Results 161-180 of 225 for speaker:Robert O'Donoghue

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

Robert O'Donoghue: 172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the introduction of social conditionality in the 2025 BISS scheme constitutes double jeopardy (details supplied); the steps his Department will take to review this policy and ensure that farmers are not unfairly penalised under multiple headings for a single infringement; and if he will make a statement on the...

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

Robert O'Donoghue: 173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the concrete measures he is taking to make farming a more attractive and sustainable career path for young people (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25744/25]

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

Robert O'Donoghue: 175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific measures being taken to support young farmers in accessing low-interest loans and land leasing opportunities, as outlined in the draft programme for Government 2025; if he will commit to implementing dedicated financial instruments tailored to the needs of young farmers, including installation aid and land mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (20 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 521. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the current lack of clarity about the basic income for artists scheme’s future beyond its scheduled conclusion in August 2025, if he will provide an update on any plans to extend or build upon the scheme beyond its pilot phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25899/25]

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

Robert O'Donoghue: 712. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Government's position on the principle that farmers impacted by GAEC 2 environmental requirements should be compensated based on the principle of income forgone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25746/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (21 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I have been going back and forth on this with Uisce Éireann since I was a councillor. I appreciate that it checked the system for an update prior to this coming to the floor, but there is still no update available for the residents, and the residents have now moved it on to the CRU also. For background, there are six homes in Ellen’s Court in Rush. Arthur Brett was the first...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (21 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: We can all agree it is more than a bit of a mess. I appreciate the Minister of State’s intervention and him speaking to Uisce Éireann to try to get this sorted out. I welcome that Uisce Éireann will engage with the residents, and I am quite happy to follow up with them. I thank the Minister of State for his response.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (21 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 70. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a national plan to expand the provision of public local swimming pools, in particular for the provision of a public swimming pool in Loughrea, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26144/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in light of the State’s obligations under the Constitution and under the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, how the Department justifies the continued lack of access to a school place for a child with a disability, where over 180 public schools have been contacted without success, and no public school place...

Gaza: Motion (28 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: Roads, schools, hospitals, and homes: none of these exists in Gaza anymore. What was once a densely populated strip, already suffering from decades of siege and blockade, has now become a graveyard of rubble, broken lives and broken dreams. Entire families have been erased and communities have been turned to dust, yet the world continues to watch on. We have entered an era where genocide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to removing the obligation on special needs assistants to undertake an additional 72 hours of work annually, in light of widespread concerns raised regarding the implementation and potential misuse of this requirement, as documented by representative organisations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure parity of health and safety leave entitlements between special needs assistants, SNAs, and teaching staff; to explain the rationale for the existing 21-day cap on such leave for pregnant SNAs, a restriction not applicable to teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26815/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to the introduction of a statutory entitlement to family illness leave for special needs assistants, in line with provisions available to other school staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26816/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the removal of the cap on paid leave for special needs assistants, following incidents of assault, as outlined in Circular 0062/2017 (Scheme for Leave of Absence Following Assault for Special Needs Assistants in Recognised Primary and Post-Primary Schools); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish a clearer and more timely system of communication in respect of contract renewals for special needs assistants, as many SNAs report not receiving confirmation of continued employment until the commencement of the school summer holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26818/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the ongoing review of the special needs assistant contract will be completed; if this review will include consideration of updated qualification and skills requirements for the role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26819/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (27 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost to the State of funding an individual student in secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27085/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (27 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the public annual cost to the State of funding an individual student in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27086/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tourism Industry (27 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 375. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government regarding the forthcoming Short-Term Letting and Tourism (STLT) Bill 2025, if he will consider providing for phased implementation, over a period of two years, of any requirements under the Bill that oblige existing tourism-focused short-term letting operators to obtain additional planning permission or effect a change of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (27 May 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 430. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families who applied for the domiciliary care allowance for each years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, indicating separately the number of applications granted, refused, and the number of refusals that were subsequently overturned on appeal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....