Results 341-360 of 1,458 for speaker:Michael Cahill

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 615. To ask the Minister for Finance to consider a proposal (details supplied) and allow for a draught excise rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40775/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Inquiries (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 637. To ask the Minister for Finance to strongly support the pre-Budget submission by a society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41257/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cost of Living Issues (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 660. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being put in place to address the cost of living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41660/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Inquiries (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 677. To ask the Minister for Finance to examine the case of persons (details supplied); to provide some clarity on the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42314/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 696. To ask the Minister for Finance to introduce the lower VAT rate for the hospitality sector as a matter of extreme urgency, to allow businesses remain viable and competitive, many of whom are facing unprecedented financial pressures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43138/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 699. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a lower VAT rate for the hospitality sector as a matter of extreme urgency, to allow businesses to remain viable and competitive, many of whom are facing unprecedented financial pressures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43218/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Inquiries (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 793. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to strongly support the pre-budget submission by a society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41258/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 864. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific supports or funding that will be provided to Killarney Innovation Centre’s expansion to accommodate up to 100 employees and further enhance its capacity for social enterprises and start-ups in the region given the role in fostering local entrepreneurship. [40905/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 865. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given that the expansion of the Killarney Innovation Centre includes the integration of advanced IT infrastructure to support tech-focused businesses, the details of any Government programmes or initiatives designed to help ensure that such facilities are accessible to SMEs and tech companies within the region [40906/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1034. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate sufficient funding to fully implement the national therapy service in mainstream education settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41189/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1036. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make the State's education system truly free by removing costs and charges to families; remove mock exam and correction fees; provide funding support for electronic devices in schools where they are mandatory; and increase the capitation grant by 25%, with a higher rate of 30% made available to schools that implement the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1042. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently review the eligibility of a school (details supplied) for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41322/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1044. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to schools in Kerry that wish to partially integrate children with ASD into mainstream classes; and if an increase to SNAs and staff training will be provided in the region to make this feasible. [41379/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1045. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to granting schools in Kerry more flexibility to manage enrolment in special classes, particularly where a child's needs significantly exceed the available resources, while ensuring that child is offered appropriate alternatives locally. [41380/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1046. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to address the increasing number of staff injuries reported in autism classes in schools in Kerry, including assaults such as biting and hitting; and if additional training, protective supports, or staff welfare measures are being introduced. [41381/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1047. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to expanding the number of early intervention classes in Kerry, where access remains limited despite increased demand from parents and local schools. [41382/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1048. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the difficulties faced by schools in Kerry in recruiting and retaining bus escorts for children with additional needs; and if this responsibility can be taken out of the hands of school principals. [41383/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1049. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional resources will be allocated to help key workers in Kerry better support children transitioning between primary and secondary school, and in some cases where boys finish their placement in a school in second class and then move to another school prior to third class commencing. [41385/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied) can be urgently addressed, and circular 0010/2013 updated as its criteria are too rigid and its parameters now outdated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43746/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Cahill: 1243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if three specific questions raised in correspondence (details supplied) can be addressed; and if a pathway can be provided for specialists to engage with policymakers to ensure that policy revision and policies reflect international best standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43747/25]