Results 1,461-1,480 of 5,098 for speaker:Mairéad Farrell

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scrúduithe Stáit (17 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 686. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an gcoinneofar an t-athrú atá déanta ar an méid sraitheanna pictiúr i scrúdú Gaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta 2024 (10 seachas 20) sa chéad Ardteistiméireacht eile in 2025; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1985/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (17 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 765. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Tuam LEA in County Galway will be considered an RPZ, given increasing rents in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56881/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 966. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance application review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1506/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (17 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 1322. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address lengthy waiting lists and staffing issues for child disability services, such as speech and language, occupational and behavioural therapy in areas such as CDNT7 in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56465/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (17 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 1704. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who suffers from severe eczema and allergies will have their case referred to University Hospital Galway. [1422/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 1825. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason motor mechanic apprentices can wear corrective lenses to compensate for colour blindness but electrical engineers cannot, despite the former dealing with more complex wires for example, plume wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56759/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 1862. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to his recent comments (details supplied) that he has “created all-island apprenticeships”, he can explain what this refers to; when it was introduced; what funding has been allocated towards this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1791/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Procurement Contracts (17 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 1868. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the decision on the tender of local development strategy for the delivery LEADER 2023 to 2027 for the Connemara Municipal District area of County Galway submitted by an organisation (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57087/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 253. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how an SME can apply for the increased cost of business scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55849/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (13 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given that Minister for Children, Disability, Integration and Youth, has just announced capital funding for crèches to create 90,000 new places, the staffing strategy to service those places; if the €1.5 billion surplus of the national training fund not be used to train early years teachers; and if he will make a statement on the...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: On Friday, I met a woman who is due to be evicted from her home with her three children just days before Christmas. As people can imagine, she was visibly upset. She was particularly upset because she felt she could not put up her Christmas tree. She said putting up her Christmas tree and putting the lights on it reminded her of the countdown to being evicted from that home with her three...

Appropriation Bill 2023: Second Stage (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus feicim go bhfuil grúpa mór sa Ghailearaí. Nílim cinnte cárb as dóibh ach fearaim fáilte rompu ar fad. Inniu, táimid ag plé le hairgead caipitil a bheidh á chur ar aghaidh go dtí an bhliain seo chugainn. Nuair atá os cionn €500 milliún i gceist, agus nuair a fheicimid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total Garda numbers for Galway for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of retirements in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54634/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department approved the overflight of a US Air Force flight (details supplied); to explain how such an aircraft complied with Government prohibitions against the carrying of weapons, munitions, and so on, given that no such aircraft leaves the United States unless it is on a military operation or training exercise; and to outline...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Invasive Species Policy (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and officials in the Inland Fisheries division can confirm that pink salmon (oncorhynchus gorbuscha) are legally classed as an invasive anadromous fish species in Ireland under the EU Water Framework Directive; if pink salmon are classed as invasive to Ireland (ecoregion 17), the reason they are being treated in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason no meeting was held by an organisation (details supplied) in July 2023 considering his statement on 20 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54917/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 374. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of land bank that Údarás na Gaeltachta has that is suitable for housing broken down, by county and by size; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55103/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wastewater Treatment (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 375. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to detail the discussion between Údarás na Gaeltachta and Irish Water; if there are plans to put Údarás na Gaeltachta wastewater treatment plants under Irish Water’s control; if there are plans to put Údarás na Gaeltachta wastewater treatment plants under Irish Water’s control after...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 486. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that people who will be completing 12 months on illness benefit in the period between the payment of the Christmas bonus and Christmas Day are not included in the payment; and if a person (details supplied) who commenced illness benefit on the 12 December 2022 will be paid the Christmas bonus [54894/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 771. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to career path progression for consultants, what training schemes must be completed by doctors that rise to the level of consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54602/23]