Results 401-420 of 637 for speaker:Michael Cahill

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (5 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 97. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to give favourable consideration to an appeal by a club (details supplied) to achieve regional status funding under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme for a full sized fully synthetic artificial grass pitch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10017/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will assist the local community with extension works to both the pontoon and slip at Portmagee pier, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10096/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (5 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 151. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will request the HSE and other disability service providers in County Kerry to put long-term plans in place to ensure respite centres and other essential services (details supplied) remain open, even in the face of challenges and that a plan is put in place to provide additional greatly-needed respite...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 205. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10097/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will urgently bring the N86 Tralee to Camp to Dingle national secondary road up to an acceptable standard (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9434/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the N70 national secondary ring road of Kerry can urgently be brought up to an acceptable standard (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9433/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 410. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to make the necessary resources available for major commemorations in County Kerry to mark 250 years since the birth of Daniel O'Connell (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9079/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Programmes (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the ACRES landscape actions delays and the reason farmers that would have wished to pursue same are adversely affected (details supplied); if he will assist farmers affected by this, including farmers with commonages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9143/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 606. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position in regard to the accommodation recognition payment due to expire at the end of March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9176/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 715. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis on the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9545/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Cahill: 728. To ask the Minister for Health to consider a proposal for a new location for the minor injuries unit in Killarney (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9560/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Cahill: 95. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans for phasing out the means test for the carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8262/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Cahill: I too congratulate the Minister on his recent appointment and wish him the very best going forward. Carers do great work and a provide a great service for the State. In that context, means-testing for the carer's allowance should be phased out. What are the Minister's plans for the phasing out of the means test?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Cahill: Recent media reports suggest the cost of abolishing the means test for carer's allowance is in the region of €3 billion per annum. I understand that is the Department's own estimate. In the Minister's opinion, how definitive is this estimate? In March 2023, the Parliamentary Budget Office estimated the cost of fully abolishing the means test at €397 million. It also...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Cahill: Following budget 2025, the carer's allowance income disregard will be increased to €625 for a single person and €1,250 for a couple from July 2025. How many additional carers are now likely to qualify on the basis of this change? Does the Minister intend to increase the disregard year on year, over five budgets?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Cahill: 35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on extensions to schools in Kerry. [8645/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Cahill: 150. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will be reviewing the criteria for providing the fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8263/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Cahill: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to identify the proposed new bus stops and bus shelters in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8805/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Cahill: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to include a bus shelter in the vicinity of a school in Cahersiveen, County Kerry (details supplied) in the roll out of them in view of the students and members of the public getting drenched there during regular poor weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Cahill: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to include a bus stop and bus shelter at Bansha, Killorglin, County Kerry in the roll out of them in view of the number of number of people employed in the area; the number of housing estates; including the large hinterland and general population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8807/25]