Results 1-20 of 122 for speaker:Noel McCarthy

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (22 Jan 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 384. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on proposed funding and works for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1113/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 389. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of a project (details supplied); when he expects planning permission to be submitted for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1344/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (22 Jan 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 1105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 24 October 2024, to provide an update on the appointment of a deer management programme manager and the establishment of local deer management units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1365/25]

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

Noel McCarthy: 1493. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the rollout of the proposed free HRT scheme as outlined in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1114/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 1750. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total funding made available to a project (details supplied); the amount of funding drawn down to date; the current status of the project; the works conducted to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1345/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: This is my first speech in the Chamber. I thank my supporters in Cork East for showing their faith in me, and my family and supporters for believing in me. I wish to bring to the Taoiseach’s attention the R624. Cork County Council is producing an assessment report on the proposed options for the access road to Cobh, the only road access to Great Island. A crash there lately cut...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts being made by the ESB to ensure that the electricity network is more robust to withstanding disruptions to supply caused by severe weather-related events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2943/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Electric Vehicles (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current situation with respect to planning permission for the installation of EV chargers in public places; the efforts being made by his Department to ensure that property owners with only direct public street access can install EV chargers outside of their properties; if his Department has considered the installation of footpath...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 247. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the measures his Department is taking to tackle the importation and sale of illegal tobacco products in the State; the number of fines issued by the courts for offences related to tobacco smuggling and its illicit sale in 2023 and 2024 respectively; the number of fines that were paid and remain unpaid from the same period; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 304. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures his Department is taking to counteract the cross-border smuggling and illegal trade of tobacco products within the State, such as cigarettes and vapes; if he is considering additional measures to combat such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3232/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 305. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of customs checks that were carried out in relation to illegal tobacco products; the number of fines issued for tobacco related offences; the number of fines paid; the number of seizures conducted by customs officials on duty free tobacco products which exceeded the personal limits in all airports and ports; the number of reported illegal...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 292. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the establishment of a VAT refund on the purchase of bottled water for domestic households who continue to be affected by prolonged boil water notices, possibly by notifying the Revenue Commissioners directly of the affected Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3089/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans, if any, to increase the inheritance tax threshold for those who are single and without children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2904/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 327. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 22 January 2025, the number of individual property protection applications received under the scheme; the number of applications received for the retrospective funding for previously installed flood barriers in the area; if he is considering increasing this retrospective funding element of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Post Office Network (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 391. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason privately owned post offices are ineligible to receive his Department’s increased cost of business and Power Up grants; if he has any plans to make changes in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3106/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Energy Infrastructure (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 557. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the work of his Department in progressing national guidelines for the development of solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2901/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 724. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is considering any changes to the back-to-education allowance to allow PhD students or those studying a course that is not under the EU Erasmus programme to receive a disability allowance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (11 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the staff numbers employed by the passport service in each of the years from 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the steps being taken by his Department to reduce the turnaround times for a decision on first-time and renewal passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4446/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (11 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of first-time and renewal passport applications received in each of the years from 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the number of applications approved and passports issued over the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4449/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (11 Feb 2025)

Noel McCarthy: I want to congratulate the Minister and Minister of State on their appointments. I want to inquire about the staff numbers employed by the passport service in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive, and the steps being taken by the Department to reduce the turnaround times for a decision on first-time and renewal passport applications. I would also like to know the number of first-time...