Results 301-320 of 411 for speaker:Maeve O'Connell

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 922. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on any plans either ongoing or under consideration to expand the student assistance fund to meet rising demand from students due to rent costs. [25185/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 923. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the main learnings by his Department from the 2024 rent-a-room campaign, and how these learnings will inform future campaigns and outreach programmes. [25186/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 924. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the work of officials within his Department in engaging with Solas, with a view to reduce the delays faced by apprentices in accessing training phases. [25187/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 925. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the date that his Department intends to publish the National Apprentice Office Report, following their recent survey. [25188/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding (20 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 938. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he intends to include the requirement for a tax clearance certificate for the issuance of a dog breeders licence in the proposed new Control of Dogs and Dog Breeding Establishments (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 and improve the overall regulation of this business to benefit overall public safety and the welfare of dogs....

Committee on Defence and National Security: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I echo the welcome from everybody else to the Chair. I look forward to working with her over the term. I am a first-time TD so this is literally my first committee meeting. I listened to contributions and the Cathaoirleach's opening statement with great interest. I echo some of the comments that we need a greater discussion around neutrality. There is a lot of confusion and...

Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements (13 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the transformative effect further and higher education can have. Having worked as a lecturer for many years in what is now Technological University Dublin, which the Minister visited last week, I have seen at first hand how education, particularly third level education, can open up opportunities for everyone. However, I must express my dissatisfaction...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (13 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 224. To ask the Minister for Health to report on any plans either in place, or under consideration, within her Department to regulate shopfronts to prevent drug paraphernalia such as ‘bongs’ and other products from being displayed. [22855/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to report on the exact amount of public funding utilised by Sport Ireland to commission coverage of women’s sports by media companies and broadcasters. [22854/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Central Statistics Office (7 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply on this matter. I am raising this subject because we have serious concerns with regard to the management and monitoring of dog breeding in Ireland. We are all well aware of the terrible instances of dog attacks that occurred last year and the specific breeds that then had to be dealt with quite summarily. We need a greater...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Central Statistics Office (7 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I am delighted to hear that an update to the regulations on dog breeding, dog control and the breeds of animals included in that list will be looked at. I ask for the list of dogs currently on the dog control list to be reviewed as well. With some breeds, there have been concerns over the years as to the appropriateness of their inclusion on the list. I look forward to that legislation...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Central Statistics Office (7 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 1. To ask the Taoiseach to report on any ongoing or planned negotiations for the introduction of a new NACE code, designed for classifying businesses and used for statistical purposes, a subset of NACE 0149 breeding of other animals, to uniquely identify dog breeding in Ireland. [15834/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Central Statistics Office (7 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: This question is to ask the Taoiseach to report on any ongoing or planned negotiations for the introduction of a new NACE code, designed for classifying businesses and used for statistical purposes, a subset of NACE 0149 on breeding of other animals, to uniquely identify dog breeding in Ireland.

Report of the Farrelly Commission: Statements (1 May 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I appreciate the clarity on that. I thank the Minister for giving us time to have this debate today on this very important issue. I also offer my sympathies to her. On the publication of the Grace report, I began to read the nearly 2,000-page document. Like many others, I found it difficult and upsetting to read the details of Grace's life. As the discourse on the report began, I was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is planning on introducing any additional Luas trams during peak commuting hours, to help alleviate current levels of demand. [20867/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 522. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects ‘Next Generation Ticketing’ to be rolled out in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20868/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 523. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how officials within his Department are working with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to ensure that measures are in place to address the shortage of skilled workers such as mechanics in Ireland’s public transport agencies. [20869/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how his Department is working with State agencies and other enterprises to bridge the gap of ‘the last kilometre’ which can discourage people from taking public transportation. [20870/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Bus Services (29 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 525. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how his Department is working to provide for additional capacity for Dublin Bus, following the continued growth of its customer demand. [20871/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Transport (29 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the work of his Department to address anti-social behaviour on public transport. [20872/25]