Results 361-380 of 411 for speaker:Maeve O'Connell

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 270. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to report on his Department's work to encourage female participation and recruitment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17305/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 271. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to report on the current gender balance of all serving members of the Defence Forces in percentage form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17306/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department plans on introducing any additional Luas trams during peak commuting hours, to help alleviate current levels of demand. [17300/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 412. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is currently planning to extend further start-up supports to non-manufacturing and non-export businesses. [17177/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Information and Communications Technology (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 413. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his Department’s work to encourage digitisation both within his own Department, and in businesses. [17178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 414. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how his Department is planning to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to ‘cut through unnecessary bureaucracy’ for businesses. [17179/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 415. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider extending the Cost of Business Advisory Forum to holding local consultations and meetings, to ensure that localised factors that can highly impact businesses are recognised and taken into account. [17180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 416. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on their Department’s work to reform the employment conditions of those working in the gig-economy. [17181/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on her Department’s efforts to reduce the student to teacher ratio in primary schools. [17175/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on her Department’s efforts to reduce the student to teacher ratio in post-primary schools. [17176/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Local Authorities (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 732. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when his Department will issue instructions to local authorities regarding the commencement of local community safety partnerships. [17298/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 791. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which her Department is working to improve the accessibility of the online power of attorney system (details supplied). [17299/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 983. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the delivery of free HRT products-medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17303/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 981. To ask the Minister for Health the plans on how her Department will reduce surgical wait times for patients in the public health service. [17301/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 982. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the delivery of the six new planned surgical hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17302/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 984. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of her Department's plans towards the full digitisation of Irish healthcare records and information systems. [17304/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 33. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will commence a review of the inheritance tax valuation date payment model (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15835/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (1 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 858. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development about the Government's timeline for transferring responsibilities related to dog control, welfare, and breeding to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and when the Department intends to propose new legislation to rectify the shortcomings in current dog welfare, breeding, and control regulations. [14209/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (1 Apr 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 859. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Government intends to transfer power regarding the control of dogs, dog welfare, and dog breeding to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and when the Department plans to introduce legislation to address the inadequacies of current dog welfare, breeding and control. [14208/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (27 Mar 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide funding for Irish-language conversation classes in third level institutions to support those wishing to learn Irish and also provide an opportunity for those who speak Irish, especially those who attended Gaelscoileanna, to continue to use their Irish within the educational system [14514/25]