Results 121-140 of 1,415 for speaker:Michael Moynihan in 'Dáil debates'

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (10 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Specifically on the topic of the N72 and on Ballymaquirke, the Minister of State is confirming that the tenders have been returned, have been approved and that a contractor has been approved for the construction of the roundabout and the realignment at Ballymaquirke. He said in his statement that it is hoped the construction will start in 2023. Have the Department or Transport...

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: The Business Committee.

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute the debate. It is important that we have a discussion on water services and wastewater treatment throughout the country. It is fundamental. In the few minutes available to me I will raise the issue of the wastewater treatment plants that are inadequate, and in some places non-existent, in some of the smaller villages. If they were to be prioritised...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with both the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the European Union in relation to the rewetting of farmland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53127/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I wish to ask about the Minister's engagement with the European Commission and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in respect of the rewetting of land. There seems to be some misinformation circulating in that regard. Perhaps the Minister could make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister. We must ensure balance in respect of any decisions made at European level. We are producing food in an environmentally friendly manner in this country and we must ensure that is at the forefront of any discussions. The deliberations the Departments of the Environment, Climate and Communications and Agriculture, Food and the Marine have with the European Commission...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (11 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I assume that the issue of distance, particularly at post-primary level, is also in the review and if it is not, the Minister should make sure that it is. The mileage or kilometre distance is probably outdated at this stage and should be looked into in the review and in the final deliberations of the review panel.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (11 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are in place to review the operation of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49709/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (11 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I ask what plans are in place to review the operation of the school transport scheme. Will the Minister outline the issue? I might come back to her with a supplementary question. Where is the review at? When do we hope to have a view of the review? When will it be published?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (11 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister. There are two issues, one of which is the ongoing review. Will it take into consideration the issues that arose this year in relation to concessionary tickets and making sure that as broad a school transport system as possible is in place? School transport ticks an awful lot of boxes in getting everyone who can get a bus to school to do so. Where children have...

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this matter. It is the fundamental issue of our time. Housing is greatly important. I wish to hone in on a few things that can be changed. Rural Ireland has great capacity to build and expand housing. A great deal of work has been done in urban places for generations at this stage and it is now high time we examined building houses in rural Ireland....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I support Deputy Tully. We are constantly hearing about this at the Joint Committee on Disability Matters. The issues of disabled drivers and mobility need to be treated as a matter of extreme urgency by Governments and Departments to try to get a resolution to it. These people need a resolution of this point.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flexible Work Practices (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Moynihan: On Question No. 108, to expand on the points on working from home that have been made, the Department and Minister must take recognition of the benefit of working from home for people and to society. People had long commutes and then started working from home. We must accept as a State that working from home which, for want of better English, was a by-product of Covid-19, has such huge...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flexible Work Practices (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I take the point regarding the State but we also need to take recognition of the State employees who can work from home, provide the same service and do the same job equally well from home a number of days per week. The State needs to examine this and make sure it has have every incentive in place in order that people are not commuting from the likes of my area in Duhallow to other large...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flexible Work Practices (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to expand remote-working relief in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46279/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (14 Jul 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am pleased that he and the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, are committed to the funding of the wastewater treatment plants in the small towns and villages growth programme. It was on the scheme in October 2021. The Minister of State outlined what Irish Water said. The initial steps involve the assessment of needs process. The correlation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (14 Jul 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me the opportunity to discuss the village of Castlemagner in north County Cork. Castlemagner is a beautiful village situated almost midway between Kanturk and Mallow. There was significant development in the village more than 15 years ago. We have been working for some time with Cork County Council. Councillor Bernard Moynihan put considerable work...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Week after week at the Joint Committee on Disability Matters, disability advocacy groups and people with disabilities come in. They constantly say that the medical card is gold for a person with a disability. It is hugely important that it is maintained. In some instances people with disabilities can get therapeutic work. They can earn extra income on top of the disability allowance....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2022)

Michael Moynihan: In regard to the medical card, there is one other issue on disabilities. I do not wish to list the disabilities, but I refer to a person with a diagnosis of a lifelong disability and who got a medical card in his or her younger years. At some point, there is a review. The person's income has not changed as he or she is on disability, and probably will be for life. Documentation comes back...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 87. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to review the medical card assessment process for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37502/22]