Results 121-140 of 291 for speaker:Noel McCarthy

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 551. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding and department supports are available under ‘Measure A8- Waste Water Collection and Treatment Needs for Villages and Settlements without Access to Public Waste Water Services’ of his Department’s Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2024-2026 and accompanying circular L1/22; the process for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vape Control Measures (24 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 915. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has fully examined the Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024, which warns of the potential for smokers to relapse if vape flavours are banned; if she can provide any estimate of the number of smokers that are expected to relapse; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vape Control Measures (24 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 916. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered the impact the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024 will have on speciality vape shops, which will be forced to close if all vape flavours are banned; if she has quantified the burden that the point-of-sale display ban for vapes will have on small retailers; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the current processing times for general employment permit and critical skills employment permit applications; the efforts being made by his Department to reduce application processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33136/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 104. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the period of a social welfare payment following the death of a dependent from 6 to 12 weeks; the estimated cost of such an extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33139/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 160. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the number of families that have benefitted from the newborn baby grant since its introduction; his Department’s plans to revise the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33149/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current measures his Department is taking to support Defence Forces veterans; the further plans his Department is considering in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31261/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to report on the progress of recruitment campaigns for school leavers considering a career in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31308/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to her Department’s announcement of 29 May 2025 regarding minor works and ICT funding for schools, when she expects these grant funding payments to issue to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31251/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (12 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her Department’s views on the need to provide a playing pitch for a school campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31239/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (11 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ACRES payment to a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31257/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Jun 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 10 April 2025, to provide an update on his Department’s involvement in the accelerating renewable electricity taskforce and the development of an associated policy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30266/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (29 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: I welcome the Tánaiste's response. I acknowledge the important work of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the passport service in overseeing a considerable increase in the number of passports issued over the past five years. I also welcome the rise in staff numbers over the same period. As public representatives, we often see a large rise in the number of passport...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (29 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: I wholeheartedly welcome the news about the possible move to a new building in Cork that will open next year. Are any efforts being made to increase the time period when an adult renewal application is instead considered on a first-time basis? Currently, a passport renewal is considered a first-time application if the previous passport was issued more than 15 years ago. I thank the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (29 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the increase, if any, in staff numbers in the Passport Office this year; the staff positions in the Passport Office that were filled as a result of any increase; his Department’s plans to further boost staff numbers in the Passport Office ahead of the busier summer holiday period; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 6. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 18 February 2025, to provide an update on his Department’s consideration of the Funds Sector 2030 report recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28158/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: I thank the Minister for his response. I believe the funds sector review to be an important contribution to the continued success of the asset management and investment fund sector in Ireland. According to the Central Bank, approximately €162 billion was held in deposit at the end of March 2025, earning relatively little for the Irish taxpayer. Recent reports have highlighted that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: I compliment the Minister and his Department on the work they have done so far. I understand it is a complex case and will take multiple budgets to iron out.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (29 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 19 March 2025, to provide an update on any further engagement his Department has had with insurance providers regarding the difficulty faced in obtaining insurance cover by households previously affected by flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28157/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (29 May 2025)

Noel McCarthy: 154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the progress of Department schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28177/25]