Results 41-60 of 293 for speaker:Eoin Hayes

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Parental Leave (21 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 714. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on extending paid parental leave to those who become parents through surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57101/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Vacant Properties (21 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 715. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the vacant buildings owned by her Department or by agencies under the remit of her Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57104/25]

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

Eoin Hayes: 819. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the vacant buildings owned by her Department or by agencies under the remit of her Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57113/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Vacant Properties (21 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 927. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57117/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Briefing on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of a Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. It is great to have them all here. I know it involves a lot of preparation and sometimes it is intense to deal with all of the various questions that come so I really do appreciate it. Before I get into the substance, I want to thank the witnesses sincerely for the work they do for the tourism industry. There are 250,000 people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Briefing on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of a Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: It was Thomas Drummond, there you go. That is exactly it.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Inquiries (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons or justification for the collection of birth certificates or passports of minors and their guardians as part of the application process for the Child (5-8) TFI Leap card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56017/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 139. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has investigated the possibility of permitting the CRO to accept e-signatures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56022/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an official from her Department has not undertaken a site visit of a school (details supplied) following their request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55984/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase funding for youth services in south Dublin City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55985/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the concerns raised by parents and clinicians following the publication of the SNA review process for 2025-2026 guideline by the NCSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55986/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her policy on the provision of places for children with autism in fee-paying schools, whose teacher salaries are paid by the taxpayer; the way in which such schools are or should be encouraged to provide such places; the other provisos in providing special school places in these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55987/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will finalise the application process for applications for the basic income for artists scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56020/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason his Department is projecting less spending on jobseekers benefit by €175 million in Budget 2026 when compared with spending in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56023/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide the plans for increasing funding allocations for youth services for Ringsend/Sandymount area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56007/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of employees working in immigration visa services, broken down by role; and the number of applications currently being processed and awaiting decision, broken down by visa type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: School Meals Programme (15 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 355. To ask the Minister for Health if she will conduct a review of the school meals and place mandatory minimum nutritional and quality guidelines in place for service providers when contracting with individual schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56018/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (14 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: I hope the Minister of State will relay my thanks to the officials in the Department of education for the hard work they do in the prioritisation of capital investment in developments in south Dublin city, which she has just described. My view is that education is a silver bullet. Schools should be palaces. In past centuries, we built cathedrals. I propose that our schools should be the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (14 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: My constituency of Dublin Bay South is unique in many respects. We are standing in it right now. It stretches over approximately 10 km² in this wonderfully south-easterly corner of our capital. About 125,000 people live here, about 20,000 of whom are under the age of 18, and there are in and around 12,000 families. There is a relatively high proportion of people with no religion or a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Eoin Hayes: Ten years ago this country proudly affirmed marriage equality through a referendum. The LGBTQI+ community in the United States also won equal marriage rights in that same year. I have been deeply concerned by the rising anti-LGBTQI+ sentiment there and elsewhere. One couple in my constituency were married in the United States and are particularly worried that if a state or US court...