Results 381-400 of 473 for speaker:James Geoghegan

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Programme (25 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 465. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the revised and retitled Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill General Scheme will be published; if he agrees with his Departmental ministerial brief that this Bill will be of particular assistance in planning, introducing and collecting an accommodation levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7402/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (25 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 468. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will identify each entity which received funding from the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, by name, address, description of project, funding stream, application status, and total grant provided, located in Dublin2, 4 and 6,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (25 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 18 February 2025, if he can detail the specified medical criteria referred or provide a copy of the criteria upon which the assessment is made; if he can confirm that it is a medical assessor in his Department who determines whether the medical criteria is met in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (25 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 16 February 2025, if he will confirm that the Department collates certain information in respect of applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 699. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence (details supplied) submitted approximately three to four months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7175/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (25 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 854. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive sanctioned weekend, double assist home help hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7264/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 986. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the works undertaken by the Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied); the progress that has been made in delivering a new apprenticeship training centre at this location; for which craft apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7326/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (25 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 999. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects by name, address and amount located in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 which have received funding from the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Policy (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The introduction of any new tax or levy will never be a popular initiative. I fully acknowledge that if the Government took a decision that the way in which the recommendations of the Dublin city task force were to be funded is through the introduction of an accommodation levy, the Department and the line Minister would have a huge role in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Policy (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank the Minster of State and wish him well in his new brief. The context of this discussion about an accommodation levy in Dublin is really straightforward. It relates to the funding of the recommendations of the Dublin city task force. The task force identified that the capital costs to fulfil those recommendations would be between €750 million and €1 billion and that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 19. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the power up grant to businesses that have not been able to avail of the support because of administrative issues; the number of businesses in Dublin 2, Dublin 4, and Dublin 6 that have availed of the grant to date; the total value of this uptake; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how his Department plans to balance the need for Ireland to be at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation while also developing a policy for responsible AI use; what he considers to be the main obstacles to the implementation of his Department’s AI policy; if he will provide a progress update on his...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline his Department’s strategy to reduce vape-related waste and pollution issues in Dublin; if he will provide metrics to measure the success of this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6808/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the installation and usage of CCTV for litter and waste enforcement purposes in the local authority sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6805/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Data (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of Ireland’s bilateral economic relationship with China for each year over the past five years with relevant updated statistics in terms of jobs, exports, imports, companies; the total number of staff, in the embassy of Ireland, Shanghai consulate general of Ireland, Hong Kong Consulate General of Ireland, Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 148. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has reviewed the global study The Military Balance 2025 conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies which reveals Ireland is at the bottom of the European table of 38 countries for defence spend as a percentage of GDP; if he has carried out any assessment of our spend as a percentage of gross national income (GNI)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Programme for Government (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 5 February 2025, if he will ask the NTA to provide a preliminary written view or report on the possible acceleration of planning and design of the extension of the Luas to Poolbeg, in the context of the new Programme for Government’s commitment to review and enhancing the National...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Relief Schemes (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 5 February 2025, if the NTA will issue a reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7105/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tourism Policy (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 5 February 2025, his views in relation to a tourism accommodation levy on short-term stays in paid accommodation in the context of the Dublin Taskforce recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7106/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 192. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he plans to balance the need for Ireland to be at the forefront of AI innovation while also developing a policy for responsible AI use; what he considers to be the main obstacles to the implementation of his Department’s AI policy; to provide a progress update on his strategy to address these challenges; and if he will...