Results 61-80 of 4,000 for speaker:Martin Kenny

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (20 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take steps to amend Ireland’s proposal on GAEC2 in order that it is fairer for all farmers and not impact smaller family farms more than those larger farm enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13260/25]

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: I wish the Minister well in his post . I commend my colleagues on bringing forward this motion. The tenant in situ scheme, as many have said, worked very well for many people who were under serious pressure. Since last summer, however, we have seen decline. Now, it has ground to a halt. Many people in my constituency have been affected. I am aware of the case of a young woman who has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (19 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 601. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals against expulsions from post-primary schools initiated by the Child and Family Agency under the provision section 10(b) of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 for each of the school years 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11138/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (19 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 602. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary students expelled from school during the school years 2022/23 and 2023/24; the rate of post-primary expulsion for the school years 2022/23 and 2023/24; the number of post-primary section 29 expulsion appeals during the school years 2022/23 and 2023/24; the rate of post-primary section 29 expulsion appeals for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (19 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 603. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the most recent job specification for educational welfare officers within the Tusla education support service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11141/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (19 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 987. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown of the number of void houses in Leitrim and Sligo local authority housing supply; the number of weeks, months years that these houses have been vacant or void; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12901/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 1048. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department will reconsider the refusal of the humanitarian assistance scheme payment to a person (details supplied). [12039/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (19 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 1273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if including mineral soil in good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC) standard 2, meets the objectives set out in Irelands CAP Strategic Plan, which states the main objective of GAEC standard 2 is the protection of carbon rich soils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (19 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 1299. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if individuals (if appointed) under the provision section 10(b) of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 were independent of the Child and Family Agency; if the persons appointed had any previous association with the agency; if she will specify the level of experience, qualifications, and training or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (19 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 1872. To ask the Minister for Health if a serious incident report been completed in relation to the death of a person (details supplied); and when the report will be given to the family involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12564/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: I want to raise the issue of the storms six weeks ago. Most people in my part of the country were without power for some time, some for a long time, and dozens of people still have no phone line, in particular elderly people living in rural areas. Dorothy, who is in her 80s and living in north Leitrim, has no phone line and had no electricity for three weeks. She has a panic button in case...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: I understand that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: I will come back to the Minister of State with the specifics in respect of the case but the truth is that there are thousands of children across the country who cannot get access to CAMHS. I appreciate that there are more people being recruited but it does not meet the demand or come anywhere near meeting the demand. In team one in the Sligo, Leitrim region, the CAMHS team has no clinical...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: The reality is that it is without support.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 87. To ask the Minister for Health if a mental health information database CAMHS consultant has been recruited to the children's disability network team for Sligo, Leitrim, south Donegal and west Cavan; if there are adequate supports for this role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9505/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: I submitted a question on the issue of the MHID CAMHS consultant, but it was wrongly interpreted as referring to a "mental health information database" consultant rather than a "mental health intellectual disability" consultant. The intellectual disability service is required. We raised the issue in the Chamber several times of a child called Maggie in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, who was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: It is Question No. 87.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: The CAMHS issue is an issue across the country. The Minister of State mentioned that it is one of her priorities. I will provide a second example in respect of CAMHS. A family's GP sent a letter to CAMHS to refer a child who needed to get into CAMHS. They received correspondence stating that there was no clinical lead for the CAMHS post in CHO 1, which covers Leitrim, east Sligo and west...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: No.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: I will get the letter for the Minister of State.