Results 61-80 of 4,046 for speaker:Cormac Devlin

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (4 Mar 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 783. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any supports for students who decide to study abroad in the form of funding, grants, sponsorships or bursaries,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9208/25]

Housing Commission Report: Statements (27 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the report prepared by the Housing Commission. I also welcome Deputy Browne's appointment as Minister for housing. I have no doubt he will carry on the transformative agenda started by his predecessor, Deputy O'Brien. The Housing Commission report is based over two years of deliberation by the commission and includes 83 recommendations, together with...

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the situation in Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. I acknowledge the presence of H.E. Larysa Gerasko, and the members of the Ukrainian community who have travelled from all corners of Ireland to be here today. You are all most welcome. Three years on, it is more important than ever to stress our...

Disability: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the disability policy and support for people living with disabilities and their families. Improving the rights of and support for people living with a disability is a priority for me and the new Government. I wish the Minister, Deputy Norma Foley, well in her role; I worked closely with her in her role as Minister for Education. I know at first-hand her...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 187. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7494/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Last Monday, Aircoach unexpectedly withdrew services from large parts of south County Dublin. I have been inundated with complaints since then about the lack of service on the 700 route, which impacts Cabinteely, Cherrywood and Galloping Green, as well as the 702 route impacting Loughlinstown and Shankill, which will take effect from 2 March. I ask the Minister to raise this issue as a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the provision of high-speed fibre broadband for an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5824/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is expected that the Programme for Government commitment to extend the ten-year age limit by one year for taxis registered in 2015 will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5822/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the number of train services on the M3 Parkway to Docklands route at rush hour given it is standing room only on many of these rush hour services after departure from M3 Parkway station; the latest timeline on plans to increase the number of trains and carriages running on this route at rush hour; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 257. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to reviewing the deemed disposal tax on exchange traded funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5825/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new licenses issued to companies offering equity release requests and lifetime loans in the Irish market over the past 12 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5829/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Bodies (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 261. To ask the Minister for Finance if the investigation services division of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman has increased in terms of its resources; if so, the current number of complaints currently within that division; if the number of complaints increased during 2024; the current average timeframe for a complaint, once referred to the formal investigation process, to be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 281. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a matter (details supplied) has been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5830/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 436. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to increase the income thresholds for social housing support in 2025 to bring them in line with general wage/income increases since they were last adjusted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5826/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ask his officials to investigate making arrangements to set aside a portion of new cost rental developments to ensure that persons earning above the threshold for social housing assistance can access the schemes, as some have being missing out due to their income (above the threshold for social housing) being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Welfare Payments (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 492. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5823/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pension Provisions (18 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5828/25]

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (11 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the programme for Government that has been adopted by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the non-party Members of this House. Over the past five years we have seen an unprecedented level of geopolitical upheaval and challenges to the norms that were established after the Second World War. These challenges and their impact, combined with the Covid-19...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Safety (11 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the issue of recognising qualifications, including the radio operators certificate, awarded by an organisation (details supplied), which are widely recognised in other jurisdictions, and are required for an owner to obtain a boat’s MMSI number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4274/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (11 Feb 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 217. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the ongoing public sector discussions with regard to a reversal of the previous financial decision to reduce the daily rate of payment for former members of the public service appointed for their expertise and experience to public sector interview boards, while indirectly noting the Civil Service Renewal 2030...