Results 61-80 of 392 for speaker:Robert O'Donoghue

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

Robert O'Donoghue: 517. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the difficulties in transitioning from paediatric disability services and adult disability services, particularly the lack of transition planning; if she has any plans to implement an automatic referral scheme for people transitioning from paediatric to adult disability services; if there are any plans to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Media Sector (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is adopting to ensure that independent radio and broadcasters have fair access to funding in budget 2026, particularly in underserved or rural areas; the means by which he plans to support current affairs and local news provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52422/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Media Sector (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: What measures is the Minister adopting to ensure that independent radio stations, such as Live 95, which covers the constituencies of the Chair and the Minister, have fair access to funding in budget 2026, particularly in underserved rural areas? By what means does he plan to support current affairs and local news provision?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Media Sector (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I thank the Minister for the response. Independent radio is a trusted voice for 2.5 million people across Ireland. For less than 1.4% of total media funding, we can protect and strengthen that service, with just €4.5 million coming from the budget. It is good to hear €3 million will be kept ring-fenced in order to continue delivering independent, high-quality news and public...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Media Sector (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Postal Services (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 2. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider transferring certain State services, such as voter registration, motor tax payments, or cash collection, to An Post with a view to supporting its long-term viability, preventing further post office closures, reducing pressure on other public services and allowing people with lower levels of digital...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Postal Services (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: Post offices are far more than service providers; they are the beating heart of the community. They bring people together. Therefore, it is not just about posting a letter or paying a bill; it is about human interaction. In rural towns and villages, post offices often serve as the only local retail outlet, frequently integrating with shops and newsagents. This makes them indispensable in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Postal Services (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: It is good to hear that the Department is seeing this as a challenge to the organisation because that is key in all of this. I urge the Minister to support the IPU in its calls for €15 million in additional funding for budget 2026. This is just to keep them viable. It is to stop them closing their doors. However, what they really need is a long-term plan. As the Minister outlined...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sport and Recreational Development (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will engage with the Minister for Finance in advance of budget 2026 to introduce targeted fiscal measures to improve affordability and participation in sport, including tax relief on sporting membership fees and a reduced VAT rate on sport and exercise classes, in order to encourage greater participation across...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Culture Policy (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the steps his Department is taking, in conjunction with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, to support the reactivation of the nightclub sector; if he will address the sharp decline in the number of operating nightclubs from 522 in 2000 to just 83 today; if he will consider measures...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Culture Policy (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the work of the night-time economy adviser; if consideration is being given to expanding the role or appointing regional night-time economy co-ordinators; the means by which the Department intends to support the development of a vibrant and safe night-time economy nationwide; if he will indicate a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 223. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department is satisfied that sufficient budgetary foresight was applied when barriers to recruitment for the Reserve Defence Forces were removed, given that internal documents show that, by November 2024, the existing budget was already insufficient to pay reservists for the remainder of the year; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 224. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence given that the budget for reserve training and support days was €3.01 million and exhausted during 2024, and supplementary funds assigned earlier in the year proved inadequate, will he provide for the reasons the supplementary funds were insufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52675/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 225. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimates of the full-cost implications of recruitment, including increases in medicals, induction, training, support and pay for the remainder of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52676/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 226. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the additional funding which has been allocated, or is planned to be allocated, in budget 2026 or via other mechanisms to ensure reservists are paid in a timely manner even during periods of unexpected recruitment growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 227. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps his Department is taking to ensure that recruitment surges do not lead to budget shortfalls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52678/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 228. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has considered adjusting the categorisation or employment status of reservists, including PRSI or other employment rights, to recognise the levels of service reservists provide, which appear to exceed the statutory or budgeted number of days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52679/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 229. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will confirm whether all reservists who were not paid in full in late 2024 have since been paid in full; the timeframe for outstanding payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52680/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Organisations (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 308. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure that all State-funded sporting bodies have robust safeguarding protocols in place; that all bodies are fully accountable to the Oireachtas; and that all bodies operate with transparent compliance timelines, in light of recent controversies at the Football Association of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (2 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 392. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will prioritise the provision of community based, not-for-profit early education and school age childcare services in public buildings, such as schools, over corporate, for-profit providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52672/25]