Results 81-100 of 225 for speaker:Tom Brabazon

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: I welcome Ms Maguire and thank her for the presentation. One obvious question has in some ways been answered as part of the responses to the questions Senator Clonan posed, but is it believed the Bill fundamentally undermines military neutrality? In the absence of a UN Security Council mandated peacekeeping mission, for example, is there another UN mechanism available to the State to deploy...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: Can Ms Maguire expand a little on the difficulties encountered in respect of the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate? I am curious to know, for example, how any member of the Security Council has proved to be an obstacle to the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (29 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: I have a couple of supplementary questions that arise from the information Ms Maguire has given us this morning. Would it be possible for the Government to arrange for five or six separate approvals, as opposed to one, for example, to send up to 50 troops abroad? I have mocked up a type of wording in a completely hypothetical way. For example, if the Constitution states that the State...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (27 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: I echo Deputy Butterly's comment about the importance of the committee. I also wish her well. I look forward to working with everybody on the committee.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (27 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide access to the current comprehensive table of figures of allowances payable to third secretaries in the diplomatic service when posted abroad (details supplied); if he will provide policy documents describing the eligibility criteria and conditions attached to these allowances; and the details on whether each allowance is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Services Staff (22 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to increase the supply of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and physiotherapists. [20791/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Irish Rail will arrange for the repainting of the steps leading down to platforms 2 and 3 at Howth Junction/Donaghmede DART Station; and the frequency with which this work is carried out. [26307/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (21 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views in relation to the noise from industrial fans being emitted from Mountjoy Prison, particularly close to the walls of residential areas, which is having a severe impact on the residents in the surrounding areas, especially at night. [26147/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person is entitled to Irish citizenship (details supplied). [26148/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (21 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the best course of action for a person (details supplied). [26149/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (21 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide the necessary funding to re-mark the car park spaces within the west pier of Howth Fishery Harbour Centre; and if not; the last time the Department funded these works. [26312/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the optimum staffing allocation per clinical post in the neurosurgery department at Beaumont Hospital; the current status of these posts; and how staffing levels compare to international standards. [26308/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based at CAMHS in Dublin 3, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form [26309/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (21 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists based in Tonlegee Road primary care centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form [26310/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will meet next. [16803/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: Like Deputy Shane Moynihan who spoke earlier, I have serious concerns about e-bikes, e-scramblers, e-scooters and ordinary scramblers, which are the scourge of people's lives across the city. Aside from the dangers these modes of transport create on our roads and footpaths and across our open spaces and parks, we often see users not wearing any helmets being "ballied up" - for want of a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has engaged with approved housing bodies, AHBs, and local authorities regarding initiatives to support solar panel installation on AHB and local authority housing. [25300/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (20 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has engaged with approved housing bodies (AHBs) and local authorities regarding initiatives to support solar panel installation on AHB and local authority housing. [25299/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: I wish to raise an inequity that has arisen as a result of changes in the pension arrangements for the uniformed members of Dublin Fire Brigade, An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service and the Defence Forces. A group from Dublin Fire Brigade delivered a letter to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage last year calling for an urgent meeting to discuss this issue,...

Committee on Defence and National Security: Business of Joint Committee (15 May 2025)

Tom Brabazon: Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an gCathaoirleach as ucht an ainmniúcháin don phost atá aici. I congratulate her on her nomination as Cathaoirleach of this committee and I look forward to working with her over the next number of years, as others said. I certainly welcome her emphasis on the men and women of our Defence Forces, who were mentioned at the start, and regarding...