Results 141-160 of 253 for speaker:Robert O'Donoghue

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Farm Costs (2 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: The increase in food production costs in recent years means many farmers no longer find it sustainable. As their costs directly affect consumers, we must tackle this. Dairy farmers report a near 20% rise in production costs in the past year alone. We need to address challenges posed by increasing labour, energy and environmental-compliance costs to ensure the viability of the farming...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Farm Costs (2 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: The geopolitical circumstances that have occurred to date make food security all the more important. In my constituency of Dublin Fingal West, horticulture is a crucial part of the farming sector. We produce 15% of potatoes nationally, 47% of field vegetables and 37% of fruits, vegetables and nursery plants, making it one of the most important counties in the country for food production....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Farm Costs (2 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I attended the Social Justice Ireland presentation in the audiovisual room earlier. The statistics presented are increasingly concerning for the agriculture sector. The average farm income was just under €20,000 in 2023. Some 68% of farms earned less than €30,000 per annum. This data highlights clear challenges. It is clear that farming by itself is not enough to provide an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the installation of the promised prefab building at a school (details supplied), which is intended to accommodate a general-purpose hall and a classroom; the reasons for the delay; the steps being taken to resolve the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15181/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 444. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any public body or publicly funded body under his Department's aegis are not compliant with Part V of the Disability Act 2005; if Part V applies to all subsidiaries of such bodies; if, in cases where it does not, he has the power to extend such a requirement, either through Ministerial order or through funding requirements;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 493. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can provide a date for when a decision will be made regarding Fingal County Council's request for inclusion in the defective block scheme, given that the Housing Agency has completed its investigations and consultations and is currently drafting its report with a recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Services (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 527. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an assessment has been conducted on the additional costs incurred by people aged 65 years and over due to disability, given that analysis indicates extra costs ranging from approximately €1,600 to €4,600 annually depending on severity and household type; if consideration has been given to addressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 610. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licensed horse trainers in Ireland in each year since 1 January 2020; the number of Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board inspectors; the number of unannounced inspections; whether each trainer has had unannounced inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15380/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 611. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the controls his Department and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board have in relation to the operation of unlicensed trainers; whether further legislation is planned on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15381/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 612. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any public body or publicly funded body under his Department’s aegis procured from outside the EU any professional services in excess of €25,000 in relation to accountancy, pensions, architecture or legal, in each year from 1 January 2020 to end 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 613. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board took in 2022, 2023 and 2024 to advise the public or those working in the sector of complaint procedures around poor stable facilities or the ill treatment of horses under their authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15384/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 614. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of the efforts by Bord Iascaigh Mhara to retrieve ghost gear (abandoned nets, and so on); the amount of material retrieved in each year since 1 January 2020; how successful these efforts have been; the cost of same; whether a new central scheme for all waterways is required; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 615. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to produce guidelines around coastal magnet fishing; if his Department will support the removal of metal waste from the Irish foreshore while protecting the State’s interests; if his Department will discuss the matter with other responsible Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15386/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 616. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any public bodies or publicly funded bodies under his Department's aegis are not compliant with Part V of the Disability Act 2005; if Part V applies to all subsidiaries of such bodies; whether, in cases where it does not, he has the power to extend such a requirement, either through Ministerial order or through funding...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 765. To ask the Minister for Health whether a publicly available progress summary covering some or all of the 49 recommendations made in the independent review of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services since it was published in July 2023 exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15403/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Cancer Services (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 816. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that terminal cancer patients are being deprioritised for life-saving and urgent treatment in accident and emergency in favour of flu patients, given the critical nature of their condition and the urgency of their care needs; if she will commit to a review of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15765/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Cancer Services (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 817. To ask the Minister for Health the current policy is in cancer care centres of excellence regarding the prioritisation of terminal cancer patients requiring life-saving and urgent treatment over patients presenting with non-life-threatening illnesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15766/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Courses Accreditation (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 842. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the evaluation of course content of e-college courses, whether there is any independent evaluation of the quality of the content; whether Solas senior management have self-tested each or any course; if Solas senior management engages with users of the e-college directly to evaluate their feedback; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Courses Accreditation (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 843. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the content of e-college fits with the Government's educational ambitions in the Programme for Government; whether extra content will be added to the offering which aligns with Government objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15484/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Courses Accreditation (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 844. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for adding content to e-college that might encourage people to pursue careers in the areas of public sector recruitment shortfalls such as the Gardaí, Defence Forces or healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15485/25]