Results 841-860 of 924 for speaker:James Geoghegan

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Policy (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: I thank the Minster of State and wish him well in his new brief. The context of this discussion about an accommodation levy in Dublin is really straightforward. It relates to the funding of the recommendations of the Dublin city task force. The task force identified that the capital costs to fulfil those recommendations would be between €750 million and €1 billion and that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 19. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the power up grant to businesses that have not been able to avail of the support because of administrative issues; the number of businesses in Dublin 2, Dublin 4, and Dublin 6 that have availed of the grant to date; the total value of this uptake; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how his Department plans to balance the need for Ireland to be at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation while also developing a policy for responsible AI use; what he considers to be the main obstacles to the implementation of his Department’s AI policy; if he will provide a progress update on his...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline his Department’s strategy to reduce vape-related waste and pollution issues in Dublin; if he will provide metrics to measure the success of this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6808/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the installation and usage of CCTV for litter and waste enforcement purposes in the local authority sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6805/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Data (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of Ireland’s bilateral economic relationship with China for each year over the past five years with relevant updated statistics in terms of jobs, exports, imports, companies; the total number of staff, in the embassy of Ireland, Shanghai consulate general of Ireland, Hong Kong Consulate General of Ireland, Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 148. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has reviewed the global study The Military Balance 2025 conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies which reveals Ireland is at the bottom of the European table of 38 countries for defence spend as a percentage of GDP; if he has carried out any assessment of our spend as a percentage of gross national income (GNI)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Programme for Government (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 5 February 2025, if he will ask the NTA to provide a preliminary written view or report on the possible acceleration of planning and design of the extension of the Luas to Poolbeg, in the context of the new Programme for Government’s commitment to review and enhancing the National...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Relief Schemes (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 5 February 2025, if the NTA will issue a reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7105/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tourism Policy (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 5 February 2025, his views in relation to a tourism accommodation levy on short-term stays in paid accommodation in the context of the Dublin Taskforce recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7106/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 192. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he plans to balance the need for Ireland to be at the forefront of AI innovation while also developing a policy for responsible AI use; what he considers to be the main obstacles to the implementation of his Department’s AI policy; to provide a progress update on his strategy to address these challenges; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 5 February 2025, if the ‘further analysis’ specified will be provided; if she will identify the date this further analysis commenced and was completed; if she will clarify that this further analysis was determinative of the Department’s satisfaction that existing demand can be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases where the Department has found suspected fraudulent activity, for each year over the past five years; the total value of overpayments for each of those years identified; the value of recoveries made for each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7108/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 321. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she agrees that childcare providers’ administrative burden is too high; if she will detail the steps she will take to alleviate that burden, particularly for smaller providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 322. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps she will take to implement the Programme for Government commitment to extend the national childcare scheme to childminders working in the family home, with sensible regulations that fit homebased care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7110/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 382. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1542 of 22 January 2025, to ask the HSE to issue a reply;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7111/25]

Maximising Artificial Intelligence: Statements (19 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: I welcome the Minister of State to her new role. Having witnessed her handling of RTÉ, her response to the AI revolution will be child's play in comparison to the challenges she faced as Chair of that committee. I welcome her appointment to this post and it is a very good decision by the Government to have a Minister of State dedicated to this important issue. I welcome this debate...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (19 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 187. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she can detail for each year between 2020 to date in 2025 the total number of High Court, Court of Appeal or Supreme Court proceedings where the disability complaints officer, disability appeals officer or the Health Service Executive is a named party to those proceedings where it relates to the assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: 188. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she can detail for each year between 2020 to date in 2025, by reference to each discipline and network team, the total number of persons employed in Sandymount children’s disability network team 1, Sandymount children’s disability network team 2 in delivering occupational therapy,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Regeneration Projects (18 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: The events on South Anne Street late on Saturday night were some of the worst and most shocking scenes we have seen in our city since the Dublin riots. As the Taoiseach said, we are all thinking of the family of the victim and of the victims who were subjected to the violent attacks that took place in Stoneybatter. The pretext for the Dublin city centre task force established by the...