Results 181-200 of 731 for speaker:Naoise Ó Muirí

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants, including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia and Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51666/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 330. To ask the Minister for Finance the take-up of the mortgage relief scheme in budget 2025; the average value of the relief paid; and if any provision has been made for renewing it for a further year. [51917/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Reliefs (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 331. To ask the Minister for Finance the take-up of the landlord relief; the cost of the relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51918/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 332. To ask the Minister for Finance the thresholds and rates for Capital Acquisitions Tax; his views on the appropriate relationship for different categories of recipient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51919/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the capitation grant for schools in the upcoming Budget, in order to ensure that schools have sufficient funding to cover essential running costs such as heating, electricity, cleaning, insurance and maintenance, and to reduce the need for schools to fundraise or request voluntary contributions from parents; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to address the shortfall in capitation funding for primary schools, given that many schools are currently unable to meet their basic operational costs without relying on parental contributions and fundraising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51633/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing a mechanism to automatically adjust the capitation grant in line with inflation and rising utility costs, to ensure that schools are not forced to divert time and resources away from teaching and learning in order to fundraise for basic necessities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51634/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 552. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the process by which his Department determines the polling day for elections; if maximising turnout rates are considered in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51303/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will clarify the eligibility of individuals for an allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51626/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if clear written guidance can be provided to Intreo staff regarding the eligibility of social enterprise founders and directors for the back to work enterprise allowance, in view of the Government’s stated policy to support social enterprises and neurodivergent individuals’ participation in economic and social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline how the current back to work enterprise allowance eligibility criteria apply to social enterprises registered as companies limited by guarantee, and whether directors or founders working on a contract or employment basis are eligible to apply for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 641. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the back to work enterprise allowance scheme to ensure that it is accessible to founders of social enterprises, particularly those serving vulnerable or neurodivergent adults, given the Government’s commitment to supporting social inclusion and mental health; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 642. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether the intention to work on a contract basis for a social enterprise, prior to the enterprise being able to offer direct employment, precludes an applicant from qualifying for the back to work enterprise allowance; and if not, if he will issue guidance to Intreo offices to ensure consistency in decision making; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 643. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on any plans to amend the back to work enterprise allowance, or related supports, to better accommodate the unique structures and needs of social enterprises, in line with the Government’s social enterprise policy and the National Disability Inclusion Strategy; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the levels of maternity benefit and maternity leave, paternity benefit and leave, parental benefit and parental leave which will apply during 2026; and if there are any anticipated changes in any of these due to take place during 2026. [51897/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional supports or secondary benefits allowed to persons on a carer's allowance; and to persons on a carer's benefit. [51904/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer's benefit; the typical duration of their claim; and if she has considered greater flexibility under the scheme to cover intermittent caring periods. [51905/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer's support grant; the number of persons who already have carer's payments or domiciliary care allowance; and the numbers who qualify independently of these schemes. [51906/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 661. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the take up to date of the concession of free travel to those medically unfit to drive; and the number of children who will benefit from free travel. [51914/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (30 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Muirí: 662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children on child benefit payments; and the way that number has been affected by the extension of payments to those in full-time education up to their 19th birthday. [51915/25]