Results 101-120 of 3,710 for speaker:Michael Lowry

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (26 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 276. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that children in foster care are auto-enrolled in the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38410/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (26 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 277. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will enhance funding for Tusla’s regional therapeutic teams, to ensure timely therapeutic interventions for children in care who have experienced trauma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38411/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Children in Care (26 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 303. To ask the Minister for Health if he will coordinate with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to ensure a cross-Government approach to supporting foster care, particularly in providing health services to children in care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38412/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (26 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to ringfence 10% of the national training fund for the charity sector to support digital upskilling (details supplied). [38264/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (26 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to introduce a dedicated grant scheme of €1 million for trustee training and development to support good governance in the charity sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38265/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (26 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 327. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are plans to expedite the multi-annual funding proposals for the charity sector as outlined in her Department’s five-year strategy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38258/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (26 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 328. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are plans to provide additional resources to the Charities Regulator for the development and publication of real time data from annual reports and financial statements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38259/24]

Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: The Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, Deputy Ring, is very sensible, as always. I agree with him on the timing. Taking on the role of a family carer is a profound commitment that can arise at any point in life. It is often motivated by a deep sense of duty and compassion. The enduring responsibility and challenges of caregiving can be daunting, however. Until people experience the role of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a school bus ticket application for a child (details supplied); the reasons this applicant’s request for a pick-up point at the end of their road, which is safe for this child to be collected by the school bus, was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38216/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a school bus ticket application for a child (details supplied); the reasons this applicant’s request for a pick-up point at the end of their road, which is safe for this child to be collected by the school bus, was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38217/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in establishing the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) stakeholder forum, which was included in the strategic action plan for the NPWS and was due to be established in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38195/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps taken to ensure that the National Parks and Wildlife Service stakeholder forum will be established on a permanent footing with regular meetings starting in quarter four of 2024 as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38196/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can provide a concrete timeline for the establishment of the National Parks and Wildlife Service stakeholder forum, including the dates for the first meeting and the frequency of subsequent meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38197/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (25 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way the National Parks and Wildlife Service stakeholder forum will ensure the inclusion of all relevant stakeholders, including environmental, conservation, rural pursuits, and farming interests, to ensure a fully inclusive approach to future policymaking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38198/24]

Healthcare Services in the Mid-West Region: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: University Hospital Limerick is an ongoing serious problem. There is massive difficulty relating to overcrowding and poor delivery of service. There is obviously a problem with bed capacity, staff numbers and patient care. The hospital serves the constituency I represent in north Tipperary. Daily, and almost hourly, I receive calls from people complaining and giving out about the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports the integration of a new DART station at Croke Park; if he will engage with Irish Rail, an organisation (details supplied) and other relevant state agencies to proactively facilitate the development of this station, considering Irish Rail's ownership of the railway frontage and the willingness of the organisation to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce free public transport for students in Budget 2025 to alleviate the high travel expenses faced by students; if he will consider implementing a bike-to-college scheme, which is a key ask of an organisation (details supplied) in its pre-Budget 2025 submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37918/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to move school cleaners/janitors onto public sector pay scales, as was done with school secretaries and school caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37277/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 210. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will allocate €1.2 million to fund a radio station (details supplied) to secure an FM licence and increase funding for TG4, to support the Irish language and its promotion among young people, as requested by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37939/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 211. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will commit to the retention, extension, and expansion of the basic income for artists scheme in Budget 2025, to ensure continued support for artists and the cultural sector (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37953/24]