Results 1,401-1,420 of 1,458 for speaker:Michael Cahill

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (9 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in plans to provide the overdue primary care centre in Killarney, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54453/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 364. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will grant aid a category 2 application in respect of Kenmare town, County Kerry (details supplied). [54272/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 365. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide RRDF funding for a very important project (details supplied) for Dingle, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54281/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 366. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide RRDF funding in respect of Milltown, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54293/25]

Personal Explanation by Member (16 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: During a debate on the Private Members' motion on abolishing of means testing for the carer's allowance, I referred to the sale of St. Mary of the Angels in Beaufort. I am happy to confirm I have received correspondence from St. John of God stating that there is no sale and that the organisation has not signalled any intention to sell the property. I welcome the clarification and I and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Policy (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 340. To ask the Minister for Finance to ensure that the help-to-buy ceiling reflects regional realities, and second-hand homes are included in line with the Programme for Government commitment (details supplied); if first-time buyers in County Kerry will not be left without access to any of the supports that are supposed to help people onto the housing ladder; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 365. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who purchased a house under the help-to-buy scheme for 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55295/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the NCSE engaged in meaningful consultation with schools, SNAs, and parents before finalising the 2025-2026 SNA review process guidelines; if so, to provide details of that consultation; and if not, the reasons key stakeholders were excluded. [54716/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider extending or reopening the application window for school-led SNA reviews beyond the current period 15 September to 24 October; and if flexibility will be introduced to accommodate mid-year applications in cases of new or emerging needs. [54717/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the 2025-2026 SNA guidelines appear to exclude or deprioritise behavioural care needs; and if she will direct the NCSE to explicitly recognise behavioural and emotional needs as part of complex care needs requiring SNA support. [54719/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns that the unification of SNA allocations across mainstream and special classes may result in a net reduction in support for students in autism classes; and if she will ensure that these allocations reflect the higher and distinct needs in those settings. [54720/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the potential for internal conflict within schools arising from the redeployment of SNAs between autism classes and mainstream settings; and the safeguards in place to prevent the erosion of specialist supports. [54723/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools and staff have been given adequate time and training to implement the 'Relate' document, which is now a required component of the SNA review process; and if she will delay enforcement of the requirements until proper capacity building has occurred. [54724/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training or guidance which has been issued to schools and SNAs to assist them in navigating the new SNA review process; and if additional supports or professional development resources will be made available. [54725/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the appeals process for SNA review decisions under the 2025-2026 guidelines; and to confirm that the process will be transparent, timely, and accessible to schools and families. [54726/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is monitoring the impact of the revised SNA review process on school staffing levels, student wellbeing, and inclusion outcomes; and if she will publish impact assessment reports. [54727/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to concerns from the education sector that the new SNA guidelines appear focused more on rationing or gatekeeping resources than supporting students; and the steps she is taking to protect children's access to essential SNA supports. [54728/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the definitions used in the NCSE's 2025-2026 guidelines for 'complex care needs' and 'level 3 care needs'; and if she will commit to co-developing the criteria with practitioners and parents to ensure fair and inclusive application. [54718/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the local version of the National Youth Council of Ireland's All Ages for Youth Work campaign by providing increased funding to County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55421/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (14 Oct 2025)

Michael Cahill: 538. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will request a company (details supplied) to assign dedicated technical teams for isolated areas such as south Kerry, to ensure a faster response to communication outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54651/25]