Results 121-140 of 893 for speaker:Aidan Farrelly

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide for Garda trainees to commence training on point one and or a high percentage of point one, from day one of phase one of training. [36766/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he and or his officials have engaged with An Garda Síochána leadership team and or the Minister and or his officials at the Department of Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding further enhancement of the Garda trainee allowance system and or pay scales. [36767/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 328. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of providing an additional 1,000 personal assistance service hours in 2026. [36729/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (3 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 329. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated revised cost of meeting service provision and supports identified under the disability capacity review, published in July 2021, given rising costs in the past four years. [36730/25]

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank the Members of the Labour Party for bringing forward such an important motion. I thank the Minister of State for his opening statement, which is comprehensive, but it is unfortunate to see the Government amendment and what is contained in it. We have spent a considerable amount of time speaking about this since the TV programmes aired and the experiences highlighted. Profit can...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: The Deputy will have a chance to come back in.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss a ban on pair trawling. Deputy Catherine Ardagh - To discuss the need for all special schools to accept children at different levels on the autism spectrum. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss the level...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank the Chair and committee colleagues for the opportunity to speak. I congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach on his role. I hope not to make his first time as Chair a testy one. I also commend the Minister of State on the commitment he has shown recently, in a very collaborative spirit, to work towards a solution in Castletown House that is agreeable to all stakeholders. I will start...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: Why was there not a successful purchase in 2021?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I understand that happened in 2022. If my research is correct, the business case was not approved by the Department. Was the land valuation piece crucial to that, whereby the land was seen as agricultural in value as opposed to green belt and recreational? Did that skew the valuation and costings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank the Minister of State. Did the feedback from the first business case influence the development of the second business case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: Is there a third business case to come? Is it likely that the learnings from the first and second business cases will inform the third one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I have to ask. With regard to the Kildare Innovation Campus, which has huge potential, is anything preventing us from ensuring that the route from the car park in campus can withhold a bearing that has service vehicles on it? Can we seek planning permission that would include service vehicles coming through?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank the Minister of State. I will finish by thanking colleagues for the opportunity to come to the committee and discuss this issue. It is certainly the first time I have spoken about it on the public record. As someone who is new to this, it is good to see a collaborative approach and have the opportunity to work with colleagues like Deputy Cronin, Senator O'Reilly, Deputy Ó...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (2 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of the dates at which processes and consultation around local authority development plans will begin over the next three years. [36491/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (1 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I want to reiterate my thanks to the Minister of State for taking this tonight. I really do appreciate it and I ask that she pass on my thanks to the Minister of State for such a considered reply. I do not doubt for a second the sincerity with which the Ministers of State are approaching this at all. I hope she can hear that I am not here to critique Government policy on this issue...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (1 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to be here this evening. I am really grateful for the opportunity to raise the very important issue of suicide prevention. I am raising it from a place of concern and from a place of care - care for anyone who is grieving the loss of a partner, a family member or a friend and care for everyone who has dedicated their professional life to...

Review of Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004: Statements (1 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I will open with the words of Professor Joseph Travers, who wrote about inclusive pedagogy in Ireland in 2023. He says: Given the exponential growth in special classes and the increase in special schools since Ireland’s ratification of the UNCRPD, a contradiction ... is apparent, which calls for a more radical appraisal of the purpose and role of these classes and schools. He...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (1 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 264. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from the dividend withholding tax applied to real estate investment trusts in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35702/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (1 Jul 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 266. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised in each of the past ten years from capital gains tax paid by real estate investment trusts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35704/25]