Results 121-140 of 4,479 for speaker:Aindrias Moynihan

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Driver Test (5 Feb 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average wait time for driving retests in Cork test centres for each month in 2024 and for January 2025; the average wait time for driving tests in Cork test centres in the same periods; the measures that are being taken to address these lengthy wait times for both tests and retests, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Feb 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 670. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for legislation to be enacted on the Supreme Court’s judgement to the entitlement of an unmarried co-habitant to a widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Jan 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if solar farm developers receive grants or subsidies to develop solar farms; if the electricity they generate on solar farms is subsidised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1716/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Aindrias Moynihan: 660. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a design team has been appointed for a school; the next steps in advancing a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1987/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (7 Nov 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme can be expanded to include all homes and not just new-build properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42865/24]

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: I will focus on a group of people who work day after day and at the end of the week and month still find it hard, despite that modest, reasonably decent pay cheque, and struggle to make ends meet. They are not looking for benefits. Often, they are not eligible for them. They are keen to hold on to a reasonable portion, and more, of their hard-earned pay. Economists might know them as the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: The council is conducting farm-by-farm inspections in the Castletown-Kinneigh and Coppeen area. Farmers who are well familiar with Department of agriculture, Bord Bia and a myriad of different inspections are finding these county council inspections are far more intense and are being conducted on every farm, even though the expectation was only 5% would be inspected. Even a one-cow farm is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (5 Nov 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected timeframe for construction of a new fire station in Charleville, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44741/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (24 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for further measures for SMEs, including the hospitality and retail sectors, to assist with ongoing impacts due to rising costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43590/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (24 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 147. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports being considered for SMEs in the use of AI technologies for their businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43591/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Public Transport (24 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 280. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with the Minister for Transport to ensure that all public transport services are wheelchair-accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43588/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 281. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to ensure capacity in respite care in County Cork for children with disabilities can meet demand on this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43589/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Children in Care (24 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 315. To ask the Minister for Health for the up-to-date position from HIQA on a letter issued to them from his Department on the future role for foster carer's under the draft national standards for children’s social services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43587/24]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (23 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: We have received apologies from Deputies Steven Matthews and Ged Nash. I propose that the committee go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ireland's Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (23 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: This evening's engagement is with representatives of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Seamus Coffey, chairman of the council, and Dr. Eddie Casey, chief economist. It is always great to have them here. We are looking forward to a discussion on the EU's fiscal rules and the State's medium-term fiscal and structural plan, which was published last...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ireland's Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (23 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: As a vote has been called in the Dáil, I propose that we suspend until it has concluded.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ireland's Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (23 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 2 o’clock I thank Mr. Coffey for his opening statement. I open the floor, following the normal rota, and call Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ireland's Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (23 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: We will move on. I will give Deputies a chance to come back in again later.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ireland's Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (23 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: I have one or two questions myself. I understand the kind of enforcement or pushback that would be put into execution by the European Commission in the event of rules being broken is unclear. Is that unique to Ireland, or is it across all EU countries?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ireland's Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (23 Oct 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: What kind of enforcement does Mr. Coffey envisage?