Results 1-20 of 168 for speaker:Grace Boland

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: We know that domestic, sexual and gender-based violence is an epidemic in this country. The research bears this out, the reports from the Garda bear it out and I have no doubt that we have all listened to the experiences of constituents. It is still a great taboo in this country. It is not spoken about openly but it is something we urgently need to address. My colleague, the Minister,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: That is very welcome news. If the 78 applicants do not take up the €25 million, I ask the Minister to urgently reopen the scheme. Seven weeks was not a very long window for childcare providers to make applications to the scheme, so I would very much like her to look at reopening it if the money is not all utilised. In addition to that, however, I would very much appreciate it if the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: 94. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the uptake in the building blocks extension grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20291/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: As a very proud TD for Dublin Fingal West, one of the youngest constituencies in the country, I cannot understate the demand for childcare. As a mum of eight-year-old twins who has never been able to access childcare, the delivery of additional childcare places is an absolutely priority of mine and I really hope it is of this Government. The Minister might give us an update as to the uptake...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: While I welcome the Pobal scheme, 78 applications is not a lot and 78 additional childcare facilities, or not even childcare facilities, is not sufficient for the demand we have in Ireland and it will certainly not do anything to meet the demands of the people in Dublin Fingal West. Will the Minister look seriously for more funding to support childcare providers in areas of high demand? As...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: I ask the Minister to update us, please, on discussions in respect of the passenger cap at Dublin Airport. We are an island nation with an ever-growing population, expanding at a rate of 100,000 people per year. Our capital city's airport is a vital component for our national competitiveness and continued success. Dealing with the cap and putting in place a long-term plan for the airport...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (10 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: 19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a timeframe to implement the whole-of-Government strategy to fully integrate the sustainable development goals into national policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18044/25]

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

Grace Boland: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he and his Department are planning to enhance data centres' use of renewable energy sources and energy efficient technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18045/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (10 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: 73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will use all means at his disposal including political and diplomatic avenues, to secure the release from detention of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18231/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of additional special education classes in Dublin mid west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17874/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of the schools in Dublin mid west that have expressed an interest in opening a special education class, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17875/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: I thank the Minister. Schools are an investment in our future. We need to move away from patching up prefabs that have been there for ten, 20 or 30 years when they were only intended to be used for a few years. We need to invest in our schools and invest in the future and in our children and teachers, by providing good, accessible, reasonable school accommodation. I would like to see a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way she plans to support the school building unit in how it delivers school buildings in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16806/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: The Minister might tell us what the plan is to support the school building unit to deliver school buildings and extensions to school buildings in an efficient and timely manner. In my constituency of Dublin Fingal West, there are numerous projects that are taking an extraordinarily long time. Some cases are taking decades. It is essential the Department works collaboratively with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: I thank the Minister. I acknowledge that there has been a lot of investment in school buildings. However, my constituency of Dublin Fingal West is one of the youngest constituencies in the country. Balbriggan is the youngest large town in the country. We are rapidly growing. The towns of Rush and Lusk were tiny villages when I was a child but are now full of young and growing families....

Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Second Stage (8 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: I welcome the draft legislation coming before the House and thank the Minister, Deputy Burke, and Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, for their work on it to date. As other Deputies have said, the Bill, when enacted, will see the implementation by the Government of one of the key commitments in response to the pensions commission's recommendations and implementation plan. This legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the additional school accommodation section to work towards when processing invoices from schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16805/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Consultations (3 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he and his Department have had with the Department of Education in the preparation and publication of guidelines for promoting financial literacy in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15675/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (3 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: 144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a progress report on the Government digital wallet, specifically an update on the timelines for the rollout of a digital driver's licence for Irish motorists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16148/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Grace Boland: 160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the availability of funding for the delivery on the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15676/25]