Results 581-600 of 789 for speaker:Aidan Farrelly

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 1916. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual amount claimed by special advisors attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11764/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (19 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 1933. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of people who attained qualification in early years childcare in each of the years from 2004 to 2024; and the QQI/FETEC level attained, in tabular form. [12831/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 1960. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (19 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 1961. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11938/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (19 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 1970. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list the unsuccessful applications for funding under phase 1 and phase 2 of the Community Centre Investment Fund (details supplied), in tabular form; and the supports available for these organisations to reapply or seek alternative funding. [12410/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 1971. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a schedule of the headings under which he can provide direct funding and-or grant aid to community groups and-or volunteer groups in respect of public realm upgrades and-or enhancements, maintenance of rights of way, walkways and so on; the direct funding he can provide to local authorities for disbursement; and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 1972. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a schedule for each local authority of the amount of ORIS funding granted in each of the years 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the heading and or purpose in which the funding was granted; if the funding was unused and or withdrawn and or surrendered back and reason for same; and the further breakdown of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Bodies (6 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: We all know, having worked in different sectors, that extensive reporting mechanisms are in place already. If we draw down public funds, we have to report at every step of that process. We know that, for example, as regards the IT system, there are what we call decision gates at various stages of expenditure, whereby organisations have to report that back. As for my concern about the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Bodies (6 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 2. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide further details in respect of his plans to review spending by bodies under his remit and-or aegis. [9994/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Bodies (6 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: First, I take the opportunity to wish the Minister well and congratulate him on his new role. I ask him to provide further details in respect of his plans to review spending by bodies under his remit or aegis.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Bodies (6 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: There is a bit of a smoke and mirrors effort happening here; a bit of a damage limitation stunt. I appreciate what the Minister has inherited here is a little bit of a mess but the reality is that his Department already knows what is being spent. That is fair to say. What we have seen though, with both of the incidents the Minister cited, is an abject failure in terms of oversight in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (6 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 207. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of fighter jets the Government intends to purchase; if he will provide the make and model of the aircraft; the estimated cost of each aircraft; the hourly cost of flight per aircraft; the type of munitions these aircraft will have capability to carry; the circumstances in which the aircraft will be permitted to reach and exceed the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (6 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 289. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to address the issue of price gouging in the tourism sector in the context the State hosting high-profile international sporting events and performances. [9995/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (6 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 296. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to continue funding for the basic income for the arts scheme announced as part of Budget 2025 beyond the current three-year pilot scheme; his plans to establish permanency in respect of this funding; if it will apply to the same cohort of artists who are currently recipients of the payment or if there will be a new...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (6 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount his Department has paid each external security company to provide security personnel at Intreo offices to date in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the contract with each security company due to expire, in tabular form. [10439/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategies (4 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 63. To ask the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the Programme Plan for Child Well-being 2023-2025. [4927/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (4 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 221. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he and or his officials and or Defence Forces personnel have communicated to any of their Ministerial or Departmental colleagues and or third parties in respect of drone delivery operations and or operators in the context of Casement Aerodrome in 2023, 2024 or to date in 2025; the nature of those communications; and if such operations are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Office of Public Works (4 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 425. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has engaged with Fáilte Ireland in respect of a building in Dublin city centre (details supplied); the amount expended by Failte Ireland on maintaining the integrity of the building on an annual basis since it closed to-date in 2025; if the OPW has been consulted in respect of the building since it closed to-date and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Mar 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and value of claims by Gardaí that were injured during the course of their duties, processed by the State Claims Agency, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [9216/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (27 Feb 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the issue of the shortage of school places in Kildare. [6505/25]