Results 41-60 of 392 for speaker:Robert O'Donoghue

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the pupils in an autism class (details supplied) are presenting with highly complex needs, including PICA, self-injurious behaviours and high levels of dysregulation; the steps her Department and the NCSE are taking to ensure that schools are not left without adequate resources to provide for these children’s right...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review a case where a school-led above SERC review was conducted on 22 May 2025 (details supplied) in respect of an autism specific class; the reason after almost five months, no decision has been communicated to the school regarding its application for additional SNA support; if she will ensure that the findings of that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Arts Policy (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 549. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if participants currently in receipt of the basic income for the arts pilot scheme will be retained under the new successor scheme announced in Budget 2026; If so, the duration they will continue to receive the payment; if there will be a defined cut-off point for current participants; if they will be eligible to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 575. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Fingal local authority will be included in the defective block scheme; the timeline for when the decision will be signed off on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54699/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Artists' Remuneration (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if under the successor scheme to the basic income for arts announced in Budget 2026, for individuals who are in receipt of social welfare payments, including disability allowance and carers allowance will be permitted to retain those payments while participating in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 765. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that only 15 of the 26 High Court-directed special care beds in the State are currently operational due to ongoing staffing shortages; the steps being taken to ensure full capacity is restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54701/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 766. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale for the proposed restructuring of Tusla’s special care services of a facility (details supplied); whether a full consultation with staff and their representative union took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54702/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 767. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered the impact of the proposed restructuring on the regulatory responsibilities of persons in charge; if HIQA has been consulted regarding the potential implications for the registration of special care centres (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54703/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 768. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an updated job specification has been issued for new and revised roles under the proposed restructuring of facilities (details supplied); if not, when these documents will be provided to staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54704/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 769. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an equality or risk assessment has been undertaken on the proposed restructuring of Tusla’s special care services, given widespread staff concerns that the changes could result in centre closures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54705/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 770. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns that the proposed amalgamation of the social care leader and social care worker grades into a single “special care worker” grade will erode the supervisory and support structures essential for safe service delivery in special care centres (details supplied); and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 772. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify whether Tusla’s previous “agency incentive scheme” was approved by her Department; the cost implications of this scheme; the safeguards now in place to prevent pay disparities between agency and directly employed staff (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 773. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details of any proposals submitted by Tusla to increase the “special care allowance” to improve recruitment and retention; whether her Department supports these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54709/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 774. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the engagement that has taken place between her Department, Tusla, and a union (details supplied) to address ongoing staff retention issues in special care; if she will ensure that the restructuring plan is paused pending meaningful consultation with affected staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54710/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 775. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to explain the reason for the decision by her Department not to approve the proposed increase in the “special care allowance” for staff working in Tusla’s special care centres (details supplied); if she will reconsider this decision given the acute staffing crisis and associated High Court implications; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Child and Family Agency (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 771. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the outcome of Tusla’s recent overseas recruitment campaign for special care staff; the total cost of this initiative, including accommodation and relocation supports; whether it has delivered measurable improvements in staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54707/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: What the Government showed on Tuesday is just how completely out of touch it is with some of the struggles of normal people. It announced the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector and handed out rewards to developers, fast food chains and lobbyists - the well-connected who do not need a cent of the money involved. Meanwhile, the people who keep this country running by going to work and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (9 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 339. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to making certain medications for the treatment of cystitis and urinary tract infections available without prescription, in recognition of the impact of recurrent infections on women’s health and in order to ease the current pressure on GP services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54420/25]

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (8 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I really appreciate it. I totally agree with Ms Coughlan on part-time councillors as a recent incumbent here. That is a total misnomer. The issues have changed but the hours have not changed. It is a huge problem in Irish politics. I am sad to say I agree with Deputy Lahart as well that the Committee of the Regions is one of the best kept...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the ongoing capacity issues on the 101x commuter bus service, which is frequently full before reaching the final stops in Balbriggan, and often bypasses Balrothery without stopping, leaving commuters unable to board; if he will consider increasing the frequency of the service or providing additional capacity to...