Results 1,561-1,580 of 1,608 for speaker:Micheál Carrigy

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 348. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current number of persons on the waiting list to sit their driving test in Longford; the number of applicants on the cancellation list for an earlier test appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review the mandatory retirement age of 70 for Bus Éireann drivers, given the serious shortage of school bus drivers; if she will consider allowing medically fit and capable drivers to continue working beyond this age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12106/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Protection (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 934. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, without any further delay, he will refuse the request by the then- Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, to annul the decision by the councillors in the Athlone/Moate district of Westmeath County Council, which they took to invoke a prohibition order regarding the erection...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 1055. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received under the humanitarian assistance scheme for loss of food due to extended power outages following storm Éowyn; the total number of applications received by his Department; the number of applications processed to date; the number of applications approved and rejected; to provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 1253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a passport application (details supplied) for a foal out of the mare, submitted in June 2024 to Horse Sport Ireland. [10893/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 1254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of significant delays in processing equine passport applications; the number of outstanding 2024 applications for equine passports; the average processing time for applications; and the steps being taken to address delays, given the impact on equine sales and exports. [10894/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 1255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ACRES scheme payments for a person (details supplied); when the balance of payment due for 2023 is expected; and the timeline for payment for 2024. [10895/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (27 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I feel the same with regard to the local improvement scheme, coming from the rural county of Longford. Significant funding has been provided in recent years through the Department when the previous Minister, Heather Humphreys, was in that role. If the Minister, Deputy Calleary, looks at his list he will see that every penny allocated to Longford County Council was spent. I wish to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (27 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: The Minister of State highlighted in his reply the funding for community centres. They recently had a round of the community centre funds announced. I want to ask a question about that with regard to an appeal mechanism on that. I had a parish hall in Newtown Cashel, County Longford, that was unsuccessful due to an error in a letter of comfort as regards the length of time the hall was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 499. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will reconsider the reinstatement of the community welfare officer service in Ballymahon, County Longford, given the significant aging population in the area and the lack of accessibility for residents who now struggle to engage with the service remotely; if he will consider providing an in-person service at the local...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Welfare Services (27 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 129. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason a community centre (details supplied) was not selected for funding under the recent tranche of the community centres investment fund; if specific feedback will be made available to the committee to support future applications; if there is an appeals mechanism in place under this funding scheme; if further funding...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Welfare Services (27 Mar 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 130. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an expanded range of technologies will be considered for inclusion in the seniors alert scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14574/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which an application to the humanitarian assistance scheme was refused in the case of an elderly couple from County Longford (details supplied); the reason the application was deemed ineligible on the grounds of late submission, despite recent statements in Dáil Éireann suggesting the scheme remains...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 594. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ACRES payments (details supplied), and when the balance of payment due for 2023 is expected. [15226/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 730. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has discontinued the provision of a diabetic foot clinic service at Aughnacliffe, Medical Centre, Aughnacliffe, County Longford, which was previously available to patients; if so, the rationale behind this decision; if there are any plans to reinstate this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15224/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Apr 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 731. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting since 2020 for an ENT appointment. [15227/25]

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: In August 2024, the autism innovation strategy was launched by the Government. Today I ask the Government to action its pledge in the programme for Government to place this strategy on a permanent legislative footing. This must be followed up with the appropriate investment and implementation. The strategy contains over 80 actions that reflect the priorities of autistic people, address the...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister very much. I welcome the commitment from the Minister on behalf of the Government to legislate for the autism innovation strategy. Key to it is giving every child the same chance in life and the opportunity to be the best they can be. I welcome the huge amount of work done in the Minister's Department with regard to new school places for September 2025. However, I...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Apr 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: The programme for Government commits to improving urgent and emergency care, yet since February advanced paramedics, some of our most skilled emergency responders, have been barred from bringing home their marked NAS vehicles, preventing life-saving out-of-hours responses in local communities. Between 2022 and 2024, these managers, again out of hours, responded to over 200 acute,...

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Deputy Ó Murchú.