Results 861-880 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 230. To ask the Minister for Health if it is intended to address the fact that there was no increase in salaries and pensions for former district medical officers for many years, and that inflation has seriously impacted their pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11175/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 231. To ask the Minister for Health whether it is intended to address the fact that there has been no increase in salary and pensions for a former permanent medical officer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11176/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 65. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the closing date for applications last year under the 2023 Community Centres Investment Fund – New Builds Measure; when approvals will be given under the fund; the reason for the delay with same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10359/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 63. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the closing date for applications under the present round of applications to the Rural and Regional Regeneration Fund; when the next trance of approvals will be given under this fund; the total amount of money to be approved in this round; the total amount approved under this scheme to date from its inception and the actual...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Seirbhísí Leathanbhanda (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment an bhfuil sé sasta treoir a thabhairt do NBI cúram a ghlacadh de sholáthar leathanbhanda snáthoptaice do chuideachta a bhfuil géarghá práinneach acu le leathanbhanda den chineál seo (sonraí tugtha) agus nach bhfuil seirbhís sásúil acu i láthair na huaire...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Oileáin (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar iarratais le haghaidh síneadh a chur le scoil i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí tugtha) ag tógail san áireamh an gá atá ann go gcuirfear an síneadh seo leis an scoil le go mbeidh spás féiliúnach ar fáil do na daltaí agus an fhoireann i gcoitinne;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in providing a modular classroom for a special class in a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in providing this modular classroom; when the classroom is likely to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10771/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an appeal lodged against the refusal of grant aid under the emergency works scheme to a school in County Galway (details supplied); the need for said grant assistance due to the school's concern for the health and well-being of their pupils due to the lack of vital facilities in the school; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calafoirt agus Céanna (5 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén fáth a raibh fadhb leis na bacáin ag carrchlós na n-oileánach ag Calaphort Ros an Mhíl ag an deireadh seachtaine, rud a chiallaigh nach raibh oileánaigh in ann a gcarranna a fháil isteach ná amach; cén fáth nach raibh duine ar fáil leis na bacáin a ardú nuair...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA, has made it clear there is a need for a national mandatory minimum accessible standard for infrastructure for active travel and for road developments. I want to tackle a subset of this issue. It might come as a surprise to some that there are many scheduled bus services provided in this country that are not wheelchair accessible. Apparently, the...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leo siúd a labhair anseo inniu. Bhí mé sa Seanad anseo ón 16 Lúnasa 1989 go dtí Mí na Samhna 1992. Bhain mé an-taitneamh as a bheith sa Seanad ach bhí mé sásta dul go dtí an Dáil freisin. I spent six years on Galway County Council and I was unusual in that I actually got into...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The issue of people not running for election is massive and we will all highlight the various reasons that is happening. I would like to make some suggestions in that regard. First, there should be a very strict limit on the spend in local authority elections. Second, the councils should make bylaws to limit the number of posters candidates can put up. Third, and this would be vital, is...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I think we can all agree that there should be a third tier because counties are too big. This is equally valid for Dublin. I remember having this argument. We have Dublin City Council now but going back in time there was Pembroke district, where I grew up, Rathmines and so on. These were town councils within the city. I know Dublin really well and it is a city of villages that do not...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Then we would be totally submerged. Second, and I hope I have made myself clear, councillors should be paid full time. It is a full-time job. This idea of doing it voluntarily in a world where people are trying to pay mortgages precludes younger working people from taking up this position. The advice issue is similar. I fully support that. Regarding regional assemblies, they are the...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They did not deliver on them.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is there now.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If I were a councillor as well as a TD, I would have found that out very quickly.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The one thing that seems to be missed in what we were looking at is that the third tier would not only have the councillors on it but it would have extra membership. There has been talk about a council with 20 members but there would have been another 20 members selected beneath that. For example, in Galway it takes 1,500 votes to get elected to the county council but people would get...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (29 Feb 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken by her Department to ensure there is sufficient guidance and regulation in place in schools in relation to managing students' behaviour in the interests of both pupils, teachers and management, in view of recent reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9845/24]