Results 21-40 of 457 for speaker:John Connolly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2024 agus Caighdeán na Seirbhísí Poiblí Dátheangacha: Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Tá cheist bheag eile agam. Tá ról an oiliúna agus an teagaisc ó thaobh an leibhéil Ghaeilge a fheabhsú sa chóras, mar atá sé faoi láthair, luaite go minic. Nuair a bhí oifigigh na Roinne os comhair an chomhchoiste seo coicís ó shín, nó thart faoin am sin, dúirt siad linn go raibh méadú suntasach...

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised)
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: I am going to use the opportunity of the Minister of State’s presence to raise an issue that partly arises from his comments in the circulars sent to us earlier this evening and partly from an issue on which we had a presentation earlier. Wind Energy Ireland was among the parties that presented to us this morning. Everyone recognises there is significant opportunity for the country...

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised)
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: The only point I was going to add to the Minister of State’s last point is the need for balanced regional development. If we are saying that any development for offshore wind off the western coast can only be serviced by either Cork or Belfast, that is going to impact on balanced regional development.

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised)
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: In terms of the categorisation of ports, do we see the potential inclusion of the ability of a port to service offshore wind energy? Is this something that could be included in the categorisation of a port? At present, it is simply tonnage. If a port can facilitate some of the measurements the Minister of State is speaking about in terms of wind energy, could we upgrade a port based on its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: My questions are primarily to Mr. Moran in response to his opening contribution. He mentioned the review of the national port policy, the public consultation that will occur in the autumn and the expectation that a new policy will be launched early next year. How important is the proximity of a suitable port for the development, management and maintenance of an offshore wind farm? Given the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: It is of concern that we are relying on Belfast at the moment and the other three ports are currently only in planning phases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Planning Challenges in Offshore Renewable Energy: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: The other concern that generates for me is that we have a whole area of coast, from Cork all the way around to Belfast, where we do not have a port capable of facilitating the development of offshore wind farms. The national ports policy should review and amend that and hopefully develop plans. I agree with the witnesses. I do not want to see this being done from Cherbourg and if wind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: I have a couple of questions based on the introductory statements. I hope I am reading the statements accurately. Has the unmet demand of 25,000 beds, which was projected in 2014, come to pass or could it be worse than that? One of the factors outlined in the 2014 strategy to drive the demand was the attraction of Ireland to international students. Anecdotally, that may have surpassed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: On that last point, I see it as very important for the development of the strategy that we know the lands third level institutions have access to and that there is some incentive - in accordance with their zoning - for these lands to be used for student accommodation. All the third level institutions have their own infrastructure plans and want to see enhanced education facilities. Given...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: On the technological sector student accommodation programme, 15 proposals are going forward from stage 1 to stage 2. Is that accurate? There were 53 proposals, including for purpose-built accommodation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: They are not all progressing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Are the best those that can return the highest number of units where the demand is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Of the 53, how many will progress to the second stage? Is that a fair way of looking at it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: In response to Deputy McGettigan, I think I heard that all technical universities came forward with proposals but not all of them were being progressed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Everybody accepts the urgency. I was surprised when the witness responded earlier that not every third level institution had an accommodation office. I welcome the additional €1 million in the Estimate this year for third level institutions to come forward. Is that €1 million specifically for third level institutions that currently do not have accommodation offices or is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: How long will the second stage of that process take - the assessment of those considered viable?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance the Government Position on introducing legislation to allow local authorities introduce a commercial bed occupancy tax to raise revenues locally, as requested by a number of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39406/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of the Programme for Government objective to build up the two long-term savings funds in preparation for fiscal challenges including demographic changes, climate resilience and dealing with future shocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39407/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the current position of his Department on progressing the Clifden-to-Maam Cross section of the N59 redevelopment project as reactivated in 2020, and included for in the National Development Plan 2021-2030. [39331/25]