Results 11,321-11,340 of 14,886 for speaker:Dara Calleary

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific actions he has taken to address the deficiencies in the provision of the driver theory test; if his Department has met the company involved in delivering the test to discuss the problems; the sanctions his Department plans to take for the poor delivery of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37025/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Joint Policing Committees (8 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the policy proposals for the future of joint policing committees; her views on whether such committees form an essential role in community involvement in and engagement with policing issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36938/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (13 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the status of work of the parliamentary liaison unit of his Department. [37702/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (13 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: I commend the unit on all the work and co-ordination it does. One of its responsibilities is liaising with the Parliamentary Budget Office. Is the Taoiseach intending to strengthen the role of the Parliamentary Budget Office in terms of the advice that it gives, particularly as we come towards budget 2022 and the national development plan review? Would the Taoiseach envisage replicating...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 14. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 is next due to meet. [37703/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: It is important to acknowledge that the vaccination programme has been successful and is taking on massive momentum. However, we should also look at the impact of the pandemic on young people, about which I spoke to the Taoiseach last week. We must also look at long Covid. I ask the Taoiseach, if he gets time in the coming weeks, to watch last night's episode of "Panorama". Long Covid is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for choosing this issue and the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, for being here this evening. The latest figure I have is that there are 119,253 people waiting for a driver theory test. There are nearly another 100,000 people waiting for the actual old-style driver test but tonight I am going to focus on the theory test. For the past number of weeks my...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister of State for the detail. When is it intended to get to 50,000 tests per month? I know the RSA has statutory responsibility for this but will the Minister of State address the service matters and the lack of service with the authority? Is there any way we can put up numbers regularly on the RSA website of how many people are awaiting tests and how many are being done?...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 95. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a replacement general practitioner service for Kiltimagh, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37539/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 100. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of primary care centre developments in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37540/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (13 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will restore the membership of the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland to its full membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37824/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (13 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans of Inland Fisheries Ireland to promote Ireland as an angling destination for anglers abroad in 2021 and in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37825/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (14 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 8. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the work of the National Economic and Social Council in 2021. [37704/21]

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Múinteoirí Nuacháilithe agus a gCaighdeáin Gaeilge, Deontais le hÁbhar Oidí a thabhairt faoi Thréimhsí Foghlama sa Ghaeltacht mar chuid dá n-Oiliúint agus Curaclaim nua na hardteistiméireachta T1 agus T2: An Roinn Oideachais. (30 Jun 2021)

Dara Calleary: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus roimh na hoifigigh. Cuirfidh mé ceist as Béarla le bheith soiléir. I welcome the fact that the Gaeltacht grant is back. I agree with Deputy Connolly that the immersive experience is a major gap but cannot be helped at the moment. Why is the grant, however, only payable to those who are in State-funded colleges? Tá a lán...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Múinteoirí Nuacháilithe agus a gCaighdeáin Gaeilge, Deontais le hÁbhar Oidí a thabhairt faoi Thréimhsí Foghlama sa Ghaeltacht mar chuid dá n-Oiliúint agus Curaclaim nua na hardteistiméireachta T1 agus T2: An Roinn Oideachais. (30 Jun 2021)

Dara Calleary: I get the Minister's point that they are private colleges but the students attending them may not have resources. They may have tried to get into the State colleges. Oftentimes, they are mature students who are changing direction and changing career and whose caighdeán Gaeilge may rely on what they learned in their school days under the old curriculum we all went through, which was...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Meastacháin le haghaidh Seirbhísí Poiblí 2021
Vóta 33 - An Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (7 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus a oifigigh. Tá cúpla ceist agam. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis mar gheall ar an airgead breise a fuair sé le haghaidh na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta sa cháinaisnéis dheireanach. Cé mhéad den airgead sin atá ceangailte le tacaíochtaí Covid agus cúrsaí Covid eile agus cé...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Todhchaí na gColáistí Samhraidh agus an tacaíocht atá á hiarraidh ina leith: Plé. (14 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: Cuirim fáilte roimh CONCOS agus Gael Linn. Bhí na ráitis an-úsáideach. Tá sé soiléir go raibh fadhbanna agus challenges ann roimh Covid, agus tá níos mó fadhbanna ann anois. Tá na coláistí samhraidh an-tábhachtach. Faightear taithí Ghaeilge ann, mar a dúirt Antoine Ó Coileáin. Ní...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: There is no need for Deputy Ó Murchú to ask about the Narrow Water bridge. It is sorted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Chair and the Commissioner for joining us this morning. She mentioned the vaccine roll-out which has been incredibly successful. However, the original invitation to her to speak to the committee came in the context of the triggering of Article 16 back on 29 January 2021. I know the European Commission wants to move on from that and pretend that it almost did not happen but, as...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Seirbhísí Poiblí Dátheangacha: Seirbhís Thithe an Oireachtais (22 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCléireach agus le gach ball d’fhoireann an Oireachtais as an obair atá déanta acu agus muid ag teacht go deireadh an tseisiúin dochreidte seo i gcomhthéacs stair an Oireachtais. Bhí dhá Oireachtas ann, anseo agus san an Ionad Comhdhála, Baile Átha Cliath maidir le gach rud a bhí ar siúl faoi...