Results 101-120 of 530 for speaker:Ryan O'Meara

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: There was a bit of discussion about agriculture. Being such an important indigenous industry, the nitrates derogation is an issue raised with me quite a lot. Has the Central Bank looked at how it could affect our productivity in agricultural output if the nitrates derogation was taken away?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: Dr. Kelly stated it is "... crucial to avoid broad short-term fiscal support and instead prioritise investment and delivery of critical infrastructure and a robust fiscal framework ..." This came up today in Leaders' Questions again. One-off measures have come up a lot in the debate around the budget. Am I right that the Central Bank is essentially saying it would favour investment in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (23 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 383. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline any plans or work he and his Department have undertaken to extend the postal vote entitlement to those who are on holidays or overseas, on a temporary or part-time basis, on polling day, ahead of the upcoming presidential election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50103/25]

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

Ryan O'Meara: 561. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available for young children with disabilities prior to accessing ECCE; the AIMs support available to children with disabilities before they are two years and eight months old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50040/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (23 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 701. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the waiting times for gender-affirming care in Ireland, which are currently more than ten years; if members of the trans community will be consulted about this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50469/25]

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

Ryan O'Meara: The new Nenagh community nursing unit was taken over by the HSE last year to be used as a step-down facility for UHL. A private company, Bartra Healthcare, was contracted to run this facility for one year. That is now due to end at the end of this month. Bartra wrote to its 74 employees on 3 July of this year informing them that their contracts of employment and status as employees would...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to a nationwide programme for transition year and third level students, with a view to achieving the target of 11,500 personnel and better representation of women at all levels of the Defence Forces. [48990/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the means by which he is examining incentives and structural changes to make a military career accessible to a wider range of candidates, and to encourage existing personnel to extend their military careers, including rewarding long service and broadening eligibility criteria. [48991/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the OPW plans in place for the vacant Garda station in Templederry, Nenagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49338/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (18 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce financial support for tillage farmers, considering the income crisis currently being faced by the sector due to low grain prices and high costs of production [49329/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I would like to raise a number of cases that have arisen in Nenagh recently regarding school transportation for special classes. A number of new classes opened this year at second level. Three families are in contact with me who, two or three years ago, enrolled their children in the closest available school at the time, which is now their most appropriate school place. However, they are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I am taking this question on behalf of Deputy John Connolly. The issue of wastewater treatment plants in our rural towns and villages is one I have raised with the Taoiseach before. I refer in particular, however, to Ballycommon in Cloughjordan in north County Tipperary, which I know he will be aware of from previous discussions here in this Chamber. With the quite large level of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (17 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the targeted solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable persons is still in operation; if so, the criteria for the scheme; the way in which a person can avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48055/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (17 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the supports available to a household facing high electricity bills due to essential medical equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48060/25]

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

Ryan O'Meara: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Department-issued funding streams available to local authorities for the development of new footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48025/25]

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

Ryan O'Meara: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with Bus Éireann and request an increase in services on the 332, Limerick to Cashel via Newport bus service, considering the number of third level students that avail of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48778/25]

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

Ryan O'Meara: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered updating the classification and licensing requirements for quadricycles, to bring Ireland more in line with other EU countries such as France and Finland which have quadricycle-specific legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49255/25]

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

Ryan O'Meara: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of local area hackney licences active in County Tipperary as of August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49256/25]

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

Ryan O'Meara: 262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the active local area hackneys, by approved local area in Tipperary as of August 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49257/25]

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

Ryan O'Meara: 264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of local area hackney licence applications denied in Tipperary, by year from 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49259/25]