Results 121-140 of 3,697 for speaker:Michael Lowry

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase the holiday earnings eligible for deduction from reckonable income to €13,104; if he will amend the dependent brackets for SUSI to better support students which is a key ask of an organisation (details supplied) in it's pre-Budget 2025 submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37928/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce a minimum stipend of €25,000 for all postgraduate researchers; to cap postgraduate fees at €3,000 to address the financial strain on postgraduate students which is a key ask of an organisation (details supplied) in it's pre-Budget 2025 submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37929/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allocate additional funding for period products and the fund for students with disabilities; if he will establish a Government-funded T-fund for trans and non-binary students to address social inequalities and support disadvantaged students which is a key ask of an organisation (details supplied) in it's pre-Budget 2025 submission;...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: We have citizens information centres in 50 locations across the country. There are five centres across County Tipperary: Thurles, Nenagh, Roscrea, Tipperary town and Clonmel. In 2023, these centres dealt with 40,000 queries and 17,000 callers, with queries ranging from social protection to employment, pensions and applications for citizenship. This service has provided to some of the most...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the provision of special needs school transport for a child (details supplied); the reasons that this applicant was declined their school transport and escort for the 2024-2025 academic year; when this matter will be resolved and the appropriate school transport put in place and made available; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address concerns from local businesses regarding the free schoolbooks and stationery scheme (details supplied); the way her Department plans to mitigate the intense low margins faced by SMEs, the reduced footfall in retail premises, and the loss of seasonal jobs; additionally, if her Department will consider allowing schools more...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Projects (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 251. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will allocate €10 million in Budget 2025 to establish 34 universal youth work hubs and uplift the youth services grant scheme to support pay parity, enhance volunteer-led universal youth work, and engage an additional 27,560 young people and 2,800 volunteers; if he will examine this request which...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Projects (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 252. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will allocate €1 million in Budget 2025 to employ 14 specialist staff to coordinate digital youth work and engage 1,400 young people in digital skills and literacy development; if he will examine this request which is highlighted in an organisation’s pre-Budget 2025 submission (details...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Projects (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 253. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will allocate €1.5 million in Budget 2025 to recruit 23 dedicated mentoring and specialist staff to support 400 new mentoring matches and provide specialist support for 225 young people from diverse communities; if he will examine this request which is highlighted in an organisation’s...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Projects (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 254. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will allocate €2 million in Budget 2025 to establish 15 new targeted youth projects under the UBU Your Place Your Space scheme, engaging 1,200 young people experiencing disadvantage; if he will examine this request which is highlighted an organisation’s pre-Budget 2025 submission (details...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Projects (19 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 255. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will allocate €0.5 million in Budget 2025 to increase funding for an initiative (details supplied), supporting an additional 930 young people in local, regional, and national decision-making processes; if he will examine this request which is highlighted in an organisation’s pre-Budget 2025...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any current or upcoming schemes that provide funding for the employment of additional cleaners in primary and post-primary schools, specifically for positions requiring 15 to 20 hours per week (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36578/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus ticket application for a student (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36789/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an assisted technology application for a student (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason this application has not yet been processed and a decision issued to their parents and school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36808/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the urgent need for the building project at a school (details supplied); the reasons for the delay in progressing past stage 2A, apply for planning permission, and move to the tender and construction stages; the reason the interim modular accommodation granted in September 2022 was subsequently reduced, resulting in inadequate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide additional information on the case of a person (details supplied); the reasons this application was with the Department for approximately 13 months; the reasons he had to make several phone calls to enquire about the status of his application; the reasons he was informed verbally that his application was approved pending...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 621. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will expedite and review a school age service application submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36654/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 767. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the significant challenges faced by children with disabilities in accessing timely and appropriate dental treatment, as highlighted by the case of a child (details supplied); the measures being taken to ensure that vulnerable children receive the urgent care they need; if a review of the disability paediatric service in the midwest,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (9 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 99.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the ongoing issues faced by An Post retired pensioners regarding their pensions and pensionable entitlements, particularly those protected under Section 46 of the Post and Telecommunications Act 1983; the measures he is taking to rectify these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (9 Sep 2024)

Michael Lowry: 100.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can address the significant delays in the approval and payment of pension increases for An Post retired pensioners, which require Ministerial approval and have resulted in unacceptable delays, such as those experienced in 2022 and 2023; the measures he is taking to rectify these issues; and if he will make a...