Results 221-240 of 248 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 402. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if measures will be introduced to encourage consumers to shop locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3605/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are being taken to address the shortage of special needs assistants, particularly for students with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3585/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Accommodation (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans are in place to increase access to Gaelscoileanna in response to growing parental demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3586/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Facilities (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional resources will be allocated to school-based mental health services to support students experiencing anxiety and depression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3587/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 552. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional supports will be provided to promote the Irish language in schools and public life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 553. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for community sports facilities and recreational spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3607/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail the housing supports that are available to persons suffering from mental health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2295/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Register of Electors (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the issue of voter registration will be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2306/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Provision (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 629. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that are being taken to ensure the delivery of 60,000 homes annually, including the increased use of modular construction methods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3578/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rental Sector (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if measures will be introduced to strengthen renters’ rights, including increasing RTB powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3579/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if reforms to planning regulations will be considered to facilitate the conversion of derelict buildings and vacant spaces above shops into residential units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3580/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 764. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a State pension which has been declined due to insufficient contributions; if an application can be made if the rest of the contributions are paid off (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3577/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 765. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a second-tier child benefit payment will be introduced for low-income families in response to the high levels of child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3591/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 766. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional supports that are being considered to improve employment opportunities and social welfare provisions for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3592/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 848. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the long delays in the An Garda Síochána recruitment process and once qualified, the reason for delays in the induction process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3598/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 849. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are being taken to expedite the induction of qualified candidates to An Garda Síochána who have been waiting for an extended period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3599/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 850. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is any possibility of prioritising applicants for An Garda Síochána who have already completed their training and are simply awaiting a start date, as opposed to requiring them to reapply and face further delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3600/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 846. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are being introduced to increase the Garda presence in Dublin city centre and address crime and anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3596/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Crime Prevention (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 847. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions that are being taken to combat drug-related crime and gang activity in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3597/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality (5 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 855. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will support the expansion of oyster farms as a means of improving water quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3594/25]