Results 281-300 of 1,032 for speaker:Joe Neville

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (2 Oct 2025)

Joe Neville: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the eHealth record project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52699/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 Oct 2025)

Joe Neville: 437. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of the GP shortages in towns in Kildare North, in particular Maynooth, which has a rapidly increasing population and growing GP shortage concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52745/25]

Investment in Sport and Sporting Infrastructure: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Joe Neville: We are talking about sports infrastructure. More than many, I, as a coach, and my children have benefited in recent years from different facilities we have been able to develop locally by means of the sports capital grants. As stated by previous speakers, these grants are a very efficient way of spending and receiving money. Who best to spend the money in local areas than people who run...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Oct 2025)

Joe Neville: The issue that I am raising here today relates to the Irish Stock Exchange and its importance to the success of Irish incorporated companies and, indeed, Irish investors. The decline of companies listed on the Irish Stock Exchange has been well reported, with a decline from up to 100 in 1999 to a current level of 24. This decline is in stark contrast to the growth in the wealth of the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans and measures considered and implemented by publicly funded public transport operators when it becomes clear that there is a lack of services on a particular route to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51818/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: 134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the scale of funding that will be given in 2026, 2027 and 2028 through the National Development Plan to the Dart+ projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51817/25]

National Social Enterprise Policy: Statements (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: Today, I want to talk about something that I firmly believe in and have worked in. I have seen the effort involved in our own communities. The Minister of State has been leading on this since taking up his position in recent months. I have met him a number of times in north Kildare and know that he has been all around the country because he believes in what he is doing. He believes in the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the Minister for his response. I welcome the work that has been going into this and the efforts that this Government and the previous Government have made in putting forward the hot meals programme. Ultimately, it is there to provide meals to people who might not be in a situation to get them otherwise. This is definitely something we need to encourage. It is a great idea but we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: What are the Minister's plans to develop a pension solution for foster carers in recognition of the enormous contribution they make to vulnerable children in our society, as committed to in the programme for Government?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the Minister for his response. I am especially conscious of the words in the programme for Government whereby we will seek to examine the pension provision for foster carers to acknowledge their long-term commitment and ensure valued support after years of fostering. I am very conscious that 4,000 foster carers in Ireland provide a service which, as with services provided by other...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the Minister for his very genuine response and for his commitment. As he outlined, he is very aware of the contribution that foster carers make. He has demonstrated his knowledge on the topic and his willingness to engage further in the coming weeks and during in his term as Minister. It is something we will continue to work on together and I will follow up on it. I thank the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: 91. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of schools enrolled in the school meals scheme in 2025; the percentage of waste analysis has been done in these schools; and the nature of the reporting mechanism. [50836/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: How many schools are enrolled in the school meals scheme? Has an analysis been done of the waste in schools? Will the Minister outline the nature of any reporting mechanism in this regard?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank Mr. Finnegan for all his efforts, the contribution he has made and even in my short time here the way he deals with us personally and his friendliness. He knew my name straight away and I assume everybody else probably says the same and wonders how he does that. He probably had our names from the start.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: It is those small personal touches from him. It is only a small thing, but at the same time they are the things that speak to us and to how he has handled his business, even before I was here. It is the measure of him, the role he has done and the effort he has made in that time to make this, as Deputy Dolan alluded to, a great place to work and for us to come into. I thank him for that.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: This issue has been covered by others, which is always the risk at the public accounts committee, but at the same time we have similar interests and similar things have been brought to our attention. On the broadcast service workers, I am conscious the officials cannot deal with the employees of Pi Comms directly, but I want to clarify some things. There is always that question about the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: Yes. I am sorry; I called it Pi Comms for short. That is the way it was referred to yesterday.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: Would Mr. Finnegan even give a colour of those services that might be provided, I will not say behind the scenes, but by the company itself just to give us a clear picture?