Results 61-80 of 955 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date on the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; the number of applications validated and units covered; to provide an update on the retrospective payments scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53837/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 387. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2026 of increasing the income limit to be eligible for fuel allowance for persons aged over 66 to €560 per week for a single person or €1,120 for a couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53847/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 388. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2026 if the living alone allowance increased to €26 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53848/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 460. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the age profile of the vehicles currently attached to the Garda dog unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53850/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 542. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider removing the means test as a qualifying criterion for blind welfare allowance, in recognition of the additional financial burden experienced by people who are blind or vision impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53833/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Family Support Services (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 543. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the locations within Dublin 5, 13 and 17 where young parent support programmes are located, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53844/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Services Waiting Lists (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 544. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time for an occupational therapist to make an assessment for a housing adaptation within CHO 9 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53845/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the specific State supports in place to help those looking to quit nicotine inhaling products, such as vapes and nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53834/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 702. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to expand the QUIT Programme to cater for those looking for specific supports to quit nicotine products, such as vapes and pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53835/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 703. To ask the Minister for Health the number of trainee psychologists graduating from doctoral courses in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of those graduates who took up positions with the HSE within two months of graduating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53849/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Oct 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the rise in unregulated hairdressing services operating from homes and informal settings, in view of the impact on legitimate businesses and loss of revenue to the State; if he will consider introducing regulation and formal apprenticeship schemes for the hairdressing industry to ensure proper training, certification and oversight;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (24 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 160. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will urgently address the ongoing disparity in pay, entitlements, and working conditions between early childhood educators and primary school teachers; the timeline for implementing full pay parity and professional recognition for early years educators, particularly those with level eight qualifications working in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Services (23 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 37. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans and indicative timeline for the establishment of a community neuro-rehabilitation team to support patients with neurological conditions in north Dublin, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34989/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (23 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has examined the feasibility of creating a single nationwide parking platform, similar to the UK National Parking Platform, to allow motorists to use one app across all local authority areas; and if not, the reason. [50091/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (23 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he accepts that motorists currently face unnecessary costs and inconvenience by being forced to download and manage multiple parking apps across different local authorities; and if he will bring forward proposals to introduce an interoperable parking system, similar to the model used successfully for toll tags. [50093/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (23 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 648. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that 'family carer' is formally included as an occupation option on the HSE’s iPass system, given that there are over 500,000 family carers in the State who provide essential care, and given that the system is currently being updated. [50090/25]

Antisocial Behaviour: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Go raibh míle maith ag Deputy Gogarty for bringing the motion to the House. It concerns something we all see across this Chamber in emails we constantly get about antisocial behaviour. The people of Dublin Bay North are raising it with me every single week. Just this week, a parent in Raheny wrote to me to tell me about masked teenagers on e-scooters and scramblers and open drug...

Migration: Statements (18 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I have had engagement on this matter with the Minister previously. When I stood for election as an Independent in Dublin Bay North, the constituency where the former Crown Paints site is located, this issue came up on the doorsteps. The public want to know. I was one of the only candidates who had immigration on my election literature. The platform I was elected on was based on a more...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I wish to join in condemning any violence that the Tánaiste has faced. No one from any side of this House should experience that. I stand with anyone experiencing that. He has my complete solidarity. Is mian liom labhairt faoi rud atá i mbéal an phobail faoi láthair, is é sin, an méid airgid atá ag dul don Ghaeilge. It is a shame that more than 100...

National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030: Statements (17 Sep 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I welcome the publication of the strategy, which is anchored in human rights and our obligations under the UNCRPD. It is worth remembering that when this was ratified, it was my predecessor, the former Minister of State, Finian McGrath, who got it delivered. The progress was slow but I am delighted to see it has been made. I want to raise one concern that was brought to me by multiple...