Results 181-200 of 263 for speaker:Ryan O'Meara

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) course for HGV drivers in Ireland was last reviewed and updated to consider new technologies in that area; who has responsibility for the setting of this CPC course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13168/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the case of a HGV driver who comes to Ireland from South Africa on a work permit, the reason that their drivers licence must be validated twice by the same agencies; considering the licence is first validated during the work permit application process and approval for said work permit is contingent on positive approval; and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 286. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans to increase the number of work permits for HGV mechanics beyond the quota of 200, as set out under Statutory Instrument No. 680/2023, considering the cap has already been exceeded and no further permits can be issued until further action is taken by the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13165/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 287. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit applications for HGV mechanics that were refused by his Department since the quota of 200 permits, as set out under Statutory Instrument No. 680/2023, was reached; his views on whether there are now sufficient numbers of HGV mechanics in Ireland without the need to increase the quota; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 288. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if applications for work permits for HGV mechanics who were refused due to the quota of 200, as set out under Statutory Instrument No. 680/2023, being reached can be accepted in a future round of work permits without the employer having to re-enter the 28-day advertising period and the 90-day deadline to get the applications...

Report of the Housing Commission: Statements (Resumed) (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I thank the Minister of State for being here today. I appreciate the opportunity to speak on such an important issue. The housing crisis is the single greatest issue facing my generation, including young people like me trying to get a start in life, those of us who are still locked out of the property market and living at home, young people moving abroad because they see a better quality of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: UHL offers the only emergency department for a catchment of approximately 400,000 people across north Tipperary, Clare and Limerick. It is the only emergency department in Ireland with such a large population depending on it. The people I represent do not believe one emergency department is enough for the mid-west region, with north Tipperary feeling services are inadequate, particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Directives (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Irish and EU legislation regulating the use of heavy goods vehicles and more specifically, the legislation relevant to load securing; to set out in summary the relevant EU legislation that has been transposed in the past ten years, including Directive 2014/47/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12380/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 522. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on reports of the recent legal action threatened by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11201/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 613. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with Bus Éireann and introduce a local school bus service in north Tipperary (details supplied) for the upcoming school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11192/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the sources of income and means that are considered in the means assessment for a stamp 0 visa, a retiree applying as an individual of independent means; if rental income, stocks, or net worth are considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11610/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the request for final documentation and a certificate fee will issue to an applicant (details supplied) after their application was approved a few months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11736/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the damage done by Storm Éowyn, if timber harvested from private forestry can be sold on a volume rather than a tonnage basis, given much of the timber that fell during the storm will take an extended period of time to be harvested and transported to sawmills, meaning that the weight of the timber will be reduced in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will direct his departmental staff to work in sawmills nationally to measure and verify the volumes of timber being sold to the mills from private forests, thus ensuring that farmers can sell timber that fell during storm Éowyn on a volume- rather than tonnage basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10641/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the price difference of harvesting forests following Storm Éowyn, given that harvesting crews could normally harvest 180 tonnes per day for €15 per tonne but in windblown forests, harvesters are charging upwards of €25 per tonne and only harvesting 60-70 tonnes per day;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the cost of additional diggers and track machines required to harvest windblown forests following Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10643/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the additional transport costs of transporting timber harvested from windblown forests, given the normal price of transport has increased from €14 per tonne to €20 per tonne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10644/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider introducing an intervention scheme for forestry for windblown forests to ensure that timber that has fallen during Storm Éowyn can be harvested and stored in a timely manner to avoid it decaying on the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10645/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to introduce a replanting grant for windblown forests in recognition of the fact that the less-mature timber that fell during Storm Éowyn will now be sold at a lesser price than anticipated by the farmer had the forests fully matured, given that replating is going to be more expensive than usual as additional rehabilitation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (19 Mar 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has given consideration to introducing further regulations on protected urea fertiliser labels, specifically the inclusion of NBPT inhibitor application dates and expected efficacy duration and more transparent labels regarding storage and handling conditions that may impact inhibitor effectiveness; and if he...