Results 19,461-19,480 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review section 38 of the Finance Act 2018, which removed the VAT on the VRT repayment scheme for the car hire industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54959/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans, if any, he has to amend the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54960/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if homeowners and small business can avail of the solar installation grant up to the maximum of €2,400 if they install in excess of 4kWp domestically or 6kWp commercially, in view of the removal of planning restrictions on the installation of solar panels; his plans to remove this barrier; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to increase passenger numbers on regional rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54971/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in VAT on heat pumps and solar panels to encourage the investment by homeowners in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55972/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Shannon flood risk state agency co-ordination working group held its last meeting; if he will call an emergency meeting of the working group in view of the impending serious flooding in the Shannon catchment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55988/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the water levels on Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg were dropped to cater for winter flooding in advance of the significant rainfall experienced over the past number of weeks within the Shannon catchment; the level that each lake was dropped to; the date of the reading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55989/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the maximum volumes of water are being spilled from Parteen weir and through the turbines at Ardnacrusha; when the maximum throughput was achieved at both locations; the volumes involved at each location; if he will confirm that this is being maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55991/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the most recent date when all of the sluices were opened and boards completely removed at Meelick weir and at the New Cut on the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55993/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the conclusions drawn from his examination of the legislative landscape and review of the current regulatory environment regarding the management of the River Shannon in line with his commitment to Dáil Éireann on 4 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55994/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will publish the review of the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56070/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (10 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 309. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the updated plan to replace the national rare disease plan for Ireland 2014-2018; the timeline for publication; the reason for the delay in publishing a new plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55973/22]

Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: Vicky Phelan was a unique individual and someone who will leave a lasting impact throughout our country and society but in her own words to each and every one of us in Dáil Éireann, she said: I don't want your tributes. ... I want action. I want change. As we know, the Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill was initiated in the Dáil on 5 December 2019...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: Some 247 months ago Margaret Best and I attended a meeting with the Taoiseach and his officials at the then Department of Health and Children regarding the introduction of a no-fault vaccine compensation scheme. Over the past two decades, while Governments have been committed to the introduction of such a scheme in the interests of both public health and the individuals concerned, we have...

Science Week: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: Last month, I was honoured to be elected Chairperson of the Inter-Parliamentary Union working group on science and technology. That was thanks to the Ceann Comhairle’s original nomination of me to that body and I want to thank him for that. The goal of this working group is to build bridges between science and parliament at a global level and to serve as the parliamentary global...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: I wish to raise an issue regarding this section with the Minister. I apologise that my Committee Stage amendments were late. It was meant to be next week and then it was brought forward to this week and I missed the deadline for submission. I will, however, be submitting amendments to sections 7 and 10 on Report Stage of this Bill. As the Minister knows, during the discussion we had on the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for her response. The issue I have with the second aspect of the sentence concerning, for example, a safety order under domestic violence legislation, is that it is extremely unusual for a safety order to be put in place for the maximum of five years, where there is agreement.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: I will not dwell on the point now. I accept the point the Minister has made. It is progress that a member of An Garda Síochána may seek that extension. However, the reality is that the individual is effectively on tenterhooks from the minute the order is put in place because they are required to continually collate evidence if harassment it is going on. It is bad enough that the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (17 Nov 2022)

Denis Naughten: 191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57195/22]