Results 61-80 of 924 for speaker:James Geoghegan

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (26 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: I have only one other question. It is on Operation Encompass, an operation that exists in the UK in relation to gender-based violence. It is set out in the national strategy for gender-based violence that there should be an arrangement whereby when members of An Garda Síochána carry out a house visit and are aware there is a child in that house and perhaps domestic violence...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (26 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his plans to increase the ease with which someone can receive a road opening licence to excavate a pavement for the purpose of installing safe electric vehicle charging points in high density areas where the cable for the charger needs to be routed under a pavement to reach the vehicle; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (26 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland to consider, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders, how a scheme for safe electric vehicle charging points might work where the charging cable needs to be routed under a pavement in high density areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35160/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (26 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35154/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (26 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 309. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 371 and 372 of 19 June 2025 and correspondence (details supplied) from the HSE to this deputy dated 17 June 2025, when in July the individual data per 93 CDNTs will be made available; the reason it will take a further month to furnish this information; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (26 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 310. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 371 and 372 of 19 June 2025 and correspondence (details supplied) from the HSE to this deputy dated 17 June 2025, if the Minister will direct the HSE to explain how it can possibly be the case that, for example, the HSE itself or Enable Ireland have no record of the average tenure of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (26 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 311. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 371 and 372 of 19 June 2025 and correspondence (details supplied) from the HSE to this deputy dated 17 June 2025, if she will direct the HSE referable to Table 4 provided in the letter to answer the specificity of the original parliamentary question which sought for the HSE to identify the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank all the witnesses. I hope we see the returning witnesses, including Professor Smeaton, again. I will start with some of the questions I posed at the previous meeting. The AI summit seemed to be a big moment in Europe for how we will respond regulatorily to the developments in AI. A lot of the talk at a political level was that Europe was very much about regulation while America...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: Ireland will have the EU Presidency fairly soon. Will that be a good opportunity? Is there anything wrong with Ireland having its own AI summit? Would it be a good idea, given the location that we are in and all the companies that are here, for the Taoiseach to essentially do what President Macron did and use the EU Presidency as an opportunity to host an AI summit here? Could that assist...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: I have only one minute left. I asked previous witnesses what kept them awake at night in terms of how AI was developing. I suppose the more we get into this, what comes up - I am sure it comes up outside of these walls all the time - is the whole question of sovereignty. It was mentioned that it was not about the fact that Ireland did not have its own LLM like ChatGPT, but all of these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank all the witnesses for their testimonies. It has been enlightening. Is the AI council neutral on whether we should have more data centres in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: What is the debate in terms of AI, its evolution, its implementation and all the things we have been talking about? How does this relate to whether Ireland does or does not have data centres?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: I have my own views on this issue, in terms of what data centres can bring and the energy demand they can bring that therefore in turn one hopes will result in greater investment in renewables from the same people who are creating that demand. If one has their NIMBY hat on and says we have done our bit with data centres in little old Ireland just put them somewhere else; does that impact how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: Are you looking at the job potential from AI? There is a lot of discussion about the disruption in the labour market that is going to be caused and is being caused by the integration of AI. From an Ireland perspective, is the AI council looking at how many new jobs could be created in Ireland relating to all of the innovations, adaptations, etc., that are taking place? Sticking to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his plans to increase the usage of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34129/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his engagements about accelerating Luas extensions as part of his NDP review negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34128/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce on street EV charging infrastructure. [30251/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2026 (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 309. To ask the Minister for Finance the date for the announcement of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34150/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2026 (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 310. To ask the Minister for Finance when he plans to publish the Summer Economic Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34151/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Strategy Group (24 Jun 2025)

James Geoghegan: 311. To ask the Minister for Finance when he intends to publish this year’s Tax Strategy Group Papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34152/25]