Results 41-60 of 17,012 for speaker:Paul Kehoe

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (22 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 423. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the necessity for BA Communications for fire fighters to communicate with each other over radio in a fire emergency; when this essential equipment will be rolled out through Dublin Fire Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42423/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (22 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 607. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessments of need that are completed every month in the Blanchardstown and Castleknock area CDNTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42422/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (22 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 608. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he would consider introducing SNAs into preschools, especially in preschools that cannot secure an AIM worker, or making SNAs eligible for the role of an AIM worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42424/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 678. To ask the Minister for Health for details on the pay and numbers strategy, which Connolly Hospital healthcare workers say will add an additional six months to recruitment processes and undermines patient safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42421/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 839. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of discussions between a union (details supplied) and officials from his Department on the alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year; if this decision will be finalised in the time left of this current administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42624/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (17 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place for the Blanchardstown Mulhuddart school area to ensure there are enough primary school places to accommodate the new developments in both Churchfields and Hollywoodrath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42288/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time a domiciliary care application by a person (details supplied) has been pending; when a decision will issue; the efforts that are being made to reduce the waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42144/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time the carer’s allowance application for a person (details supplied) has been pending; how much longer before they can expect a decision; the efforts being made to reduce the waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42158/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale as to why a woman with three children and who is a widow, cannot receive illness benefit when she is entitled to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42289/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I remind members to please ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment of the House even if on silent mode. I welcome our guests in the Public Gallery: Mr. Yuming Lian, a student of Mr. Michael Grehan, who is a teacher at Belvedere College in Dublin 1; Ms Aoibhínn Doyle of Ramsgrange Community College in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Session 1 will be a round-table discussion on the education needs of visually impaired students in primary and post-primary education. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Eithne Walsh, who is the head of communication and advocacy in Féach; Dr. Patricia McCarthy, who is an associate research fellow in Trinity College Dublin; Ms Derval Healy, who is director of children and learning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I thank everyone for the presentations, which are much appreciated. Deputy Hourigan will be the first member to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Senator O’Reilly has five minutes. I am going to be very strict because we have gone way over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Senator O'Loughlin has three minutes. We have gone way over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: The witness will have to be very brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: One thing that popped out to me, when Ms Walsh talked about the State examinations, was about us being in the Dark Ages. I will not ask her to comment on it but I thoroughly agree with her. As a politician, and I have no doubt this includes other Members of Parliament, we have all come across these situations in April or May where people panic when they go to the Department of Education and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: When Ms Walsh spoke, I was not aware she had a son or daughter who was visually impaired. She was speaking at first hand. I know from speaking to parents that they are at their wits' end when it comes to this. They should not be worrying about the exam and about how long more they have. They should be 100% catered for. They have already gone through enough in their six years in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Fortunately or unfortunately, I will be departing this Chair in the next couple of weeks. There will be a whole new committee. I do not know anything but I would encourage the next committee, through the clerk, to have a session specifically on visually impaired people with the State Examinations Commission. The witnesses should come in as they have absolute evidence of how it affects...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: All you have to do is look at all the changes. Most of the changes to the State examinations come from legal cases. That is the way it is.