Results 181-200 of 300 for speaker:Maeve O'Connell

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 638. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm under which State agencies' remit do CCTV cameras on the N11 fall. [25191/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 914. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the project timelines and set milestones for the delayed or paused student accommodation projects in both Trinity University and the University of Limerick. [25177/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 915. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on how eligibility for the 30% target group for reduced-rent-beds student accommodation is being verified and enforced across each relevant institution. [25178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 916. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on whether any additional supports will be made available to students who may not be eligible for the targeted reduced rent beds but still encounter financial difficulties. [25179/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 917. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the findings of the international benchmarking and stakeholder consultations for the standardised design study for student accommodation. [25180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 918. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on how sustainability and flexibility will be practically implemented in the new standardised design guidelines for student accommodation without increasing costs. [25181/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 919. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report what the current criteria are for selecting the initial three pilot locations under Stage 2 of the Technological Sector Student Accommodation Programme. [25182/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 920. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on what metrics will be used to measure the success of the pilot phases of the Technological Sector Student Accommodation Programme before it increases in scale. [25183/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 921. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the estimated timeline for the full implementation of a borrowing framework for technologic universities for the construction of student accommodation. [25184/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 922. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on any plans either ongoing or under consideration to expand the student assistance fund to meet rising demand from students due to rent costs. [25185/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 923. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the main learnings by his Department from the 2024 rent-a-room campaign, and how these learnings will inform future campaigns and outreach programmes. [25186/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 924. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the work of officials within his Department in engaging with Solas, with a view to reduce the delays faced by apprentices in accessing training phases. [25187/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 925. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the date that his Department intends to publish the National Apprentice Office Report, following their recent survey. [25188/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 938. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he intends to include the requirement for a tax clearance certificate for the issuance of a dog breeders licence in the proposed new Control of Dogs and Dog Breeding Establishments (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 and improve the overall regulation of this business to benefit overall public safety and the welfare of dogs....

Committee on Defence and National Security: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I echo the welcome from everybody else to the Chair. I look forward to working with her over the term. I am a first-time TD so this is literally my first committee meeting. I listened to contributions and the Cathaoirleach's opening statement with great interest. I echo some of the comments that we need a greater discussion around neutrality. There is a lot of confusion and...

Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements (13 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the transformative effect further and higher education can have. Having worked as a lecturer for many years in what is now Technological University Dublin, which the Minister visited last week, I have seen at first hand how education, particularly third level education, can open up opportunities for everyone. However, I must express my dissatisfaction...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (13 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 224. To ask the Minister for Health to report on any plans either in place, or under consideration, within her Department to regulate shopfronts to prevent drug paraphernalia such as ‘bongs’ and other products from being displayed. [22855/25]

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

Maeve O'Connell: 118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to report on the exact amount of public funding utilised by Sport Ireland to commission coverage of women’s sports by media companies and broadcasters. [22854/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Central Statistics Office (7 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply on this matter. I am raising this subject because we have serious concerns with regard to the management and monitoring of dog breeding in Ireland. We are all well aware of the terrible instances of dog attacks that occurred last year and the specific breeds that then had to be dealt with quite summarily. We need a greater...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Central Statistics Office (7 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I am delighted to hear that an update to the regulations on dog breeding, dog control and the breeds of animals included in that list will be looked at. I ask for the list of dogs currently on the dog control list to be reviewed as well. With some breeds, there have been concerns over the years as to the appropriateness of their inclusion on the list. I look forward to that legislation...