Results 1-20 of 139 for speaker:Shane Moynihan

Programme for Government: Statements (6 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Is mór agam labhairt i Seomra na Dála don chéad uair inniu agus is mór an onóir dom í bheith anseo thar ceann an phobail a roghnaigh mé mar Theachta Dála. It is a great honour to speak in this Chamber for the first time as a TD for Dublin Mid-West. I want to thank my family, especially my wife, Teresa, our three boys and my Dad Jimmy. I am thinking...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on any recent engagement with political leaders in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4361/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. I dtosach, is mian liom gach rath a ghuí ar an Tánaiste agus é ag toiseacht amach mar Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha. I look forward to working with the Tánaiste and to many engagements in the House. My question is on the Tánaiste's recent engagement with political leaders in Northern Ireland. I note his...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I thank the Tánaiste for that reply. I am very encouraged by the commitment he has made to follow up on the funding for Foras na Gaeilge and indeed all the all-island bodies established under the Good Friday Agreement. I am particularly optimistic now that we have the restoration of the institutions in Northern Ireland that we will see the full mechanisms of the Good Friday Agreement,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (11 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I thank the Tánaiste. I re-emphasise the very practical examples he has shown from the shared island unit. These initiatives will set the foundations that were originally envisaged by the Good Friday Agreement all those years ago. I am particularly encouraged by the strong approach the Government is taking with regard to victims and legacy issues and ensuring that those things are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet committee that deals with infrastructure; and when it will hold its first meeting. [1678/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Go raibh maith ag an gCeann Comhairle agus táim buíoch as freagra a thabhairt ar an gceist i leith cursaí infreastruchtúir. My constituency, Dublin Mid-West, is one of the fastest growing in the country in terms of the number of houses being delivered and population growth. I welcome the establishment of a Cabinet committee on infrastructure. I hope it will look...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Industrial Development (12 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Mar atá ráite ag an Taoiseach, tá tábhacht faoi leith ag baint le cumas iomaíochta na tíre. I very much welcome the outline or blueprint that has been given in the Government's response to the competitiveness challenge. I will focus on two chapters of that report where focus is needed over the coming years. The first is with regard to the role of SMEs. I am...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (12 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme for Government office being established in his Department. [1677/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (12 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. I dtosach, guím gach rath ar an Taoiseach agus é ag tosú amach mar Thaoiseach. Baineann an cheist a chuir mé leis an gclár Rialtais agus le hoifig a bhunú i Roinn an Taoisigh le déileáil leis an gclár Rialtais a chur i gcrích. Like me, I know the Taoiseach was extremely enthused by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Industrial Development (12 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2024, published by his Department in November 2024. [1679/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (11 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of developments in Ukraine as we approach the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4362/25]

Maximising Artificial Intelligence: Statements (19 Feb 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Guím gach rath ar mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Smyth, as ucht a ceapacháin mar Aire Stáit le freagracht as intleacht shaorga. Táim ag súil go mór le hobair léi amach anseo agus muid ag dul i ngleic leis an gclaochlú a chruthóidh an intleacht shaorga inár sochaí agus inár ngeilleagar. I look forward to working with the Minister...

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

Shane Moynihan: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on progress on the Luas-to-Lucan project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5562/25]