Results 21-40 of 4,468 for speaker:Aindrias Moynihan

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (3 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for the update. I acknowledge the progress that has been made on the wastewater treatment plant and the works under way there. I will focus on the drinking water and the supply there and the hassle and associated cost for locals who have endured boil water notice after boil water notice each winter. It is essential that those works and the new plant be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (3 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: There is great need to upgrade the drinking water plant in Macroom. The plant in the Castle Grounds supplies water from the Sullane river to over 4,100 people in Macroom and east around Carrigadrohid and Canovee. Boil water notices have been put in place in the area during each of the past three winters. This due to turbidity in the water. This is not just a water quality issue. It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (3 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 9. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had to date with the EU Commission and other EU member states on the evolving situation of tariff increases by the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16161/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (3 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: The imposition of Trump's tariffs of 20% last night is a deeply serious concern for Irish jobs and costs for so many people. The EU response is being co-ordinated and could add further pressure for people. What engagements has the Minister planned with his EU counterparts and with the Commission as regards this response?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (3 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: While Trump's tariffs are only a few hours old, the Minister's officials have been examining various scenarios and preparing reports, some of which have been published. We recognise that the technology, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage sectors are a serious concern. In my own area in Cork, pharmaceuticals and food and beverages are a major concern. Will the Minister be making the case...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (3 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Minister. With 10% tariffs on the UK and the higher 20% tariff on the EU, there is a particular concern about the all-island economy and how people in the Republic will be impacted by the tariffs versus those in the Six Counties. Is there space within the Windsor Framework to deal with this? Will the Minister put the all-island economy as a priority to his EU counterparts when...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (3 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking on his report on the potential macroeconomic effects on the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16162/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for the up-to-date position on advancing flood defence works in the Upper River Lee area of County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16160/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (3 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for the up-to-date position on delivery of a new purpose-built Garda Station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12874/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Diseases (2 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to ensure no outbreak of bluetongue in Ireland on foot of recent outbreaks in the UK and Europe; if testing has been carried out on animals in Ireland due to these outbreaks in the UK and Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13741/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Diseases (2 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Will the Minister outline the efforts being made to prevent the spread of bluetongue to Ireland in view of the fact that it is in the UK and on the Continent? We are moving towards warmer weather, longer days and possibly an increase in the mobility of the midge population, which is potentially carrying bluetongue disease.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Diseases (2 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Minister for the details of the various efforts that have been made over the last number of years on this. I ask him to outline whether tests have been carried out on livestock this year. In addition to livestock, trucks and various other vehicles would be travelling back and forth between the UK and the Continent as well as across the Border with the North. Are tests being...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Diseases (2 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: On the question of vigilance within the farming community, if a farmer identifies the disease that means it is already here. My focus is on preventing it travelling to us here, whether on vehicles going back and forth on ferries or across the Border. Are efforts being made to ensure that those vehicles do not bring the virus with them? The Minister briefly referred to the possibility of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Supports (2 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: Has the Minister considered using the mart and the farm walks as a platform for reaching out to farmers and delivering services or access there? He almost referred to it earlier when he spoke about people working very much on their own for days, maybe even for several weeks, when the silage campaign is on or during lambing. People can be very much isolated when they are farming, yet we see...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine hen a 2023 ACRES payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16032/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (1 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his engagement to date, and the details of further engagements planned with the United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick; if the trade imbalance between the US and Ireland were and will be discussed in the future given the escalating tariff risks between the EU and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15500/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (1 Apr 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the current surge in number of foreign birth registration applications from the US impact on the current turnaround processing times for passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (27 Mar 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what role has the use of artificial intelligence in our education system and how it is delivered at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14615/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Mar 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures are being taken to ensure sufficient capacity for in-class training for apprenticeships at all levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14614/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (27 Mar 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 114. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the up-to-date position on advancing a project (details supplied); to detail the funding drawn down to date on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14616/25]