Results 201-220 of 4,006 for speaker:Aindrias Moynihan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (20 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 389. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for consideration in ensuring that local community welfare officers can be available for in-person appointments at local social welfare branch offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7973/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tionscadail Fhorbartha Pobail (15 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 22. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le hathfhorbairt Choláiste Íosagáin, Baile Bhuirne; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [6945/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 54. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what measures are being taken to progress and develop a local amenity (details supplied) in a standalone tourism plan for the Lee Valley area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6944/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending the temporary development contribution waiver scheme as due to expire in April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6939/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (15 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his engagement to date with the stakeholder of a local amenity (details supplied) to progress and develop this area as a national park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (14 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his engagement with the stakeholders of Cork Airport to increase connectivity and attract new routes to the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6949/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 181. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the up-to-date position on a sports capital grant application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6744/24]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and the constructive discussion. A lot of information has been shared. I am sure we are all seeing, because I know I am, businesses that are under phenomenal pressure. These are small family businesses that would, over the years, have weathered a whole range of different storms but have now hit a perfect storm as a result of a whole range of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Temporary Supports for Business: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: From what I understand, the Department is seeing the upwards trend, as are most people in the country, but it has not yet reached crisis point. We do not want it to reach crisis point, so how far off is that? What is the trend the Department is seeing? Are we on the verge of a crisis? Many families have had a personal crisis when closing and losing their businesses. I am trying to figure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: I acknowledge the huge progress that has been made. Mr. Deegan referred to the waiting times for getting the work done on those different retrofitted homes. This is phenomenal work. It is not just the speed or the time but that it is meaningful change in a household. I acknowledge that. There is large demand on the scheme as well. The wait time to get to the starting line is the big...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: It is interesting to hear the figure of between eight and ten months. In our experience, it is greater than that. It is closer to one year for people we are dealing with in Cork. It is positive that the Department is looking at bringing in people to do the BER certification because that is the bottleneck. It gets people as far as the starting line and identifies who has the lowest rating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: There is, but the more vulnerable are more easily identifiable. They are the ones that are moving, as opposed to anyone with a B or C rating. It is those with the lower BERs that are moving once they get the BER certificate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: Will there be targets set for the SEAI on those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: The barriers we are identifying are that the more vulnerable-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures are being taken to support positive mental health in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6401/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Online Safety (13 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures she is taking to ensure that on-line safety is taught in primary schools to support anti-bullying programmes/plans already in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6400/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (13 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 523. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the final report is available on independent review of the ECCE programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6040/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for consideration with current financial operating difficulties experienced by SMEs to expand and provide direct financial supports to domestically focused retail, personal services, professional services and construction services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5698/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Feb 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position on the single application procedure for a combined employment and residence permit; his engagement to date with the Minister for Justice on progressing this process to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5697/24]