Results 61-80 of 498 for speaker:John Clendennen

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a project (details supplied); the likely timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55919/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a project (details supplied); the likely timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55920/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed timebound provision to allow teachers that qualify outside the State to apply for registration and complete their induction requirement in this State; when this path to registration will become available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55921/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education places available at second level in each of the counties of Offaly, Laois, Kildare, Tipperary, Galway, Roscommon, Meath and Westmeath for the upcoming school year of 2026/2027, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55922/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: 207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of individual sites that were subject to core I-WeBS counts in each of the years 2011 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55923/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Schemes (15 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: 375. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the local improvement scheme; when funding allocations will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55926/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Schemes (15 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: 376. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the local improvement scheme, and details of any conditions that are being considered to ensure counties reduce application wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55927/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful applicants currently waiting to be called to begin training in Templemore Garda College; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54036/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: 112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department is evaluating to promote the conversion of older buildings for housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53283/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: I thank everyone for coming in today. I will pick up on this, maybe because I am a Government TD, but a lot of the asks in the witnesses' opening statements in relation to infrastructure and supporting businesses and protecting jobs into the future are what the fingerprints of this budget are all about, and that has to be acknowledged. In terms of going forward, we have a workforce of 2.8...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: From a perspective based on that, we have local enterprise offices, Enterprise Ireland and the IDA. Where does Mr. McGibney believe the majority of his members fit in one of those three options? Does he feel there is a misfit there? Is there anything we need to do in terms of those three key agencies at the different levels? Are they complementing what is needed or is there a misfit at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: However, there-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: So, as far as Mr. McGibney is concerned, the current model for the LEOs, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland is working perfectly well, and there is no need for any major revision or expansion. Is Mr. McGibney more worried about the tax system than the mechanics of supporting enterprise, business and his members?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: We also discuss the high street in relation to public realm enhancement, vibrancy and so on, and then we talk about where businesses are closing. How does succession work among member companies? Is Mr. McGibney seeing generational change within families or transactional sales? How does membership change over time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: Sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: I thank the witnesses. My first question is for Mr. Cooke. He mentioned EV charging and the roll-out. If we could identify one agency or stakeholder to take responsibility for this and expedite the speed of delivery, who would he see taking on that responsibility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: From our perspective, I want to bring one agency in. It is a bit all over the place at the moment. It is taking too long. I have community groups back in Offaly that are taking 12 to 18 months, and it is still not delivered. We need to identify one stakeholder that we can bring in here in 12, 24 or 36 months to tell us what the roll-out is. Mr. Cooke is telling me-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: My next question is on a fully functioning second-hand EV market. Should we be looking at the likes of the UK market or other markets to bring second-hand electric cars in here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

John Clendennen: Why?