Results 21-40 of 530 for speaker:Ryan O'Meara

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Industry (21 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 354. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports, financial or otherwise, that would be available to a start-up (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (21 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 475. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for clarification as to whether a body incorporated can apply for the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57034/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (21 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legislation and regulations relevant to the spreading of sewage sludge on farmland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57192/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Websites (21 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 660. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being taken to address concerns and login issues reported by farmer’s following recent changes made to the agriculture food portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57035/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Business Supports (21 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 740. To ask the Minister for Health the supports, financial or otherwise, that would be available to a start-up (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56556/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 744. To ask the Minister for Health if the BowelScreen programme has given consideration to extending the screening programme to those aged 50 to 54; if further investments will be made in the BowelScreen programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56567/25]

Tillage Sector: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: Tá mé beagnach tinn inniu agus dá bhrí sin, ní bheidh mé ag caint ach ar feadh cúpla nóiméad. I thank both the Minister and the Minister of State for being here this evening for this debate. I welcome these statements on this important topic. It is an issue that has been repeatedly raised with me by constituents, particularly in the lead-up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I thank the Cathaoirleach. As Senator Daly said earlier, we are very late to this technology. I embrace it and the need for it. That being said, I do not take it as read that everything is perfect. It is our job to inquire into certain issues. We are sent here by communities that have concerns, and they deserve to have their questions asked. I have a few questions to get through....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: Grand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: That is fair enough. I was just wondering if the building of the digester had changed the way Mr. Gildea was farming and if he was keeping animals in when they did not need to be in. Are any of the representative bodies here today members of the biomethane implementation group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: The need for community engagement was mentioned in the conclusion of the opening statement of the Irish Bioenergy Association. I really appreciate that and it is extremely important. Does Mr. Finan think some community organisation should be part of the biomethane implementation group? As far as I know, there is no such representation now. It is quite one-sided. If we are going to take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: That is fair enough. There is a good chance the Department might be in at some stage so I will probably ask that question again at that point. I think it was Mr. Sweeney who answered the question Senator Collins asked earlier around traffic on roads. My question comes out of that. Do EPA licences or planning permissions dictate the number of vehicles that may be allowed on roads?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: Has Mr. Sweeney seen the EPA, the planning system at local authority level or An Coimisiún Pleanála reduce the proposed number that the plants coming in beforehand would have liked to have seen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: That brings me onto a point I was thinking of making about the EPA's powers regarding regulation. I have concern around what the EPA is able to do for these plants. From the witnesses' point of view, I suppose there is a reputational issue here. If they had one plant that is a bad actor and is releasing stuff in a way it should not be - maybe polluting - this would damage the entire...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: Personally, I have an issue with the powers of the EPA in relation to holding these entities to account.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: These questions might be for other bodies coming in.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (15 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the plans, and consideration being given, to assigning a social worker (within primary care teams or older persons services) dedicated to the care of older people in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56006/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the number of train services from Nenagh, County Tipperary to Dublin, as there are currently only two daily services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54764/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (14 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider adding an additional bus stop on the Nenagh side of Ballina, County Tipperary on the Bus Éireann Route 323, as this is the most populated area of the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54839/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Process (14 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 395. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54698/25]