Results 61-80 of 4,486 for speaker:Cormac Devlin

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 967. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out, for the 94 educational sites under the control of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB), a site-by-site inventory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51436/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 968. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail, for each of the 94 DDLETB sites, total capital and maintenance expenditure in each of the past ten years, by project description, year, amount, funding source (Exchequer/SOLAS/ESF+ or other), and procurement route; and to include a separate line for energy upgrades (e.g. fabric works, heat pumps, PV), accessibility works, and health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 970. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out DDLETB's estate optimisation measures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51440/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 108. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the establishment of the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50696/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 175. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will report on the extension of the free travel companion pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50695/25]

Use of Vapes and Nicotine Products by Young People and Adolescents: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the Government’s proposals to protect young people from the harms of vaping and nicotine addiction. As the party that delivered the first workplace smoking ban in the world, Fianna Fáil knows that smart, proportionate regulation saves lives. We have already raised the age of sale to 18 and tightened advertising near schools, on public transport and in cinemas. Now we...

Auto-Enrolment: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I have spoken on auto-enrolment previously, but I welcome these statements. I thank the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Dara Calleary, and his officials for getting this long-promised reform over the line. My Future Fund is about one simple idea: if you work, you should build a pension automatically, with your employer and the State helping you every day. From 1 January 2026,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Regarding the international piece, tariffs are one thing. Are there other challenges Dr. O'Brien can foresee? The turmoil across the globe, including conflicts, etc., is not good. Are there any other major factors to highlight for the medium term for the economy?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Dr. Kelly, in his opening remarks, referred to the Irish firms focusing more on the UK and EU markets. A lot of that came about due to Brexit and the challenges we faced as a nation. In terms of where we stand now, what percentage of the SMEs, predominantly Irish-owned SMEs, are focusing on the EU and UK markets? By how much has their number increased since 2015 and 2016?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I might come back in again.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. What I start with is probably more within Dr. O'Brien's remit. Looking at the present economy, as it has been outlined, what kind of major challenges are envisaged? I acknowledge what he said about tariffs were mentioned earlier, but what other risks does the economy face over the medium term, given everything is in flux globally,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Would those buffers include the future Ireland funds that have been devised and put aside?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I have only one minute left. Dr. Kelly alluded to new financial services. What does he think the Irish banking sector would benefit from in terms of new services? Is it new entrants into the market? Is it new services being offered domestically or even pan-European services? Dr. Kelly referred to the financial crash in 2008. From the Central Bank's perspective, what new regulatory...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: We did not have a lot of time for the question on the new financial service providers. The witnesses were getting into the issue about new service providers entering the market. Some of them do not have the capital requirement that regular, historical banks do. There is a change in the market. Could the witnesses elaborate on that? The second question I had was about the revised...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Yes, investment.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Is it 35%?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Some would argue that the regulatory regime is more favourable if they can attract that kind of financing versus going through traditional banks or a lender, as it were. That two-way agreement of financing projects, which Dr. Kelly said is for construction mainly, is somewhat easier. Of course, while the risk is borne by the individual entity that is lending the money, the other factor is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: The system has changed.