Results 241-260 of 1,574 for speaker:Marie Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 851. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average wait time to be admitted to an apprenticeship, by college and by apprenticeship type, in each of the years 2014 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5517/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 852. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he intends on addressing the financial barriers faced by apprentices who are required to travel and work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 853. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to remove the student contributions of €1,000 for phase 4 and phase 6 faced by many apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5519/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 854. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to expand trade colleges to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5520/25]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: When will the Government publish its response to the Dublin city task force report? Last October, the Tánaiste said that the interdepartmental working group would report back before the end of the year and would provide timelines for the plan's recommendations. What is that timeline? Is the Government committed to all ten of the big ideas, as the previous Government was?...

Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: Hear, hear.

Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: How is it in 21st-century Ireland, when we are into our ninth year of eye-watering budget surpluses with, of course, the exception of the pandemic, that securing an affordable and sustainable home for so many people is largely down to luck? It is down to luck in terms of the family one is born into and whether the bank of Mam and Dad will be able to help with a deposit. More than one third...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the review of the Civil Service blended working policy framework will commence; the lead department overseeing this review; if the review will be conducted by an external organisation or internal group; the names of all those involved in the review; the timeline for the review; when is it expected to report; and to whom the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the move announced by the Department of Social Protection to commence changes in remote work practices on 1 February 2025 was solely confined to that Department; and if not, if any other Government Department issued a communication to all workers, group of workers or worker relating to changes in remote and flexible work...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes that were made to the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant so that the only eligible properties are those recorded on the local authority derelict site register and when those changes were made. [5029/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties that qualified for the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant since its introduction and that these properties were not on their local authority derelict site register. [5030/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties per year that qualified for the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant since the introduction of the grant. [5031/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 243. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is satisfied that the intent of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022 is working as intended given that a tiny number of solicitors (details supplied) across the State will only provide the legal practitioner statement as part of the Decision Support Service enduring power of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 244. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she intends to engage with the Law Society of Ireland on their practise decision of 15 February 2024 which appears to advise against solicitors only providing the legal practitioner statement with the Decision Support Service enduring power of attorney process and that the ideal is to participate from start...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (12 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected timeframe for a conclusion of discussions between a union (details supplied) and officials from his Department on the alignment of the Youthreach calendar with the second-level academic year calendar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4909/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for that reply. I had not intended going into the details of the particular situation I raised with the Department last week, but just to be clear, the management is meeting with parents tonight. The meeting is not with staff. In fact, that takes a whole other week. It is perhaps a reflection of the disrespect to staff in this particular matter. The other...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: I start by offering my support to all those providing an early years service in this country. I pay tribute to all those staff and providers who go in day in, day out to do their very best for the families they look after. I am conscious that there are huge frustrations in the sector about core funding, wages and bureaucracy. Many service providers tell me they are running unviable...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 242. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to account for the reason new businesses established in 2024 are not eligible for the power up grant; the reason the grant is linked to previous entitlement to the increased cost of business scheme; the steps, if any, that will be made to correct this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4301/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 243. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a business (details supplied) has been excluded from eligibility to the power up grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4303/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: 346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of businesses established in 2024 in existing rateable premises. [4302/25]