Results 61-80 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing said passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43661/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of Garda personnel, by rank, assigned to the Mayo division of An Garda Síochána for all years from 2016 to 2024; the steps being taken to increase these numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43693/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new recruits to An Garda Síochána approved each year from 2016 to date; the number of these who completed training each year; the number assigned to the Mayo division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43694/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (24 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of burglaries carried out in the Mayo Garda division in each year between 2016 and 2024; whether she intends to introduce further legislation in order to tackle this problem and reduce burglaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43695/24]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When people talk about reviews of schemes that are working, I always worry that someone will have a rush of blood to the head and suspend a particular scheme while a review is being carried out. This scheme is successful. Why break something that is working successfully? The Minister referred to approximately 10,000 applications. Allowing that some will be rejected, if 9,000 houses were...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This scheme is a great idea. The Minister knows I am big supporter of it. The number of applications is satisfactory. It will bring a lot of houses back to life. I noticed the scheme seems to be much more successful in rural areas, which highlights an ongoing physical difficulty of doing up terraced houses. The Minister said 930 applications have been paid out, which is approximately...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is that the city or the county?

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties for which a vacant homes grant has been approved; the number of properties where a grant has been paid; whether he is concerned that the number of paid grants is much lower than the number approved even allowing a reasonable time to carry out the work; the steps he intends taking to deal with this...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether it is intended to change the terms and conditions of the vacant property refurbishment grant to extend the timeframe in which work has to be completed, taking into account the shortage of registered contractors available for such work and the knock-on delay caused by the Covid pandemic to building works in general;...

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This Dáil is so nearly finished anyway.

Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I appreciate the speaking time. I accept this is a difficult issue but I believe that once the door is opened, there will be no such thing as limiting access. We have seen that in all jurisdictions where assisted dying has been introduced it has grown and grown. Often what happens in a situation such as this is the proponents propose something very limited at the beginning and it then gets...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It did.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Compared to the processes in place between 2000 and 2010 when we built a lot of basic infrastructure such as rail lines, roads, etc., those in place now seem now to have become forever processes. I support Deputy Leddin in saying that some things are so obvious that we are wasting time just putting paper together, filling out forms and doing studies that do not need to be done. I could...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Good.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am glad the Minister made reference to quick wins. In my view they could have been done in the past four years without any rail strategy. They include passing loops. Throughout the system we are getting caught with bottlenecks because trains cannot pass each other and we cannot increase the frequency. It does not take any great eye strain to work out these things must be dealt with and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the implementation plan following the publication of the All-Island Rail Strategy will be published; the criteria which were given to the consultants in drawing up this plan in relation to ensuring balanced regional development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41628/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made during his tenure of office with progressing the re-opening of the Western Rail Corridor from Athenry to Collooney and improving the railway line from Limerick to Athenry with the provision of extra capital funding for passing loops and longer platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41629/24]