Results 11,601-11,620 of 11,997 for speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (2 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications have been received by the International Protection Office in response to its open call for applications for assignment to the International Protection Panel and Repatriation Panel in each of the past nine months; the number of such applications that have been invited for interview in each of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Climate Action Fund - Strand 1: Community Climate Action Programme – Building Low Carbon Communities, will be available in 2025; how much will be provided in the fund, and when will applications open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16479/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (3 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams available via her Department and or through the SEAI to support schools who want to reduce their energy use, specifically, through replacing existing light fixtures with LED lights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16480/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authorities (3 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 334. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has asked or advised local authorities to produce outdoor recreation plans; if so, what the plans are supposed to cover; and if he will supply a copy of any circular offsite in this regard. [16478/25]

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a quote from Mario Draghi's report on European competitiveness, which was published last year: In a world of stable geopolitics, we had no reason to be concerned about rising dependencies on countries we expected to remain our friends. But the foundations on which we built are now being shaken. The previous global paradigm is fading. The era of rapid world trade growth looks to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The renewed slaughter in Gaza has now claimed hundreds more lives since Benjamin Netanyahu broke the ceasefire on 18 March. In that time we have seen the overall death toll from Israeli attacks break 50,000, the UN Human Rights Council reporting on the destruction of maternal and reproductive healthcare facilities and now another war crime with the massacre of Red Crescent medical workers....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: We see slaughter in Gaza every single day. In light of that, it is not enough to rely on the things we did last year. The occupied territories Bill is a concrete act that fulfils our obligations under international law - legal obligations that were made clear to us last July by the decision of the International Court of Justice. Three weeks ago, just down the hallway, the UN special...

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I welcome the recent improvements in water quality that have been reported in the past number of weeks. The EPA’s early insights nitrogen indicator report for 2024 shows nitrogen levels in rivers reduced last year. This is a clear and welcome signal the actions that have been taken in recent years are starting to deliver real and measurable results for our environment. These...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (10 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update and expected date of publication of the 2025 Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17983/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (10 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the proposed timeline of publication for the Government’s annual Climate Action Plans during the time of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17984/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Autism Class Application Trial, which is being run by primary schools in Dublin 15; if her Department has signed off on the relevant documents for phase 2; if not, the reason therefore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17223/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the significant pressure for places in ASD special classes in primary schools in the Dublin 15 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17224/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a transport objective in the Climate Action Plan (details supplied) to support delivery of the all-island strategic rail review recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16808/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the transport-oriented development working group reporting on TOD opportunities in Cork, Waterford, Galway and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16809/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 790. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department will assist an early years service (details supplied), which is now without a room as its current room is being developed by the school as an ASD special class; if her Department will help provide an alternative location for the early years service; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 833. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps her Department is taking to make provision for the early years service (details supplied) which is now without a room as its current room is being developed by the school as an ASD special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17263/25]

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Labour Party for bringing the motion forward. Danu Community Special School in my constituency of Dublin West agreed last summer to take an additional 12 children - two new classes - to deal with a school places crisis we were experiencing in Dublin 15. Those children were due to start in the school in September of last year. They are all now on the books of Danu school. ...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The move to renewable energy should be centred on allowing consumers to benefit from lower electricity prices. That is why, as part of the previous Government, the Green Party legislated to give customers a legal right to dynamic pricing whereby they can benefit from changes to electricity prices and only use electricity at the cheapest rate. That right of consumers to benefit from the low...

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a highly important document and there is only a short time to speak to it. I will mention some of the positives. I am encouraged by the stronger focus on compact, low-carbon growth and the formal integration of environmental assessments. The new national planning objectives, NPOs, reinforcing a commitment to biodiversity are important. Likewise, I welcome the commitment to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Company Registration (1 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the primary operational difficulties that have arisen due to failures in the IT system at the Companies Registration Office, CRO, related to the strike-off process; how these difficulties have affected the CRO's management of its obligations to monitor and enforce compliance with statutory filing obligations under the Companies Act...