Results 11,741-11,760 of 11,997 for speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (20 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 768. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps taken in response to recent HIQA reports highlighting deficiencies in the governance and oversight of foster care services; the means by which the Department is working with Tusla to ensure compliance with national child protection standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25726/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Has the Government abandoned its commitment to run a catch-up HPV vaccination programme just when we need it most? The programme for Government pledges to extend the Laura Brennan HPV catch-up vaccination programme to anyone under the age of 25 who missed the original vaccination. I have been in touch with both the Department of Health and the HSE to find out when the new programme will...

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: As we all grapple with the images of deliberate starvation that we see in Gaza, each one of us thinks about what meaningful actions we can take in the face of such obvious war crimes. Ten months ago, the then Tánaiste, Taoiseach and I all received the same legal advice, namely that passing the occupied territories Bill was legally possible with some amendments, following the opinion of...

Biodiversity Week: Statements (21 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish the Minister of State the very best of luck with his new role. For the first time in the history of the State, nature was prioritised at government level thanks to the leadership of the Green Party during our time in government. We restructured and significantly increased funding for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, developed a new national biodiversity action plan as a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (27 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether there are proposals to increase funding for SEAI in relation to the roll out of the community grants scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27363/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Meetings (29 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 266. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the decision-making process and rationale behind his Department’s decision not to facilitate party overflow badges for Irish civil society to attend SB62, and whether any consideration was given to how this exclusion aligns with Ireland’s commitments under the Aarhus Convention, and in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the 2025 Luas timetable change will be implemented. [28419/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for details of plans to increase timetabled Luas services in 2025. [28420/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Woodbrook station will open to the public. [28421/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (29 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason he is proposing to designate nearly 10% of our waterbodies as ‘heavily modified water bodies’ without providing the supporting evidence or analysis to justify this decision, and without fully exploring less damaging alternatives as part of the Water Action Plan consultation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (29 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the review of The Wildlife Act 1976; the proposed timeline for publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28424/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Guardian Status (29 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 453. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether, in light of a case on guardianship rights over children (details supplied), he plans to make any changes to this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28422/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Impact Assessments (29 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the review of the environmental impact assessment regulations; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28423/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 May 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 533. To ask the Minister for Health if preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M), including for serious hereditary conditions such as Huntington’s disease, is being actively considered as part of the current consultations on changes to the access criteria and range of services provided through the publicly-funded assisted human reproduction (AHR) treatment...

Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: We are facing a housing crisis of unprecedented scale. More than 15,500 people, including more than 4,700 children are living in emergency accommodation. This is not just a statistic; it is a national failure, and one that demands urgent action. At the same time there are an estimated 80,000 vacant or derelict properties across Ireland. These are properties that could and should be homes....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the framework his Department uses to balance between competing energy needs of different sectors of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30074/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: It is important to outline that Ireland is at the most extreme end of vulnerability because of the growth of data centre demand. We host approximately 120 data centres. Today, they consume 21% of all energy we produce. Forty centres are in planning and development right now. No other country reports a higher share of domestic energy consumption by data centres than Ireland. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Minister's own Secretary General presented it that way.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Taoiseach and the Minister for public expenditure, Deputy Chambers, rejected the warnings raised by the Minister, Deputy O'Brien's Secretary General that Ireland would be forced to choose between housing and AI data centres. I believe they and the Minister are far too quick to dismiss concerns by the most senior civil servant in the latter's Department. There has been positive growth...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department's policy correctly reflects the balance between energy demand for housing versus energy demand for data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30075/25]