Results 101-120 of 12,230 for speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (23 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 30. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps that will be taken in Budget 2026 to advance a public model of childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50106/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 67. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Action Plan for Administrative and Regulatory Simplification for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50107/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the passport office will not accept apostrophes as part of legal names e.g. O’Connor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50232/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (23 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the results and reporting from the Green Public Procurement (GPP) Strategy and Action Plan, particularly with regards to the minimum 10% of food purchased by public sector bodies to be certified organic; if this target is on track to be achieved and when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50227/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (23 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the implementation of the EU Directive EU/2024/1275 Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, his plans for submitting the State’s draft National Building Renovation to the European Commission by the end of 2025; the dates he has in mind for public consultation in advance of submitting the plan;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action Plan (23 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in relation to the action in Climate Action Plan 2024 which reads DECC will assess whether mandated caps on any increase in fossil fuel demand by large energy users could be put in place from 2026; and when the assessment is due to be published. [50230/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (23 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the typical capital cost of a bus shelter provided by the National Transport Authority. [50228/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Air Safety (18 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: We have never had a conversation about how much of the traffic that currently is on our roads we want to move up into the sky because that is literally what is happening in Dublin 15 right now. Thousands of journeys that took place on our roads are now going over our roofs and going over our gardens. This represents a massive societal change. A change like that has to be done through a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Air Safety (18 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: In February of this year, at my request, the first debate on drones in this Dáil was held. In that debate I made the point that I am not against drones. The vast majority people are not against drones. They do play an important role in society but commercial drone activity must be regulated. It must be regulated on issues to do with noise pollution and privacy. These drones have...

Migration: Statements (18 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: It is important we are addressing this issue on the first week back, especially after the summer we have had, which saw communities, particularly the Indian and southeast Asian communities, targeted for both verbal and physical assaults in a number of locations across the country. I represent Dublin West, which is an extremely vibrant, extremely diverse part of Dublin and one where we have...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I welcome the focus the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach have placed on child poverty in their public comments in the run-up to the budget. However, will they take steps to address child poverty among that cohort of children who are most vulnerable, the 9,000 children in the international protection system? Children in the international protection system get €29.80 per week; that is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 98. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he has decided to replace the proposed Energy Poverty Action Plan with an Energy Affordability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48561/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he has established the National Energy Affordability Taskforce without civil society representation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48562/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Agreements (18 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Government remains committed to the decision of the previous Government to withdraw from the EU Energy Treaty; if so, when this withdrawal will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48559/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution (18 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislative and policy measures his Department is planning to take with respect to noise pollution from commercial drones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48560/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: It is now four weeks since the school term started back. Like Deputy Sherlock, far too many primary and secondary school students in my constituency still do not have access to a school bus even though they meet the criteria. Students attending St. Peter's College in Dunboyne, the Catherine McAuley National School and Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg are still left hanging. Why is that every...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (17 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he last met formally with the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Ireland. [48648/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Ireland will officially endorse the development of a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty as a matter of our climate policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48542/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (17 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps undertaken to ensure that a vehicle passed as fit under the Northern Ireland vehicle roadworthiness testing process meets the equivalent standards of the NCT in the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48271/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (17 Sep 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal provisions designed to prevent the abuse of scrambler bikes, e-bikes or quads on public roads or public spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48540/25]