Results 61-80 of 106 for speaker:Rory Hearne

Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (5 Mar 2025)

Rory Hearne: Tá grúpaí Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta fud fad na tíre buartha faoi staid reatha na teanga. Is cinnte go bhfuil rudaí maithe ar nós Kneecap, "An Cailín Ciúin" agus eile ann ach níl ag éirí go maith leis an nGaeilge sa chóras oideachais. Tá crúachas ann i maoiniú na Gaeilge sa phobal agus tá fadhbanna an-mhór le...

Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2025)

Rory Hearne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an group for bringing forward this motion. It is very important we focus on this issue. Similarly to my colleague, I also have differences with some of this motion. We need to understand why there is such frustration among the public regarding the issue of waste in public expenditure. It is because people are lacking basic access to services, especially access...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (4 Mar 2025)

Rory Hearne: 430. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a progress report on his Department’s plans, published in 2017, to build 50,000 homes on over 700 public land sites (details supplied); the number of homes delivered on each site since the publication of this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9009/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (4 Mar 2025)

Rory Hearne: 434. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of hectares of land owned by local authorities which is zoned for housing developments nationwide, by local authority; the total amount of local authority land which is zoned for housing, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9076/25]

Housing Commission Report: Statements (27 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: I wish the Minister and Minister of State the best of luck. It is going to be a tough job. All of us here know it is the most serious issue facing the country. I have described it as a social disaster and a social catastrophe. The Minister and Minister of State know it is too. I often speak very passionately and very emotionally and bring forward the cases and human reality of the crisis...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: Thousands of children with disabilities up and down this country are waiting for vital services, therapies and school places. We have been raising their cases in the Dáil. I raised the case of Noah who is autistic and non-verbal, and of Jack who is six. Is it acceptable to the Tánaiste that children are left without services and school places? We know early intervention is key....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: Can you guarantee every child will have a place?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (27 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if all local authorities have furnished details on the total number of derelict properties currently on their registers; if so, if he will outline this information, by local authority; the number of actions and fines issued under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 for each respective local authority in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (26 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: This issue relates to access to services for children with disabilities. The Government is utterly failing a generation of children with disabilities and their families. We can see this clearly in Dublin North-West, the area I represent. The children’s disability network teams, CDNTs, are under-resourced and there are unacceptable delays in assessments, with multiyear waiting lists...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (26 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: The response, while welcome, is inadequate. If we look at the situation facing these families, particularly the children, they cannot wait. They cannot be left waiting for months and years for access to basic services and assessments of need. Early intervention is absolutely key in this regard. These families are struggling. I have spoken to them and they have contacted me. I have met...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: 115. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on work being done in respect of early diagnosis interventions and access to services as referenced in the Disability chapter of the Programme for Government. [6427/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (25 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: 309. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to increase the number of properties subject to the vacant homes tax (details supplied); the measures being taken to increase the effectiveness of this tax in respect of bringing vacant properties back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7466/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (25 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if work is being done to establish a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a child-centred, school-based service across occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and psychology in primary schools in the Ballymun area, given current levels of need; if she will engage with the Ballymun Implementation Board established by the Government in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: 513. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department conducted research to inform the Government decision not to re-introduce a ban on no fault evictions; if so, if he will make this research publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7474/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (25 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: 571. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount of spending by the Land Development Agency in the years 2023 and 2024, including a breakdown of that spending by type/area of expenditure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8185/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Meetings (25 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: 695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with the Ballymun Implementation Board; if a senior official from his Department will be appointed to the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8186/25]

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: I appreciate the Minister coming in for the last ten minutes of the debate. I look forward to hearing from him the reason he was not here earlier. I believe, in all fairness, that it is disrespectful for the Minister to claim he was present for a debate when he arrived in at the very end. It is indicative of a Government that is unwilling to listen to new ideas. When this country was...

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: Where were you this morning?

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: No, you were not here for the debate.

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Rory Hearne: You came in at the very end.