Results 241-260 of 4,883 for speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Water Safety (9 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 842. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her recent engagements with the board of Water Safety Ireland regarding recommended staffing and equipment guidelines for lifeguarding that it issues to local authorities; if there has been engagement regarding lifeguards at Clashganny and Milford in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29587/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (4 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on plans for active travel in County Carlow. [28316/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan in County Carlow; and the date by which all bus routes under the Plan will be up and running in the county. [28315/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (4 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of eligible claims currently being made for the rent tax credit made in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28423/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (4 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to ensure that there will be widespread nationwide availability of ATMs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28424/24]

Tackling All Forms of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (3 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister. I welcome and acknowledge her commitment, hard work and dedication to addressing this; however, as she knows, gender-based violence occurs in many forms and most assaults go unreported. We need society and the political system to address this and take an honest look at how the system responds and meets the needs of victims of violence. One key action of the third...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Like previous speakers, I would like to welcome the increase in the number of judges in the Court of Appeal, which is important. The most important element of the Bill is that the amendments reach across many aspects of people's lives and have the potential to make significant changes. The Minister spoke about night crime, which is worrying. We have to make sure that we have enough...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: People are being denied disability allowance and are not being given oral hearings. Every case I am working on gets a standard reply asking for further information. I respect that this change happened during Covid, but it is important that hearings be brought back, as this approach is affecting people and their illnesses. They need to have these hearings. I ask that the Taoiseach examine...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Omudsman for Children Annual Report 2023: Ombudsman for Children (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Education was the most complained-about issue last year with 40% of complaints relating to education, access to school places, bullying, school transport, the State Examinations Commission and access to complaints procedures in schools. What are the procedures to make complaints about education? Is there a resolution in these cases? For example, if a board of management decided to change...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Diplomatic Representation (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the top five language courses provided by his Department for Irish embassy or consulate staff based overseas where English is not the first language spoken in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024; the amount paid by his Department for those courses for staff in the years in question, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 132. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the ages of each of the horse box vehicles currently in use by the Defence Forces equitation school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28106/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 133. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are plans to purchase Boeing Chinook HC6 type of helicopter for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28107/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5% to 0.25%, reducing the second rate of USC from 2% to 1% and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €25,760 to €33,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28094/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 247. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she expects to fill the chairperson post at the National Concert Hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28098/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Paternity Leave (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of individuals who have taken up paternity leave in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28108/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of data access requests that An Garda Síochána or the Criminal Asset Bureau have made to telecommunications and social media companies in the past three years to date in 2024 under the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2011; The number of requests that were approved by the companies that the data...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked Garda roads policing unit cars that came into the fleet in 2023 and to-date in 2024; the number of unmarked Garda RPU cars withdrawn from the fleet during same period in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28096/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE civilian forensic accountants grade 2 working in the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau as of 18 June 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28097/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Carlow women's refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28327/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (2 Jul 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 377. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE speech and language therapist in each CDNT based in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in the years of 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28109/24]