Results 81-100 of 282 for speaker:Joe Neville

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: €1.5 billion.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Has a number for next year been indicated to Uisce Éireann?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Let us take a project like the Maynooth transfer pipeline. Is that a next tier down? How are capital projects ranked in a scale? Is there one significant one or is there a bucket of projects of various sizes? How is that ranked?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I do not want to lose Ms O'Dwyer because she has just made a point. How does Uisce Éireann decide between service and capital expenditure? Capital expenditure is obviously about building new and replacing old. How has the €10 billion been split? Let us say it will be €11 billion if Uisce Éireann gets its Housing for All increase.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I do not want to take up too much time and will let the others in, but if we get another chance, we might go round again.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: It is a bit like I described. It is going along and it needs to be done. How much of that €10 billion is for items like that versus the new greenfield houses?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: In all fairness, I asked the question before and there was a lot coming at us there.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I have some questions about some high-level matters and then some more that are more local in nature. There is a theme, and this may go back to the article in The Irish Times. Does Uisce Éireann have confidence in the planning and courts systems in the context of how it feels it will be able to deliver these projects? Ultimately, it is with these...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Is it that it is working okay for the local authorities but that it gets bogged down with An Bord Pleanála and the courts?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: That is the point I am getting at. Is there a problem with An Bord Pleanála and the courts? That is where I have often seen problems.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Many more people are taking them now than was-----

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: That is the problem. That will pose a risk if it continues to grow exponentially across all development. That goes for developers or anyone trying to do anything. People are seeking judicial reviews. That is what I was wondering about. I have some local issues. Deputy Brophy asked me to raise an issue relating to Dargle Wood estate in Knocklyon - this sounds very much like some of...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Is there not a 16-week deadline?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Even on the other side, there are delays in connections. This is so important.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the delegates for their time and the Chair for his forbearance. Wearing the hat of a former councillor, it has been nice to ask questions to the CEO and senior management team. It has been good but also important for me, as a TD, to ask the questions. As the other members will state, we are asking the questions on behalf of the people we represent, who ultimately comprise the taxpayer.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (27 May 2025)

Joe Neville: 575. To ask the Minister for Health if she will reduce the age of the BreastCheck screening programme from 50 to 40, given that the disease affects many people under the age of 50 each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26734/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 May 2025)

Joe Neville: 576. To ask the Minister for Health if she will increase the number of breast screening locations, given that the wait time of some patients is over a year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26735/25]

Delivering a World-Class Education System: Statements (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: We have been asked to deliver statements on delivering a world-class education system that breaks down barriers and ensures every child can achieve his or her full potential. Since the foundation of the State, we have seen improvements in our education system. Opportunities that may not have been available to our grandparents in the twenties and thirties were available to our parents....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I want to speak about a key issue impacting many people in north Kildare. Most likely it is impacting people throughout the country. This is the provision of childcare facilities. I have spoken to parents in Kilcock, Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth who are really struggling. It is a key issue in the programme for Government. We also know from speaking to providers that they are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regeneration Projects (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: 77. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to resource town centre first and establish a dedicated town regeneration team in every local authority focused on tackling vacancy and dereliction in town and villages as committed in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26324/25]