Results 341-360 of 485 for speaker:Louis O'Hara

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I am regularly contacted by parents in my constituency expressing their frustration and despair at the assessments of need process, the lengthy delays and the fact that parents have to fight every step of the way to get an appropriate assessment for their child. One mother told me how her daughter waited nearly three years for an assessment and received no supports in the meantime. She...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (20 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of registered taxi and hackney vehicles in operation in each county in each of the years 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25221/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (20 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 355. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to improve the management of the River Shannon; his plans to tackle the issue of flooding in the Shannon Callows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25255/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to stop a school bus service (details supplied) will be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25080/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 847. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time the two ambulance crews in Tuam, County Galway, are at Tuam ambulance base while not out on calls on a weekly basis for the years 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25750/25]

Common Agricultural Policy and Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan: Statements (15 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: As we discuss this today, our farming sector is facing a number of challenges - farm enterprise viability, unfair trade, competition and demographic changes in the farming community. On farm viability, the latest data from Teagasc showed that just 27% of Irish farms were considered economically viable in 2023. This is a startling statistic and recent trends in input costs suggest that 2024...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (15 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on when the new wind energy guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24029/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the amount allocated to Galway County Council for social housing acquisitions for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24030/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she is considering expanding the eligibility criteria for SNA allocation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24966/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she is taking to help schools plan for children with diagnosed autism and other neurodivergent conditions before they enter school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24967/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she is taking to address the inequity in supports that children with neurodivergent conditions receive in mainstream schools compared with those attending special schools, as raised by a local advocacy group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24968/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she is considering mandating neurodiversity training for all teachers, both for those who have already qualified and those currently in training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24969/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she is working to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to autism classes, as raised by a local advocacy group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24970/25]

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Many young people in my constituency have been waiting months on end for their driving tests. It is incredibly disappointing that the delays in this regard have worsened since this issue was last raised by us in February. Being able to drive is an absolute necessity for any young person who lives in a rural community in the context of their independence and allowing them to lead an adult...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (14 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I congratulate the Chair. I welcome the opportunity to sit on this committee, which has an extremely important area of responsibility. I look forward to working with all the other members as a representative from the west of Ireland and the northern and western region. It is a region ranked 219th out of 234 EU regions in terms of infrastructure. I am very conscious of the need to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 132. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether he is aware of cases where people with passes under the free travel scheme are being charged booking fees for some public transport services (details supplied); what actions his Department is undertaking to address these hidden booking costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24860/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 227. To ask the Minister for Health whether the cost of blood tests ordered and carried out by a dentist are covered by the medical card scheme; if there are specific types of blood tests ordered by dentists which are not covered by the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24895/25]

Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: This is a very important motion. We cannot build houses unless we have the necessary infrastructure in place. I have raised a number of times the failure to invest in wastewater infrastructure in a number of towns and villages across my constituency, as well as the slow delivery of projects which has stalled the delivery of housing. I raised it with the Tánaiste last week who said...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (13 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if she will engage with the National Ambulance Service on the need for a 24/7 rapid response vehicle operated by advanced paramedics at Tuam ambulance base; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24027/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 237. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department is taking to increase the number of dentists participating in the dental treatment service scheme across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24028/25]