number of unannounced inspections; whether each trainer has had unannounced inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15380/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 611. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the controls his Department and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board have in relation to the operation of unlicensed trainers; whether further legislation is planned on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15381/25]