Results 141-160 of 276 for speaker:Naoise Ó Cearúil

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (20 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 195. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Israel's aid blockade on Gaza. [24172/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (20 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an estimate of the annual financial impact that the new increased fare zones will have on commuters in Kildare north in comparison to previous fares, particularly those in Zone 2 towns in Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25888/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (20 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 317. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will provide information on the NTA’s intention to rollout further changes during 2025 in relation to increased fare zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25889/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (20 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an féidir léi a dheimhniú, sa chás go mbeidh tionscadail le déanamh amach anseo mar chuid den mheasúnú ar an tsraith shinsearach, go gcuirfear an bónas 10% ar fáil do dhaltaí a dhéanann a dtionscadail trí mheán na Gaeilge, mar a chuirtear ar fáil do dhaltaí a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on school secretaries and caretakers not receiving a State pension, given their wages are paid by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25883/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (20 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 739. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of the Food Vision tillage report, and when he expects to see a tillage-centred environmental scheme to incentivise crop growers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25882/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (20 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 870. To ask the Minister for Health her views on suggestions that the labelling of alcohol products with health warnings, which is due to come into effect in May 2026, may be delayed; the expected timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25884/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (20 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 871. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address the significant waiting times in the emergency department at Naas hospital, where recent figures show an average wait time of 11.4 hours; the expected timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25885/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (20 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 872. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to encourage Irish businesses to provide food information bilingually to promote the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25886/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (20 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 873. To ask the Minister for Health the reason bilingual labelling will not be part of the agenda of the cross-Government working group, given the inclusion of the option to provide food information bilingually on a voluntary basis within Ireland’s transposition of the FIC Regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25887/25]

Gaza: Statements (21 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I speak not only in condemnation but in deep outrage at what we are witnessing in Gaza. More than 53,000 Palestinians have been killed over the past 19 months, children have been bombed in their homes, hospitals and shelters, starved due to the denial of aid and treated as pawns in a brutal campaign that flies in the face of every principle of international humanitarian law. Entire families...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Research and Development (22 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I congratulate the Minister on his elevation to Cabinet. As a constituency colleague, it is great to see him in that brief. He has hit the ground running, and I have no doubt that the rest of his term will be a success. I wish him well. We know from the IUA that half of the equipment in third level institutions is more than ten years old and that a third is more than 15 years old. How...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Research and Development (22 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: In March 2025, the IUA stated, "increased public investment in research is the best way to protect the Irish economy from external threats such as US tariffs," and what is happening in an international context. I welcome the Minister's commitment to not just funding third level institutions but also modernising those institutions. As a follow-up question, when does the Minister envisage...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Research and Development (22 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I will give some time back to the Minister in order to allow him to finish his point. I acknowledge the President of Maynooth University, Eeva Leinonen, for her work there and as chair of the IUA. I am keen to hear from the Minister in terms of what his timeline is. I appreciate that any scheme like this cannot be just a once-off; it needs to be continuous because of the rate of change and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (22 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the support package under the proposed Global Talent Initiative, particularly in relation to attracting US research talent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26187/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research Funding (22 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide specific details of his plans to increase supports available to PhD or early post-doctoral students to encourage emerging researchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26186/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (22 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 85. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposed timeline for publishing Our Rural Future 2025-2030, following the recent public consultation on the policy’s development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26190/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (22 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 246. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht plé a dhéanamh ar na hiarrachtaí atá déanta aige maidir le comhoibriú le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta agus le páirtithe leasmhara eile chun feabhas a chur ar sheirbhísí tithíochta agus pobail i bpobail Ghaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [26191/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeline for extending the ages for the BreastCheck screening programme, in line with updated standards from HIQA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26440/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 May 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for a BreastCheck screening appointment in Kildare; the number of people waiting for a BreastCheck screening appointment nationally; the average wait time for a BreastCheck screening appointment in Kildare; and the average wait time for a BreastCheck screening appointment nationally; and if she will make a statement on the...