Results 141-160 of 962 for speaker:Francis Noel Duffy

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that fully electric cars are unable to attain an SPSV licence; if he will resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7919/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (20 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to provide support to schools (details supplied) to increase capacity considering parents are unable to secure school places for their children in their local catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7922/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the emergency works application for a school (details provided) regarding school safety systems, and why it remains unresolved and awaiting assessment since March 2023. [7923/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: 503. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that, to date, three crèches have withdrawn from core funding due to the funding not covering operational costs in an area (details supplied), resulting in fees increasing by up to 28%; if he will increase the core funding or provide top-ups for crèche operators experiencing...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: 504. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many crèches have withdrawn from the core funding scheme nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7921/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rental Sector (15 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: 70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes acquired to date under the new cost-rental tenant in situ scheme; the number that have been served a notice to quit under the extended tenant in situ scheme for tenants in receipt of housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6724/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rental Sector (15 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: When the moratorium on winter evictions was lifted, the Government introduced two schemes that aimed to reduce the risk of homelessness for renters who are served with a notice to quit. The tenantin situscheme for renters in the private sector gave reassurance to many desperate tenants. I would like to ask the Minister of State about the number of homes acquired under both schemes, as the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rental Sector (15 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, mentioned 1,800 units in the tenant in situscheme, if I am correct. Further to that, we have been notified of certain cases where local authorities will not proceed with an offer as the value of the home is too expensive. Could the Minister of State inform us of the price guidelines or caps given to local authorities for these acquisitions?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rental Sector (15 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: Are the guidelines for the price caps available online?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rental Sector (15 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: I will come back to that one. Finally, could the Minister of State give an update on the legislation for first refusal, which would oblige landlords to offer the property to tenants for purchase before putting it on the open market?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rental Sector (15 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: Could the Minister of State answer on the first refusal legislation?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: I will speak to amendment No. 199 first if that is okay. It is relative to considerations on the national planning statement. From what I can see, it covers three pages in the Bill and it does not mention biodiversity anywhere in those three pages. The Bill states that "the Minister shall have regard to", which does not necessarily mean he or she has to. The definition mentions looking at...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: Going back to amendment No. 199, it is in the national planning statement, if one is made, that there is no regard for biodiversity. It is not in that section at all. It can be covered elsewhere but a Minister reading this would not have to have regard to biodiversity.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: Yes. There is no regard for it at all.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: I will withdraw the amendments and hopefully bring them back on Report Stage. Hopefully the Minister of State can bring biodiversity into both national planning statements. This is about what is missing. There is no biodiversity in this, the word is not used at all in the section on urban development zones either. It should be included or referenced back to the national biodiversity...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: I will take the opportunity to thank the Chairman and the secretariat for all the work they are doing. I also want to thank the Minister, the Minister of State and the Department for taking on the very complex process of preparing this Bill. I am looking forward to the discourse that has already begun. This amendment makes a small change to a definition. Climate change adaptation and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: It does not make any sense. It references "climate change adaptation and mitigation". If we leave out "mitigation" it leaves a reference to the taking of measures to manage the impact of climate change. We are mitigating climate change at present so why can we not say it? I do not get why we cannot say it if we in this country are mitigating climate change. Why can we not stick in the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: I move amendment No. 5: In page 27, line 34, after “measures” to insert “to mitigate and”.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in relation to reducing public transport fares for pensioners who have not yet reached the State pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5019/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for increased public transport bus fares from Dublin to Cavan by 21%; if he will review this increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5020/24]