Results 61-80 of 12,266 for speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Yield (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the euro amount estimated to be collected by Revenue from residential zoned land tax; the amount of revenue lost to local authorities from the vacant sites levy as a result of its replacement by residential zoned land tax; if his Department plans to compensate local authorities for loss in revenue and costs incurred in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the euro amount collected nationwide through the vacant sites levy in 2024 by local authorities (at 7% market value); the euro amount estimated to be raised from the same sites through residential zoned land tax in 2025 by Revenue (at 3% market value), by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 685. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proportion of applications to join An Garda Síochána that are responded to within three months; the current average processing time of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54740/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 745. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial support which will be made available to farmers for nature restoration in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55102/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 812. To ask the Minister for Health that status of the €500,000 put aside in Budget 2025 to fund the HSE for the refurbishment, operation and staffing of existing hydrotherapy pools that are currently closed; if this money was drawn down in 2025 in full or in part; or if it will be drawn down in full or in part by the end of 2025; if there was draw down, which services benefitted from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 813. To ask the Minister for Health if the allocation of €500,000 put aside in Budget 2025 to fund the HSE for the refurbishment, operation and staffing of existing hydrotherapy pools that are currently closed, will be repeated in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 814. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address deficits accruing to major Section 39 providers of disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54641/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (9 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the powers available to An Garda Síochána are adequate to address instances of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence at present; if data available to him suggests that there may be a lacuna in law at present whereby, during the time in which it takes to issue and serve a barring order, there...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (9 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate how An Garda Síochána are responding to an apparent increase in vigilantism coordinated through social media which targets minorities; if he can provide information on what new or changed policing approach is being adopted as a result of the novel methods now being employed to undertaken criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (9 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has met with the special rapporteur for the Action Plan Against Racism; if he can provide an update on the implementation of the Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54191/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is his or the Government’s intention to apply the border procedure under the Migration and Asylum Pact to families with children requesting international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54188/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will start my contribution on a constructive note, difficult as it is in the context of what was announced yesterday. I recognise the work the Minister, Deputy Foley, has done in keeping and growing the equal start programme and DEIS model for early years. This is a scheme I was proud to have initiated as Minister. It is already benefiting over 30,000 of the most vulnerable children in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Building Energy Rating (8 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: As a Minister of State with responsibility for housing, Deputy Cummins needs to put as much of his concern towards renters who are stuck in these cold, draughty homes as he is towards landlords. A challenge of this scale will only be addressed if a plan is actually in place. I am concerned that the Minister of State does not seem to have any sort of date or timeline for the delivery. I am...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Building Energy Rating (8 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in implementing the commitment contained in the programme for Government that introduced a minimum BER for the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53530/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Building Energy Rating (8 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Somewhere between 240,000 and 260,000 rental homes in Ireland fall below the B standard for BER. Tenants renting those homes are hit with the double blow of rents that are too high and energy bills that are artificially high because the places they are renting are not energy-efficient. In Housing for All, there was a commitment to set out a roadmap on how these homes could be upgraded....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Building Energy Rating (8 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Hundreds of thousands of renters in Ireland face that double blow of rents that are too high and energy bills that are artificially high because they live in homes that are not energy-efficient. Their homes are cold, draughty and mouldy, which is a direct cause of energy poverty. It is also a contributing factor to our carbon emissions from the housing sector. The Minister of State has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Love 30 group and the Dublin Commuter Coalition made a presentation to Oireachtas Members last week. They set out how implementing a default 30 km/h speed limit in urban areas could have a major impact on crashes and how it could reduce the number of deaths and the seriousness of injuries, particularly for vulnerable road users. The default 30 km/h speed limit is provided for in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: With respect, I suggest that it is more tenable than using no definition at all and just saying it is too hard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: A bit of nudging is fine but this is a decision that went through the Government. It was decided to go with the 30 km/h default limit. That has been put in legislation. With respect, I do not think it is a matter of nudging. It should be implemented. For want of the discussion that is needed to find an appropriate definition, I do not think it is acceptable that that is the crux between...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Has engagement with the Data Protection Commission taken place or how long will that take?