Results 141-160 of 526 for speaker:Eoghan Kenny

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Examinations (12 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: The integrity of the exams will be lost.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Examinations (12 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her engagement with stakeholders, including trade unions representing teachers, regarding the proposed reforms for the leaving certificate, as of June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30862/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Examinations (12 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I would appreciate if the Minister would outline her engagement with stakeholders, including trade unions representing teachers, regarding the proposed reforms to the leaving certificate, as of June 2025, given that last Friday the largest post-primary teacher union in Ireland voted strongly in favour of industrial action over the reforms proposed for September.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I have the brief here. It is in it, but it is not flagged.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Since the "RTÉ Investigates" programme relating to the treatment and care of our older people within nursing homes, it has come to light that it is extremely bad. It has been eight years since HIQA appeared before the committee. It is about time that it does again. It is a failure of the State that our older people are being treated in this way when they should be given the dignity...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline plans in relation to opening five new special schools for the 2025-26 school year; if these additional school places will be created through the redesignation of existing schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30866/25]

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

Eoghan Kenny: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on concerns in relation to ICT funding for 2025, as raised by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30864/25]

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

Eoghan Kenny: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her engagement with stakeholders, including trade unions, regarding pay and pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers, and other ancillary school staff, as of June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30863/25]

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

Eoghan Kenny: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans, if any, her Department has to increase the capacity nationwide of school transport currently available organised under her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30867/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (12 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 501. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on taxi fares between hospitals (details supplied) covered by the HSE; to breakdown the reasoning behind the fares, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31400/25]

Proposed Approval of the Agreement Between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I welcome the fact Ireland will become an associate member of CERN, and my colleagues in the Labour Party will be happy to support this motion. Scientific and academic research are significant assets to Ireland. This membership has been pushed for a long time by many in the academic community in Ireland, so I congratulate the Minister on having got it over the line. It will serve...

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: As I have said previously, I wish the Minister extremely well in his role. His Ministry is extremely important for the development of this country, particularly academic development. I echo the words of my colleague, Senator Laura Harmon, about the percentage of purpose-built accommodation for students in Cork. Can the Minister outline why there is such a percentage difference in...

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Absolutely. On top of that, students are trying to afford groceries, etc. Could we look at the possibility of increasing the stipend once again? I compliment the Department on the fact it was increased previously.

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Sorry.

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: The fees.

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: We will claim it.

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

Eoghan Kenny: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a date for the payment of ACRES 2023 and 2024 for a person [details supplied]; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30915/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Today The Guardian newspaper reported on the up to 13,000 survivors of mother and baby homes living in Britain who risk losing access to essential means-tested benefits if they accept compensation. A campaign led by our British Labour Party colleague, Liam Conlon MP, shows that if the compensation is taken up by survivors it is considered to be savings and therefore disqualifies them from...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Data (10 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 457. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of exports to Israel for 2023 and to date in 2025, segmented by type of product; if any Department or agency exports products or services to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29536/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Data (10 Jun 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 458. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of imports from Israel for 2023 and to date in 2025, segmented by type of product; if any Department or agency exports products or services to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29537/25]