Results 141-160 of 530 for speaker:Ryan O'Meara

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (17 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1308. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full adult post-mortems carried out per year from 2015 to date in 2025 in University Hospital Waterford, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48721/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1309. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to replace the service of coronial post-mortems in University Hospital Waterford to ensure that this service can be carried out in counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48722/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1459. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a new ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48545/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1460. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a second-hand ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48546/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (8 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45841/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a process will be considered where seasonal workers can apply for jobseeker’s benefit in advance of being laid off for the summer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44732/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1721. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle sold through marts so far in 2025 that were slaughtered within 20 days of purchase, within 30 days of purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44533/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 2533. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans to extend the cohort eligible for screening under the National Bowel Screening Programme, BowelScreen; when those age 74 years will be eligible for screening under the BowelScreen programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46598/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 2534. To ask the Minister for Health if the BowelScreen programme has given consideration to extending the screening programme to those beyond 74 years-of-age, on a case-by-case basis; if not, if BowelScreen is keeping research supporting this under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46599/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 2761. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for the startup of community cafes in rural areas; if funding is available for the purchase of a building for purposes of setting up a community café; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46286/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 393. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider additional funding allocations in 2025 for local authorities looking to complete bridge rehabilitation works, but were not successful in allocations made earlier this year; when the next round for applications will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 991. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a remote area grant payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40782/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1020. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider raising the percentage weight of the Leaving Certificate oral exam to 50% rather than decreasing it to 35%, to incentivise improving the standard of students’ spoken language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40991/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Standards (29 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1021. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no compulsory standardised test for Irish in T2 primary schools, as currently there is no national baseline for pupils in English-medium schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40992/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1099. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the special education review committee was last reviewed in the context of moderate general learning classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41946/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Arts Council (29 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1355. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how a US-based performance group, which is looking to perform their show in Ireland, may engage with the Arts Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42356/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (29 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1404. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on his Department’s review of ##wind energy development guidelines and the publication of the revised guidelines. [40847/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1777. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a more efficient system could be considered for seasonal workers who are temporarily laid off for the summer months and need to avail of jobseeker’s benefit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41430/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1831. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the hours that can be worked while on carer's allowance could be increased to 19.5; if exceptions can be made to allow people on carer's allowance to work on a CE scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42407/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (29 Jul 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 2543. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the fair deal scheme, in the instance that the principal residence is sold after the three-year cap has passed, the way in which this impacts the applicant’s assessable means; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40780/25]