Results 21-40 of 652 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Equality Issues (1 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 637. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on her Department’s consideration of including socioeconomic background as a ground for discrimination under the Equality Acts; if she will outline the policy basis informing this review and the expected timeline for any proposed changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35384/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (1 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 857. To ask the Minister for Health her response to the request by an organisation (details supplied) for a €9 million investment in dementia-specific supports in budget 2026, including community daycare, home support, and dementia advisory services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36182/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (1 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 859. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline plans to expand counselling supports for people living with dementia and family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36184/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (1 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 860. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been allocated in budget 2026 to support the implementation of the national dementia registry and the continued roll-out of the memory assessment support services model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36185/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (1 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 858. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide updated figures on the number of people currently waiting for dementia-specific daycare or home care services in each CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36183/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (1 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 861. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider increasing investment in dementia research, given that it currently accounts for less than 1.5% of total health research output; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36186/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (26 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I will reiterate what Deputy Ó Muirí said. Belgrove infant girls' school, located beside the school I went to as a young boy, is being forced to merge two classes together. Hundreds of parents and children who are really stressed by this have approached me as I walk the streets of my local community . I do not understand how the fact that the school's current enrolment numbers...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (26 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I reiterate what Deputy Ó Muirí said. We need to get a temporary solution for this. There was clearly an error with the appeals. Is there any way to find an alternative solution for these parents and the children who will be put into a class size such as this? It will affect their learning and their experience. These are young girls who are already under enough stress. There...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (26 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 118. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the enforcement of legislation banning the use of sunbeds by persons under the age of 18, in view of reports that some sunbed operators are failing to request proof of age or are accepting false identification; if her Department plans to conduct inspections or public awareness campaigns to address this issue; and if she will make a...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I agree 100%, especially if you look at how the public view any other government waste. We now have a chance at the start of this Government term to bring this in as fast as possible and save us hundreds of millions. I refer especially to projects like the North-South interconnector. We may be hit with EU fines. The recent Spanish grid failure should be a wake-up call for us. We need...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Sorry. I am only new.

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Ba mhaith liom caint inniu faoi rud éigin atá i mbéal an phobail faoi láthair, an issue that is really crucial to Ireland's climate ambitions and something I have really championed, that is, private wire legislation. It is stated in the programme for Government that such legislation will be expedited. We all support that programme for Government but this is not being...

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Gabhaim buíochas le Marie Donnelly. Aontaím le gach rud a dúirt sí. I apologise for being late; I was speaking about the same issue. I have a question about private wire legislation. The Minister informed me it will be brought before the Government before the summer recess. When it comes in, it is important it is not used as a greenwashing tactic. I agree that the...

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I did my thesis on the Tallaght district heating system and the feasibility of waste heat utilisation. I am well aware of it and I agree with Ms Donnelly that hospitals or public buildings should be used. When we talk about data centres being integrated into the district heating system, we should bear in mind that we do not have a district heating system in Dublin other than that one. I...

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I agree with Ms Donnelly. It is great that we have battery storage available, but are those batteries currently connected to the grid? Will private wires help them to connect more quickly? We have gigawatts waiting for connection. I was talking to a solar farm developer last week who has been waiting 18 years for connection. That is the main reason I think private wire legislation would...

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I am not an expert.

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: A licence application for uranium mining in Donegal was rejected. We have to explore before we can say there is no uranium in Ireland. I am not coming at this on nuclear energy, however. I am following on from what Deputy Whitmore said about the EPA report, which stated the maximum reduction in emissions Ireland will deliver by 2030 is 22%, unless we invest millions of euro right now....

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I want to touch base on the data centres issue again. We all know that they are gobbling up so much of our electricity. I want to touch base with regard to what was mentioned about the district heating system. I know Codema has done an amazing job in Tallaght. What it has done shows that it can be done, but it would not be the best route to go down in every single scenario. What was said...

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I have three things I want to say, but I will just say one. I will go back to private wires. During the recent storm, without private wires the eco-villages were completely knocked off the grid, which is completely unfair. We need to bring in legislation in order that people with solar panels who have their own energy will still be on the grid. What Ms Donnelly said is right, but all...