Results 41-60 of 108 for speaker:Joe Neville

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Joe Neville: It is a great honour to be here, as a relatively newly elected TD, to speak on International Workers' Day. This is a day that rings out not only around Ireland but across the world. Workers in different societies have, for many generations and over hundreds of years, had a constant fight to get their rights, whether it is in industry or otherwise. We have seen it in the United Kingdom, the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (1 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the Minister. Intel's situation underscores how crucial it is that we address the systemic issues. In other Departments, we have things like planning delays, which can cause uncertainty. Energy prices, which the Minister alluded to earlier, are a key issue not only for small businesses but also for very large businesses like Intel. Energy prices are above many EU rates, so that is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (1 May 2025)

Joe Neville: 6. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is envisaged that a new whole-of-government action plan on competitiveness and productivity will be finalised in line with the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21913/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (1 May 2025)

Joe Neville: When is it envisaged that a whole-of-government action plan on competitiveness and productivity will be finalised in line with the programme for Government? As the Minister knows, there is obviously a lot of news happening, some of which has just been discussed, in respect of the different issues with the economy. Will he go through that?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (1 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is great the timeline has been brought forward. The Minister is conscious of time, no more than myself, and therefore, it is a real positive that July is the new date. While the Minister and his team are doing significant work, there are challenges. As someone who has worked as an accountant with both large Irish multinationals and many smaller...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Joe Neville: 26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the schemes in place to encourage businesses to set up in our towns and villages; and if he has plans to introduce more schemes to ensure the longevity of towns and villages. [20751/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (1 May 2025)

Joe Neville: 39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is envisaged that a new whole-of-Government action plan on competitiveness and productivity will be finalised in line with the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21741/25]

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: I congratulate Deputy John Cummins on his role as Minister of State. He has been there for a few months but it is my first time speaking to him directly in the Chamber. Deputy Cummins was a great councillor friend of mine. Obviously, he is from Waterford and I am from Kildare but we were great friends for so many years that is a great honour to be able to speak to him in this way today. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (10 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Government’s long-term plan for ensuring a reliable and clean flexible power system to back up wind energy generation, particularly as Ireland continues to increase its dependence on wind power to meet climate targets. [18004/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline, given the increasing competing energy needs of both residents and large industries operating in north Kildare and other regions, the medium and long-term strategies that are being put in place to ensure a steady energy supply at sustainable price levels to meet those demands. [18003/25]

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: "I believe in America" is the opening line of "The Godfather" movie and as the undertaker Bonasera said, I too believe in America. Brought up in a western European post-war world, many of us saw America as a beacon of prosperity and hope, a vision of opportunity. Over the years and through different US administrations, we have not always agreed with American presidents but we have broadly...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: 606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department could look to increase the local authority home loan in Kildare, given that the figure currently is maxed at €360,000 and the average cost of a house in Kildare is currently above that figure. [16732/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: 1088. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to Kildare in r 2024 under community grants, in tabular form. [16730/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: 1089. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to Kildare to date in 2025 under community grants, in tabular form. [16731/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (3 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: I wish to express my condolences on the passing of Mick O'Dwyer, a legend of the GAA who gave us great days in Kildare. I thank the Minister for all his information on the tariffs last night. Coming from Leixlip, we have Intel and the Kerry Group in our area in north Kildare. I saw a lot of the fears of my peers last night, the people I worked with in the business sector. What level of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (3 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the operation of the accelerated capital allowance for childcare services; if this is achieving the aim of assisting employers in providing childcare services; if not, if other steps could be taken by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15715/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (3 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: 32. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the Minister with responsibility for trade with regard to potential tariffs on Irish goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15714/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Projects (3 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: 168. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps his Department can take to support the Minister with responsibility for the OPW in facilitating the resolution of Castletown House, Celbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16236/25]

Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity: Statements (2 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: It is always difficult to follow Deputy Ward, especially when he has been so knowledgeable of and engaging on the topic under discussion. I have been listening for the past couple of hours, both up in my office and since I came into the Chamber. There were similarities with what many people said, but I was struck by one statement. Someone said that this is quite a simple problem. It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (2 Apr 2025)

Joe Neville: 9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has, in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, considered a policy around land use and development due to the increased competition for arable land in areas such as north Kildare, for new technologies such as solar farms. [13821/25]