Results 161-180 of 258 for speaker:Eoghan Kenny

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 664. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the option of opening a second ASD classroom in school (details supplied) for the coming academic year, 2025-2026, given the school has a classroom fitted and ready to go and has seven children on its current waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11667/25]

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

Eoghan Kenny: 665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 4 March 2025, the amount of funding under the science implementation support grant received by each school in Cork north central; the name of schools that did not receive any funding within Cork north central; the amount of the committed €200 million funding to support the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of suspensions and expulsions in each special school across Ireland for the past three academic years, in tabular form, including any relevant details regarding the demographic breakdown where available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12102/25]

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

Eoghan Kenny: 839. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 4 March 2025, to outline the timeline for the multi-stakeholder group plan on assessing the need for an update on the wastewater treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11022/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 1170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Gardaí assigned to each station in County Cork, following the recent assignment of Gardaí, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11982/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 1431. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the accommodation recognition payment is to remain; if so, if it is to be decreased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12326/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 1693. To ask the Minister for Health if current vacancies that have arisen from the transferring of the blood transfusion service from Mallow General Hospital to Cork University Hospital have been advertised; when they plan on filling these vacancies; if the short-term plan is to bring the transfusion service back to Mallow General Hospital; the timeline for this plan; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (19 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 1694. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the exact details for the new eating disorder unit in Mallow General Hospital; the number of staff required; to provide a timeline on when she plans to open the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (19 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 1914. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of State-owned purpose-built student accommodation for University College Cork, the University of Limerick and University College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11669/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 1915. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the members of all technical university boards across the country; the process involved in selecting members for these boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11702/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: You are.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: To clean up your mess.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (27 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given the programme for Government commitment to "continue to reduce the Student Contribution Fee over the lifetime of the Government to ease the financial burden on students and families at the start of each academic year, in a financially sustainable manner", to outline his Department's plans to reduce the student contribution fee; and if he...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (27 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I ask what plans the Minister and his Department have to reduce the student contribution fee, given that the programme for Government commitment is to "continue to reduce the Student Contribution Fee over the lifetime of the Government to ease the financial burden on students and families at the start of each academic year". I am quite concerned about the Minister's comments on 15 March this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (27 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: When the SUSI grant is being made available, in terms of means, it is taking into account both parents and the individual. If a student has a part-time job outside of college, it is taking into account those means as well, so there is no encouragement there for a student to have a part-time job. I am quite concerned at the lack of communication between the Minister and the Tánaiste....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (27 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: The programme for Government.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (27 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I thank the Minister, and I appreciate that. The Minister has the opportunity to have the same impact the former Minister, Niamh Bhreathnach, had in 1995. He has that opportunity to make that same impact where, across all socioeconomic backgrounds, third level education was fully accessible because third level fees were abolished. The Minister could have that same impact the former Labour...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (27 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I raise the 215 Blarney bus. The 215 Blarney bus goes from Mahon Point to Blarney. The Minister of State can appreciate it is coming from Mahon Point and through the city, so the timing is quite difficult. I want to make the Minister of State aware of it. I know the Minister of State will not have any answers on that. Will he look into it?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (27 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I thank the Chair.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Schools are at absolute breaking point financially. Having spoken to a number of principals in recent days, I have come to the understanding that schools are unable to continue providing an education because they do not have the funds to operate. One principal informed me that the Department of Education and the financial support services unit, FSSU, have told schools to take money out of...