Results 81-100 of 248 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider extending the proposed permanent annual cost of disability support payment to individuals who are in receipt of the State pension, given that disability-related expenses do not cease at 66 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14207/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (25 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the agreed Departmental definition of a refuge bed, a refuge unit, and a refuge space; if he will clarify the counting mechanisms for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14200/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (25 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 594. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refuge beds currently operational in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14201/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (25 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 595. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new domestic violence refuge beds added in each county since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14202/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (25 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 596. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that Ireland is meeting its obligations under the Istanbul Convention vis-à-vis provision of domestic violence refuge spaces; the requirements of the Istanbul Convention versus the current situation for domestic violence services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14203/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (25 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 597. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an accurate estimate of the average length of time it takes to deliver a domestic violence refuge using the capital assistance scheme funding system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14204/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (25 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 598. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the local community safety plan; how it is proposed to be set up; who appoints the chairperson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14205/25]

International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Go raibh maith agat.

International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: In the light of ongoing geopolitical tensions, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the genocide occurring across Palestine, the role of our neutrality has never been more scrutinised. Ireland has long taken pride in its policy of military neutrality, a stance that has allowed us to play a respected role in peacekeeping, diplomacy and humanitarian efforts, and I thank all those who...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. I thank him for noting that this is something I did at local level. I would really like to see it carried through. As he stated, an independent framework is provided for in section 63 of the Local Government Act. However, section 26 of the Disability Act 2005 places an obligation on public bodies, including local authorities, to have one accessibility...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: It is great that the Minister will reach out to local authorities. I do not want to be Dublin Bay-North centred; this is for all local authorities. The main point is that we are already required by law to protect the rights of disabled people by ensuring there is equality, accessibility and non-discrimination. The Government has a pivotal role in providing local authorities with adequate...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the role of accessibility officers in Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council; what oversight is in place to ensure future housing developments meet universal design standards; and if additional measures are being considered to improve accessibility in social and affordable housing projects....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Go n-éirí leis an Aire ina phost nua. Will the Minister provide an update on the role of accessibility officers in all councils, but particularly Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council? What oversight is in place to ensure future housing developments meet universal design standards? Are additional measures being considered to improve accessibility in social and affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to accelerate the delivery of social and affordable housing in the Dublin Bay north constituency; if he is reviewing the delays in planning, procurement or funding allocation; and if he is considering new legislative changes to streamline the process to ensure targets are met. [12946/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to address high levels of anti-social behaviour, including youth vandalism and assaults, in the Belmayne-Clongriffin area; if he will consider making the Garda Youth Diversion Programme mandatory for at risk youths as currently voluntary engagement excludes those who need it most; if he will give a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether consideration has been given to recognising a history of childhood abuse as a mitigating factor in judicial proceedings where a survivor retaliates against their abuser; and the reforms being considered to prevent prolonged adjournments of court cases which can cause significant distress to those with mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline, in light of the ongoing housing crisis, the Government’s plans to achieve the target of constructing 60,000 homes annually over the next 25 years; and how the Government intends to incorporate modern construction methods, such as modular housing, to expedite this process. [9496/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Children in Care (20 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 500. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 26 February 2025, the details of supports and services including advocacy that are provided to adults aged over 26 years that were in health board/HSE accommodation as a child, including disability residential homes; and if redress schemes or impending redress schemes to address the abuses including physical,...

Report of the Housing Commission: Statements (Resumed) (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: It is good to finally be able to speak. What I was trying to say earlier is that I was described as an underling, which is someone who is under someone else's order. I would love for that to be withdrawn from the record of the House. As an Independent TD, I support this Government with cautious optimism, in the hope that it will be able to listen to me. The only people whose orders I am...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the installation of the fibre-to-the-home network (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11989/25]