Results 61-80 of 784 for speaker:Grace Boland

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions (16 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 27. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the dates that the relevant Minister approved the increases in pension payments for the Eirgrid pension increment for retired employees with the consent of the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40125/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the effectiveness of the toll rebate scheme for licensed hauliers, in light of reports that operators are not receiving actual rebates due to excessive bureaucracy and red tape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38998/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to reduce the administrative burden associated with the toll rebate scheme for hauliers; if he will engage directly with the IRHA to simplify the process and remove unnecessary barriers to access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38999/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has assessed the disproportionate cost burden on Fingal-based hauliers, who often must use multiple tolled routes such as the M1 and M50 daily; if more tailored or automatic rebate mechanism could be introduced for operators in key logistics corridors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39000/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if reforms are planned to better support hauliers in light of rising operating costs, labour shortages and fuel concerns;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39001/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 407. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the SME unit; if not yet implemented, the timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38810/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to increase the primary capitation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to reduce primary school classes to 19 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38807/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a new national small schools project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38808/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to create special educational needs coordinators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38809/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if pupils with a diagnosis of dyslexia will be allowed additional time to complete their State exams in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38869/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Legislative Reviews (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 802. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her intentions following the review of the Equality Acts published in 2003 which found that the equality legislation is not easy to navigate and requires an overhaul and codification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Strategies (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 803. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for the timeline on the publications of the National Strategy for Women and Girls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38813/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Parental Leave (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 804. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on any progress made to encourage employers to publish statistics of the take up by both genders of parental leave and flexible working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38814/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Parental Leave (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 805. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how she envisions the Government can encourage more employees to take parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38815/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Assessments (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 862. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the cost-effectiveness of integrated primary support services for young people through dedicated State run youth spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38718/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 863. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered combining existing community-based and State supports in a more accessible and joined-up way to reduce pressure on crisis mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38719/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 873. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to expand the opening hours of the D-Doc services for Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush and Lusk, given the increase in population seen in recent times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38811/25]

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Tusla (10 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: I thank the witnesses for coming. I appreciate the work that Tusla does, particularly in supporting the most vulnerable in our society, namely, our children. I do not underestimate the weight of the burden the witnesses carry and I thank them for the work they do. They have acknowledged that there are some systemic issues but a huge amount of work has been done in recent years. I thank...

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Tusla (10 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: Is there a blocker? On the face of it, the various Departments want to support Tusla and want it to do well. Obviously, however, it is obviously not working.