Results 101-120 of 471 for speaker:Cathy Bennett

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: I am going to be a bit parochial now. In Monaghan, there are no affordable houses. They are coming on stream next year but there are none at the moment, which is completely ridiculous. I would like to get a breakdown of affordable houses around the country given that none are available in County Monaghan.

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: I thank the witnesses for their answers.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (19 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 44. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the engagements he has had with a view to job creation and retention in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33205/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Industry (19 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the accommodation capacity available to the tourism sector; the number of bed nights in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33204/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (19 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 131. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline his targets regarding the eradication of child poverty; his efforts to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33203/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (19 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 130. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of expenditure to date regarding the creation and operation of the Public Services Card; the amount expended in relation to regulatory and legal challenges regarding the card; if he accepts that the card records biometric data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33202/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (19 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline her engagements regarding the hot school meals programme. [31315/25]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (18 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: I am simply aghast to see how the Government conducts its business with arrogance and incompetence. I recall some months ago there being a discussion on the role of inconsistent policy in driving investment away. In his press release last week, the Minister said this legislation is intended to introduce certainty. It is railroaded legislation in which we have already seen holes. It is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: It is your job.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: At least the Taoiseach admits it.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Work of Dóchas: Discussion (17 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for all the great work they do. First, I want to talk about Ireland's contribution to overseas development aid. Ireland, through the UN target, is supposed to give 0.7% of its GDP to ODA. As regards the money that would have been used for the Ukrainian refugees, will the witnesses outline to the committee what we are really at when that funding is...

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Work of Dóchas: Discussion (17 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: My other question relates to the upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Have the organisations reiterated calls that this should be a top priority of that Presidency?

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Work of Dóchas: Discussion (17 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Are the other witnesses happy with how Ireland is advocating?

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 89. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline the amount by which childcare costs have reduced since the formation of Government. [32460/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe in which she intends to cap childcare costs at €200 per month. [32459/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (17 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 744. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 15 May 2025, if the HSE has compiled the requested information regarding the number of GPs by county or smallest geographic region available; the number per capita; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31824/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (12 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Air Corps has reduced operations to a five-day work week. [31309/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Corps (12 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: 66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he was first apprised of the possibility of the Air Corps reducing its operational hours; if he received recommendations as to how the situation could be averted; and the actions he took to prevent the situation from arising. [31310/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Does the Department of housing provide the funding?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Cathy Bennett: Maybe the representatives could come in with the officials of the Department of housing, under the same remit.