Results 1-20 of 93 for speaker:Joe Cooney

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (18 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the operational staffing levels for each coastguard station in Ireland; the vacancies for each role in each of those stations at end of January 2024 and January 2025; the operational parameters, including limitations, for each station; their current operational status, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (18 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will increase the funding available to local authorities for investment under the 2025 community involvement scheme and the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5678/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (18 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will increase the funding available to local authorities for investment in regional and local roads under the 2025 regional and local road allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5679/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers carried by Iarnród Éireann on the Ennis-Limerick-Ennis and Ennis-Galway-Ennis services during 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5680/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of investment undertaken by Iarnród Éireann in its network and scheduled services in County Clare during 2024; the investment plans for 2025; the consideration being given to the opening of a rail stop at Crusheen, County Clare; the progress of the proposed flood mitigation measures at Ballycar; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (18 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of investment in additional national electric vehicle infrastructure strategy in County Clare in 2025; and the location of electric vehicle charge points currently installed in County Clare. [5682/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 278. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the visitor numbers to each visitor attraction operated by the Office of Public Works each month in 2023 and 2024; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5683/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 279. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the investment that has been made in the development and management of the OPW sites at Scattery Island and the Ennis Friary, County Clare in 2024; the investment planned for the sites in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5684/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Disability Services (18 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 280. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that have been introduced at National Shared Services Offices to improve accessibility for all users including, but not exclusively, the introduction of screen reading software for visually impaired users; and the further accessibility improvements planned for the offices. [5685/25]

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

Joe Cooney: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail the progress of the proposed sewerage schemes for Broadford and Cooraclare, County Clare; when the schemes will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6535/25]

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

Joe Cooney: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been redeployed or retired from the Clare-Tipperary Garda division during 2023 and 2024 with a breakdown for counties Clare and Tipperary; and the number of members of An Garda Síochána that have been assigned to the Clare-Tipperary Garda Division for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 215. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will be introducing of a proposed licensing fee for retailers to sell tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products from 2 February 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6537/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (19 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of closed beds at HSE community hospitals in County Clare, by bed type and hospital location in January 2024 and January 2025, in tabular form. [6538/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (19 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds closed at HSE community hospitals in Raheen and Ennistymon, County Clare; to outline the reason for their ongoing closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (19 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds that were lost to the HSE Community Hospitals at Raheen and Ennistymon, County Clare, during 2024 due to the HSEs pay and numbers strategy. [6541/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (26 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: The recent storm highlighted the risk to our electrical and utility infrastructure, most obviously within our rural communities, often to our most vulnerable. We have heard calls for electric and fibre broadband cables to be buried underground. There may be merit in undertaking that as a long-term objective in some cases. However, I argue that there is a much simpler and more...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (26 Feb 2025)

Joe Cooney: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, for his response. I welcome the meeting held with the ESB and I hope action will be taken sooner rather than later. There is also a serious issue as regards Internet connections and phone lines. I hope further consultation will take place with National Broadband Ireland and Eir because I am aware of businesses and residents in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (6 Mar 2025)

Joe Cooney: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no obligation on the providers of electric vehicle charging points to advertise the cost per unit of electricity in the same way as fossil fuels are required to advertise the price per litre to customers in advance of their purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10300/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reviews (6 Mar 2025)

Joe Cooney: 249. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the recommendations contained within Circular 05/2015 regarding the day subsistence allowance, and, in light of the nature of the work involved, consider exempting emergency personnel of the National Ambulance Service from the requirement to be further than eight km away from their base over the course of their work...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (6 Mar 2025)

Joe Cooney: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils enrolled in junior infants in existing primary schools in County Clare in tabular form for the school years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10296/25]