Results 221-240 of 587 for speaker:Naoise Ó Cearúil

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: After-School Support Services (23 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: We have seen the enormous demand for childcare throughout the country, particularly in my own constituency of Kildare North. However, a lot of the focus has been on preschool and not on after-school childcare. It is extremely difficult for parents to find after-school care and also to go back to work. What measures are being implemented to ensure this shortage of after-school childcare...

School Transport: Statements (23 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I commend the Minister of State on the amount of work he carried out over the summer, particularly in relation to school transport and special education. There was a marked improvement this year in comparison to previous years. It is important to acknowledge that. However, there continue to be serious issues with school transport. The programme for Government commits to ensuring better...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Teagasc agus Stádas na Gaeilge sna hInstitiúidí Tríú Leibhéal: Plé (23 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht isteach inniu. Ar dtús báire, cosúil le Ashling Kate Wall, is as Cill Dara dom chomh maith. Thosaigh mé mo shaol polaitíochta i gComhairle na nÓg. Ó thaobh na gcumann Gaeilge sna hollscoileanna, déarfaidh Pádraig Mac Brádaigh, Julian de Spáinn agus Róisín Ní...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (23 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 56. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken by her Department to address significant childcare waiting lists, including the almost 2,400 children currently awaiting a place in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50172/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (23 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the means by which his Department will consult on shaping the agenda of Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50348/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (23 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects to have a draft timetable for the various EU Ministerial engagements for Ireland’s EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50349/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Data (23 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline communications he has had with the European Commission to date in respect of the impact of tariffs on the pharmaceutical and medtech sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50350/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Presidency (23 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 257. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will carry out a consultation on how to shape the agenda of Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50351/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 258. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to appoint a semiconductor advisory committee, as set out in the recommendations of the national semiconductor strategy, Silicon Ireland; whether or not the Department is seeking expressions of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50352/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nuclear Plants (18 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 97. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has assessed the potential role of nuclear energy in Ireland's future energy mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49081/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nuclear Plants (18 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: We have seen an increase in electricity demand and rightly we are focusing on renewable energy. However, we have major challenges in meeting our 2030 and 2050 climate targets. Indeed, the climate action plan commits to 80% renewable energy by 2030 and net zero by 2050. Has the Minister of State's Department assessed the potential of nuclear energy in Ireland's future energy mix?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nuclear Plants (18 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I appreciate that the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 prohibits nuclear power generation in this country and that the programme for Government focuses on renewable energy. I completely understand that, but the question relates to any type of consideration given to nuclear. We look at the likes of small modular reactors that create between 50 MW and 300 MW of energy. What I am saying here...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nuclear Plants (18 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I recognise the expertise this State has garnered in offshore and onshore wind energy and indeed solar. I was at the launch of the Timahoe North Solar Farm in Kildare only three weeks ago, an excellent facility that will provide energy to a significant number of people in Kildare and across the country. However, my argument here is that if we look to Belgium, for example, they recently...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Security (18 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to safeguard undersea critical infrastructure given the recent €60 million investment in sonar capabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49096/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Foreign Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland's engagement with EU partners on defence innovation, including the development of radar and AI technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49098/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: 148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure Ireland meets its commitment to protect 30% of its oceans by 2030 through the designation of Marine Protected Areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49080/25]

National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030: Statements (17 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I would like to first welcome the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People. I particularly commend the fact that it was developed in partnership with disabled people, and the five key pillars in terms of inclusive learning and education, employment, independent living and active participation in society, well-being and health and transport and mobility. Two Thursday's ago, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: I thank the witnesses for their insights and expertise. It is good to see a fellow Maynooth person up there. It was great to see Professor Daly over the summer as well. There was a previous question on the recommendation made by Professor McMullin that the council be requested to commission an open, independent peer review of the appropriate methodologies for assessment of carbon budgets....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: Surely there are countries which have done elements of it well that we could look to and put pieces together, rather than trying to come up with the entire sum ourselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Sep 2025)

Naoise Ó Cearúil: Does Professor McMullin think we may be trying to be too perfectionist about it? I mean that in the sense of having to ensure that every peer review has been covered rather than trying to pass the carbon budgets and that the council is doing the best it can, especially within the time constraints. I appreciate Professor McMullin's argument that there is not as much of a time constraint...