Results 221-240 of 11,687 for speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department is supporting the roll out of water fountains across the country to lessen plastic bottle waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6796/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that his Department will be taking to advance district heating schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6793/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline his Department’s plans to reduce waste from disposable cups; if he plans any initiatives to support the update of keep-cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6795/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of adult and children passport renewals currently being processed by the Passport Office in 2025, as of 31 January 2025. [6855/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on each of the projects funded under the 2024 active travel scheme within the Fingal County Council area; and if he will provide a list of the projects to be shared, in tabular form. [6849/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Projects (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the safe routes to school project will re-open later this year for new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6850/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and capital projects under the remit of her Department that received EU funding in 2024; and the percentage of the funding that was actually covered by the EU in each of those projects, in tabular form. [6848/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and motorcycles attached to the Dublin metropolitan region west roads policing unit as of February 2025; and if he will provide the corresponding figure as of 31 December 2021, in tabular form. [6851/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes attached to the Garda K district as of 31 January 2025. [6852/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhounds microchipped between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2024, in tabular form. [6856/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which new markets continue to be established for Irish food products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6857/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental nurses based in each primary care centre in CHO7 as of 31 January 2025, in tabular form. [6853/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE audiologists, by grade, employed by the HSE within older persons’ services in CHO7 in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [6854/25]

Maximising Artificial Intelligence: Statements (19 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I congratulate the Minister of State on her appointment and wish her well in the new role. I welcome this opportunity for us to have an informed debate on the positive implications of AI across our society, as well as the new risks it brings. As with any evolution in technological capability that has a widespread application, the public debate on this has been intense. In this environment...

Maximising Artificial Intelligence: Statements (19 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: That image is so crude that it can be easily spotted, but we have to be ready for the time when that content is absolutely indistinguishable from reality. We must also be upfront about the huge energy use that AI technology necessitates. As a country that already expends a disproportionate percentage of our energy generation on data centres, we need to acknowledge that the growth in AI use...

Mental Health: Statements (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I welcome the opportunity to discuss mental health and how our State responds. We all know the historic position that mental health services had in this country during the last century. There was little investment and a damaging institutional approach, all reflective of attitudes at the time. Thankfully, today attitudes are different and the State's response is different. We now have a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has noticed an increase in failure of private operators of clothing recycling banks to empty these banks in local authorities across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6006/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether Iarnród Éireann will take any necessary steps to facilitate the reopening of the bridge over the railway at Drumnigh, just south of Portmarnock station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6010/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 293. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the financial losses suffered by consumers due to the sudden closure of businesses recently (details supplied) where individuals are left without recourse for redress; if he will consider strengthening consumer protection laws to prevent such occurrences, including enhanced safeguards against reckless trading and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on progress to provide a school (details supplied) with a permanent site and build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6008/25]