Results 2,521-2,540 of 4,884 for speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State. I believe this legislation is to be welcomed and that it forms an important part of the economic recovery plan. It is crucial that we support businesses as public health restrictions are eased. Local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. From speaking to businesses in my own county of Carlow, I know they have gone through a massively demanding...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to raise the issue of school transport in County Carlow. Coláiste Eoin in Hacketstown is a growing school with a large rural catchment area. It will have 280 students in the next school year. During the Covid pandemic, the principal managed to get an extra bus service for the school, which picked up students living in rural areas. He has been told that the service will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the senior cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35402/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the plans in place to tackle youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35343/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications processed by the Teaching Council in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35638/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (1 Jul 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average time elapsed between applications being submitted and the Teaching Council’s decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35639/21]

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I fully support this Affordable Housing Bill. It is urgently needed and we must get it through the Houses as quickly as possible. Over the years, I have had numerous representations from people who do not qualify to go on the housing list and cannot get a mortgage. The people I am dealing with now are what I would describe as the new working poor. I was working with a couple last week,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gender Equality (24 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on progress towards gender equality in politics in Ireland; and the steps being taken to achieve a new normal in which more women political leaders have an active and equal role in decision-making and building forward. [27634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 478. To ask the Minister for Health if community pools and leisure centres will be permitted to hold swimming classes for children in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26697/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Younger People in Nursing Homes: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the witnesses and Mr. Tyndall for his report, which is very important. While I welcome the Wasted Lives report, I must be honest, when I read it I was a little floored because - and we have all gone through the Covid pandemic - lives are so important. Once people are alive and a family member is alive, it is just so important that we appreciate them. Everyone loves their loved...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Can the Taoiseach find out for me when works will commence on the railings of Carlow Courthouse? I have been consistently on to the Minister and the Office of Public Works to see when they will begin but I have, as yet, received no answer. I understand the project is happening in phased stages. This is an issue that requires transparency regarding its timeframe. The repeated deferral of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 73. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the take-up of the €50 million suite of supports for those working in the live entertainment sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33297/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the Office of Public Works refurbishment of Carlow courthouse railings. [32330/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the Office of Public Works project at Carlow castle. [32329/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Ratification of Optional Protocol: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am in Leinster House. I welcome our guest speakers. It is good we are speaking about disabilities because I always feel it is an area we need to get stronger on. I am really glad about and welcome the fact that Ireland for the first time has a Department with the word "disability" in its title. That is a good sign. I agree that both the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, and the Minister of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Carlow and Wexford receiving support under the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number in each county who were receiving support under the scheme in May 2021; the number of persons in each county who have received support under the scheme and its predecessor since March 2020; the expenditure on the scheme in each county...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: How many people in counties Carlow and Wexford are receiving support under the employment wage subsidy scheme? What was the number in each county who received support under the scheme in May 2021? How many people in each county have received support under the scheme and its predecessor since March 2020? What has been the expenditure on the scheme in each county over that time? Will the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister. As he said, this is a vital scheme and it is something I believe we need to continue. Throughout Covid we have seen many sectors affected through no one's fault. The Government has played a big part. It is vital that we make sure there is funding for businesses to survive. I ask the Minister to make sure that we deliver. I welcome that 6,800 employees in Carlow...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister. I am delighted it has been extended until the end of the year because it is a concern. We are now speaking about the Delta variant. We are very lucky that our vaccine roll-out is strong, and I am getting my second vaccine tomorrow and I welcome it. It is important that the scheme is looked at again at the end of the year because it has been such a help to businesses...