Results 21-40 of 220 for speaker:Louis O'Hara

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 433. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider providing the OPW with the necessary resources to take ownership of Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County Galway, to restore to it use as a tourist and heritage site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30413/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 460. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of current vacancies, by job title at the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Enterprise Support Services (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 467. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grant schemes or supports available for a small-scale enterprise in County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30147/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff members employed to support the school completion programme in Galway in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29561/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 846. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the decision not to provide funding to Galway County Council to take ownership of Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30412/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Forensic Science Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1014. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE civilian forensic accountants attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29559/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1177. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessment of need liaison officers employed in CHO2 area as of 31 January 2023 and 28 May 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29548/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1178. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all vacancies for intellectual disability nursing posts within CHO2; and the locations of these vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29549/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1380. To ask the Minister for Health the reason evorel patches, which are being dispensed in place of estradot due to an ongoing shortage, are not covered under the new free hormone replacement therapy scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29459/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1381. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medicine alternatives such as evorel are included in the free HRT scheme, especially given the possible long-term unavailability of estradot; if her Department or the HSE plans to reassess the coverage of such alternative HRT medication under the free HRT scheme to ensure continuity of care;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists based at Galway University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29552/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1413. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have contacted the HSE drug and alcohol helpline in and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29553/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 1585. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ban the use of hexahydrocannabinol vapes in Ireland; the timeline for the ban; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30333/25]

Flood Relief: Statements (29 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Flooding has caused significant damage to the properties of and given rise to costs for and anxiety among residents in my constituency of Galway East. I recently met representatives of the Save our Shannon Organisation who represent more than 600 farming families whose livelihoods are severely impacted by summer and winter flooding in the Shannon Callows. Flooding is also causing the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Lives continue to be lost because of the State's failure to provide adequate mental health care. Each year, more than 50,000 people try to access mental health services for the first time through hospital emergency departments. A petition started by the family of the late Adam Loughnane has received more than 17,000 signatures. It calls for alternatives to emergency departments for people...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child could avail of a school bus service with a closer pickup point to their home (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28499/25]

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I thank the witnesses for their time today. I want to pick up on rural transport again. It is certainly very positive to see new Local Link services starting up around the place, but when I look at my own constituency, we have serious issues with frequency and capacity of bus services from towns which are essentially commuter towns to Galway city and there are very limited links between...

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I might come back in as my time is limited. I appreciate the update. It is clear from engagements I have had with the NTA in the past that funding is an issue and it needs to be looked at. How are public service obligations, PSOs, identified, especially when a bus service ends? There are plenty of examples in my constituency, such as the Athenry bus, where the NTA identified a PSO....

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Is the NTA restricted in that as regards funding?

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I understand the NTA has a role in the allocation of rail stock. Capacity on rail services is a concern on a lot of the regional routes. I wrote to the NTA about this recently. I raised these issues with Irish Rail, which noted that allocation of additional rail carriages is the responsibility of the NTA. The additional DART+ carriages are coming onto the system and I understand that will...