Results 201-220 of 708 for speaker:Rory Hearne

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Supply Board (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of residential developments that have been stalled or delayed as a data centre,commercial or non-residential electricity hook-up request that were granted ahead of the residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44278/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 295. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the work being done by his Department to reduce the waiting period for the warmer homes grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43593/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 298. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the waiting period for applicants to the warmer homes grant scheme, by local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43721/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 299. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures being taken to combat illegal dumping; whether additional resources are being provided by his Department to Dublin City Council to support the council in addressing this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43722/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 300. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the creation of an urban waste management programme, acknowledging the acute waste management needs of dense residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43723/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Sustainable Development Goals (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 312. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on progress in respect of the Government’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44528/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of the €2 billion allocation to the MetroLink project announced as part of the new national development plan in July 2025; to clarify where and how his Department will source the remaining funding required to deliver MetroLink by 2035; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43590/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 578. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a timeline for the MetroLink project commencement and completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43591/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position of the independent expert contract in place to review additional documents released by TII at the MetroLink hearings; the expected date for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43911/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus services operated by private providers in Dublin, broken down by local area; the annual cost to the State of these contracts; the number of passengers serviced annually by private services in Dublin, by local area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43912/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 591. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated completion date for the Luas Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43913/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 614. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the help-to-buy scheme for 2025 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44302/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 769. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times his Department officials have met with an organisation (details supplied), or any of the subgroups it represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44310/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Inquiries (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 770. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce a wealth tax; if so, to outline details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44312/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Budgets (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 771. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual revenue that would be generated through the introduction of a wealth tax levied at 0.5% on assets over €1 million and 1% on assets over €2 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44313/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourist Accommodation (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 958. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the introduction of Fáilte Ireland's short-term letting register; to outline the enforcement measures that will be in place in cases of non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43724/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourist Accommodation (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 960. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of short-term lets in operation in Dublin, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43726/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 959. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on plans to deliver collective bargaining legislation for Irish workers, as per the recommendations of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43725/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Data (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 961. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated full-year cost of introducing two new bank holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43727/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 962. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the exploratory work carried out by his Department in respect of introducing a four-day working week; if he plans to meet with an organisations (details supplied); if there has been any communication between his Department and the organisation since the initial commitment made by the Government in 2021 to fund additional research...