Results 1-20 of 4,479 for speaker:Aindrias Moynihan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 May 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position on the reviewing of the proposals from the public consultation regarding the expansion of route 233 bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22801/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 May 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the provision of increased frequency of the train service from Mallow to Killarney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22802/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (8 May 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 107. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking on foot of the recently published ESRI research data reporting that Airbnbs are not the primary cause of long-term rental shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22808/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (8 May 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 136. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to protect the need for tourist accommodation in areas where the local economy is highly reliant on tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22809/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 May 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 177. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position on the safety and security of Irish personnel serving with UNIFIL in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17993/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 May 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 211. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position on risk assessments carried out this year on the safety impact to Irish peacekeeping troops serving in Lebanon on their monitoring of the blue line demarcation between Lebanon and Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17994/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (1 May 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what current supports are available to SMEs with the ongoing threat of increased tariffs when trading with the US; what additional supports are also being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21695/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Promotion (1 May 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what new markets are being explored to negate any impact on trade to the US with the ongoing threat of increased tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21694/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 May 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if recipients of carer’s allowance will be notified prior to the new household increase in income thresholds provided for in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21692/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (1 May 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 144. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to clarify the simplified processes and specified response times under the new appeals regulations effective from April 2025; how these new regulations will reduce current lengthy processing times for appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21693/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (30 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale on the restriction on the types of MRIs offered under GP access to community diagnostics; the reason below-the-knee MRI is no longer available under this type of diagnostics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21339/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 1053. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the urgent approval under a review request for an additional SNA for a school under medical needs for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20970/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 6. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to achieve the 500,000-home target by 2030 under the home energy upgrade programme; the reasons identified by him as to the levelling-out of uptake under the scheme; the measures to be taken on the issues identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17992/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Tá spriocanna dúshlánacha leagtha amach chun athchóiriú a dhéanamh ar thithe cónaithe agus iad sin a bheith ullamh faoi 2030. An mbeimid ábalta na spriocanna sin a bhaint amach nó an bhfuil aon bhac ann gur féidir a chur ar leataobh? There are ambitious targets set out for more than 500,000 homes to have been renovated by 2030. Is that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Minister. I will focus first on lower income households, where the free home energy upgrades, under the warmer homes scheme, would be expected to deliver. This time last year, it was taking eight to ten months to reach stage one, the BER assessment, and 26 months to get the overall works done under the scheme. By the middle of last year, it had slipped to ten to 12 months to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: For people who do not qualify for the free schemes, there is a range of grants and loans. Depending on the age of the building and the size, quite a substantial job can be required. It could be anywhere from €20,000 to €70,000 to carry out a deep retrofit. While there is a grant, it is a big expense, with people even having to borrow, and there is a long payback. The time,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the up-to-date position on the provision of the deposit return scheme at civic amenity sites in Cork county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17996/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (10 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he is taking to resolve the ongoing increasing timelines for completion of works under the SEAI free energy upgrades in Cork county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/25]

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Baineann na leasuithe seo leis an tslí go mbíonn an t-údarás ábalta talamh a dhíol agus a cheannach ar leas an phobail Ghaeltachta, ní hamháin ó thaobh na tionsclaíochta de, ach i slite éagsúla a bheadh ann ar leas an phobail. D'fhéadfadh cúrsaí cultúrtha, oideachais, tithíochta nó pé rud ar leas...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Déarfaidh mé cúpla focal ar an alt seo. Fáiltím roimh an tslí a chinntíonn sé go mbeidh muintir na Gaeltachta ábalta a n-ionadaithe féin ó thoghadh. Is mór an dul chun cinn é sin agus caithfimid a bheith cinnte fáiltiú roimhe sin. Bhí córas lochtach ann, áit a raibh ar mhuintir Chorcaí, muintir...