Results 41-60 of 165 for speaker:Noel McCarthy

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: Will the Minister outline the total intended staff numbers and positions within the 50-bed community nursing unit, once it opens?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 135. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the work of her Department to support those living with functional neurological disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24125/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 483. To ask the Minister for Finance if a couple looking to purchase a property are eligible for admission to the help-to-buy scheme if those selling have previously availed of the scheme for the original purchase of the same property but are now set to repay the grant as they did not spend the required number of years living there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24226/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Conservation (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of school retrofit programmes currently in place; the criteria for inclusion in these programmes; the number of schools that have benefited from such programmes previously; the number of schools that have been approved for a retrofit this year; the expected timeframe for completion of such retrofit works; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 557. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on an emergency works application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23253/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 609. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the updated ‘Procedures on the use of school property and school sports facilities outside of school hours’ are not being implemented by a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24199/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 846. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána currently attached to a station (details supplied); the hours that the station is open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23258/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 935. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department is considering the reinstatement of compulsory sheep dipping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24079/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 1177. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered the potential impact of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024 on specialty vape shops from a ban on vape flavours; if she has quantified the potential burden that the point-of-sale display ban for vapes will have on small retailers, including in the forecourt and convenience sector; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 1178. To ask the Minister for Health to outline if her Department has fully examined the regulatory impact analysis of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024, which warns of the potential for smokers to relapse if vape flavours are banned; if her Department has conducted any research into the estimated number of smokers that may relapse as a result of such...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 1179. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the case of Sweden, who has reduced its smoking and cancer rates through the use of tobacco like vapes and nicotine pouches as a safer and more readily available alternative to cigarettes, in the context of the measures proposed in the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 1216. To ask the Minister for Health if the appointment of a paediatric rheumatologist for the Munster region is being considered, given the strong demand for such a service by those suffering from conditions such as juvenile arthritis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24473/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 168. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline the Naval Service’s current fleet complement; the number of ships that are fully crewed and at sea; his Department’s plans for the further upgrading of the fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18005/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: Will the Minister for Defence outline the Naval Service current fleet complement, the number of ships that are fully crewed and at sea, and his Department's plans for further upgrading of the fleet? Will he please make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: I thank the Tánaiste for his response. I have huge respect for the Naval Service and the job it does. I have family members directly involved in the service. I was pleased to see the significant increase in funding provided to the Defence Forces in the last budget. I particularly welcome the Commission on the Defence Forces' recommendation of an accelerated programme of naval vessel...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the proposed upgrade of the R624 access road to Cobh and the Great Island in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional safety measures are being considered on the stretch of the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton in east Cork, particularly in light of recent vehicle collisions on the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 142. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures his Department is taking to identify the demand, and subsequently encourage the development of, sporting infrastructure such as swimming pools and running tracks in larger towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 197. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline the current situation with respect to recruitment to both the Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18016/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Emergency Planning (8 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 231. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the implementation of an emergency text message broadcast system for transmitting public warnings; if it is envisaged that such a system would operate on a mast specific basis to inform of localised events such as flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23090/25]