Results 41-60 of 220 for speaker:Louis O'Hara

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Does the NTA have any timeline for when it expects carriages to become available? I am concerned that in the interim where there are capacity issues on services, nothing will be done about it. There are serious issues with the rail service between my home town, Athenry, and Galway city. There is a serious safety issue on services. Will anything be looked at in that regard in the meantime?

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: It was indicated that the rail timetable review would look at the reallocation of fleet. When is that review going out to consultation and when does the NTA expect the new timetable to be finalised? Will a new draft timetable be put to consultation and, if so, is it available now?

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: When does Mr. Creegan expect the draft timetable to be published?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I thank the witnesses for their time. In their opening statement, reference was made to the need for reform and delivery of enabling policy. A recent The Irish Times article outlined that Uisce Éireann had warned the Government of the critical need for a wide range of regulatory and legislative reforms if Uisce Éireann was to meet the immense tasks it faced, including the new...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Will Mr. Gleeson give the appendix to this committee?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: That would be very helpful.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: That is very important. In my constituency of Galway East we have well over a dozen smaller towns and villages where we cannot have the delivery of new housing because that capacity is not there, in the likes of Ardrahan, Corrofin and Abbeyknockmoy. There has only been an announcement of investment in two villages, namely, Craughwell and Clarinbridge, but we have been told it will be years...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: To go back to the example in my constituency, just two villages out of well over a dozen are actually getting investment.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: Mr. Gleeson referred to the €2 billion in annual ring-fenced funding that is needed. As regards the announcement made towards the end of last year about the €1 billion in funding allocated to Uisce Éireann to fund capital spending, will Mr. Gleeson clarify what that was used for? Was it used for capital spending?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I have some quick questions on behalf of Deputy Cronin, who had to leave the meeting. We know demand from data centres has expanded exponentially in recent years. The first come, first served basis on which capacity is being divvied out is causing housing projects to be delayed. Is there a similar risk with water supply? If we build new data centres, will this impact on Uisce...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: On the eastern and midlands regions project, what are the results of the public consultation? What will be in the planning application submitted to An Bord Pleanála this year?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I appreciate that and thank Ms O'Dwyer.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 369. To ask the Minister for Health to considered adding inflammatory bowel disease as a condition which qualifies under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 370. To ask the Minister for Health to consider incorporating inflammatory bowel disease into the chronic disease management programme, which would recognise this chronic disease as a qualifying condition for additional support and social protections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27818/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 371. To ask the Minister for Health to consider incorporating inflammatory bowel disease into the eligibility criteria of the GP visit and medical card schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27819/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 372. To ask the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to reduce the burden of hospital car park fees, especially for patients who suffer from chronic diseases and require ongoing hospital treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27820/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 373. To ask the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to ensure that every inflammatory bowel disease clinic is adequately staffed with a full multidisciplinary team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27821/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 374. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the funding and recruitment of advanced nurse practitioners (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27822/25]

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: The Palestinian people have been subjected to starvation, occupation, dispossession and genocide at the hands of Israel. This is ethnic cleansing and a human tragedy of unimaginable scale. Israel has shown no restraint in its onslaught on the Palestinian people, and the Irish Central Bank is supporting this violence by facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds. The Government has said...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (27 May 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a ministerial order to allow the cutting of turf at a bog (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26901/25]