Results 101-120 of 122 for speaker:Noel McCarthy

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: I thank the Tánaiste for his response. I have huge respect for the Naval Service and the job it does. I have family members directly involved in the service. I was pleased to see the significant increase in funding provided to the Defence Forces in the last budget. I particularly welcome the Commission on the Defence Forces' recommendation of an accelerated programme of naval vessel...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (29 Apr 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 145. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the measures being taken by her Department to encourage and support the opening of family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20990/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (29 Apr 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 148. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the work of her Department to support youth services and youth organisations, particularly in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20987/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 973. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering changes to the distance requirement eligibility criteria for her School Transport Scheme and the possible abolition of the closest school rule for the 2025/2026 school year; if so, when it is envisaged that these changes will be communicated and implemented to allow sufficient time for preparation in advance of the new...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the proposed upgrade of the R624 access road to Cobh and the Great Island in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional safety measures are being considered on the stretch of the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton in east Cork, particularly in light of recent vehicle collisions on the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 142. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures his Department is taking to identify the demand, and subsequently encourage the development of, sporting infrastructure such as swimming pools and running tracks in larger towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 197. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline the current situation with respect to recruitment to both the Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18016/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Emergency Planning (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 231. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the implementation of an emergency text message broadcast system for transmitting public warnings; if it is envisaged that such a system would operate on a mast specific basis to inform of localised events such as flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23090/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 306. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost expended to date on all aspects in the development of a scheme (details supplied) from when consultants were first appointed in 2016; the projected total cost of the scheme upon completion and handover; when it is currently expected that handover of the scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an additional school accommodation application for a school (details supplied) given the increased enrolment projected for the forthcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22918/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (7 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 139. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the funding that has been made available by his Department, or any agency under the aegis of his Department, over the past five years towards the development of a bioethanol or a sugar processing plant in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22443/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (7 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the funding that has been made available by his Department, or any agency under the aegis of his Department, over the past five years towards the development of a bioethanol or a sugar processing plant in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22441/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 127. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24103/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: Will the Minister for Health provide an update on the development of the community nursing unit at Midleton Community Hospital and make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: I thank the Minister for her response. I also thank her Department and the HSE for progressing this development. Midleton Community Hospital supports residents and their families across east Cork and I am delighted, as I am sure the families of residents are, to see that the staff's hard work is being rewarded with a new facility that will accommodate increased numbers. The Minister has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: Will the Minister outline the total intended staff numbers and positions within the 50-bed community nursing unit, once it opens?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (14 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is considering any extensions to the amount of time that citizens of other countries are allowed to drive on their existing foreign driving licence; if it is envisaged that further recognised states will be added to the foreign driving licence exchange list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (15 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 9 April 2025, to provide an update on the formulation of planning guidelines for solar energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24869/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the income limits for eligibility for social housing in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24839/25]