Results 141-160 of 248 for speaker:Barry Heneghan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (4 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will examine the retirement policies for various professions, specifically regarding the recent extension of retirement ages for guards, prison officers, firefighters, and in the case of a person (details supplied); and if there are plans to address the retirement age policies for other professions or provide any...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (4 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 592. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the Individualised Personal Budget Pilot Programme currently being trialed by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9280/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (4 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 593. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons at the various stages of the Individualised Personal Budget Pilot Programme; the total amount of funding provided in each of the years since the commencement of the pilot; the breakdown of the costs to date of running the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9281/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Programmes (4 Mar 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 594. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for when the evaluation of the Individualized Personal Budget Pilot Programme will commence and report back on its outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9282/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the current stage of development for a school (details supplied), including the timeline for completion; if she will commit to visiting the site to discuss progress with school representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8618/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department will investigate the reasons for a funding change in the food grant given to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8619/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a detailed update on the development of the “National Hydrogen Programme”, a key part of the National Hydrogen Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8944/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Rights of People with Disabilities (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 226. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the need for cross departmental coordination with the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Department for Social Protection to tackle the issues of barriers to employment for people with disabilities and the practices of the civil service in dealing with disability benefits once in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Rights of People with Disabilities (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 227. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an expected timeline on the development of a code of practice, which was contained within the Programme for Government; and how the code will support the hiring of workers with a disability. [8942/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine delays in implementing the new model of front-loading SNA support which was announced back in 2020; the reason it has not been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7742/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the need for cross-departmental co-ordination with the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to tackle the issues of barriers to employment for people with disabilities, and the practices of the civil service in dealing with disability...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 360. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to urgently address the shortage of clinical staff resources at the assessment of need office in the integrated health area for Dublin north city where at present there is an insufficient amount of both staff and other resources to cope with the extensive demand and high level of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 361. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the actions that will be taken to deal with the HSE’s failure to comply with the Disability Act 2005 (details supplied). [8938/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 362. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline an expected and realistic timeline for when the HSE will have upwards of 70% of assessment of needs reports completed within six months, as outlined by the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8939/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 363. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when she expects the national disability strategy to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8943/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 370. To ask the Minister for Health the new measures she will implement to urgently address the chronic shortage of clinical staff resources across Dublin northside and the wider country. [8937/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 421. To ask the Minister for Health to address a year-to-year decline in the national ophthalmology workforce between December 2023 and December 2024, in both acute and community services; if actions will be taken in response to this worrying trend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8934/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 421. To ask the Minister for Health to address a year-to-year decline in the national ophthalmology workforce between December 2023 and December 2024, in both acute and community services; if actions will be taken in response to this worrying trend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8934/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (26 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is considering any changes to the triple-lock mechanism, which currently requires UN Security Council approval alongside Government and Dáil approval, for the deployment of Irish Defence Forces overseas; whether any proposed changes are solely intended to ensure that future peacekeeping missions are not unduly hindered by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (26 Feb 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what measures are being implemented to assess and improve broadband efficiency in the Portmarnock area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/25]