Results 1,601-1,620 of 5,104 for speaker:Mairéad Farrell

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the list of agents, by county, where student leap cards can be printed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49754/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are schemes in which the State provides loans to developers/builders for housing development projects; if he can provide details of any such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49385/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Assets (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance following the sale of the 5% equity stake in AIB, and in relation to the Irish Strategic Investment Fund, if he can outline the current value of its 'Directed' and 'Discretionary' portfolios, and for the latter, if this can be disaggregated in terms of the Irish portfolio and global portfolio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when will the next National Development Plan review take place; if student accommodation is being considered as part of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49599/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as part of the next National Development Plan review, will the issue of university research (capital) equipment be considered as part of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline, given the ETB's commitment to the Irish language, what plan is in place to ensure that internal systems, such as the HR core system used to capture travel expenses, will be available in Irish as well as in English; and if she will make a statement on the matter [49339/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 310. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the backlog of claims for disability allowance; if her Department is allocating any additional resources to deal with this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49877/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 592. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time people in Galway are waiting to access dialectical behaviour therapy; if work is being done to expand access to this therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the tenant-in-situ scheme for renters on social housing waiting lists who have been issued an NTQ; if he is satisfied with the implementation of the scheme up until this point; if he plans to offer any additional support to local authorities to prevent renters from entering homelessness; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (9 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the retrofit programme for local authority housing; if any delays in the programme have been brought to his attention; if his Department has issued advice to local authorities on how to handle relevant maintenance issues in homes that have not been retrofitted yet; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (8 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an aithníonn sé go gcaithfear dul i ngleic leis an eisiamh a chruthaíonn an struchtúr reatha don Ghaeilge sa chóras oideachais, agus go bhfuil gá le beartas cuimsitheach don Ghaeilge sa chóras oideachais ón oideachas luathbhlianta go dtí an tríú leibhéal a fhorbairt atá bunaithe...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (8 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an oibreoidh sé i gcomhar leis an Aire Oideachais chun beartas cuimsitheach don Ghaeilge sa chóras oideachais ón oideachas luathbhlianta go dtí an tríú leibhéal a fhorbairt, atá bunaithe ar an bhFráma Tagartha Comónta Eorpach, lena chinntiú go dtabharfar rochtain dóibh siúd le...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 302. To ask the Minister for Finance if parents who are currently renting themselves and also paying the rent for their children in student accommodation will receive the tax credit once for the accommodation in which they are based, or twice to include the student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 303. To ask the Minister for Finance if students who are currently paying for student accommodation but are not currently in employment and paying tax through that employment can avail of the renter's tax credit; and if so, how this will function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47595/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 304. To ask the Minister for Finance if the change in the renter's tax credit which allows for students living in digs accommodation to avail of the tax credit requires the landlord to be registered with the RTB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47596/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 307. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that PhD research students are excluded from the new student renters' credit; if so, if he can outline the rationale for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47666/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what progress has been made on the issue of 'fair post-primary redeployment for teachers'; the plans going forward to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48419/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details, for each of the 31 local authorities, on the number of inspections for minimum standards of private properties carried out in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the number of enforcement orders made; the reason for each of the enforcements; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1131. To ask the Minister for Health how many patients are on the orthodontic assessment waiting list in Galway; how long the current waiting time is; how many patients are on the orthodontic treatment waiting list; what the current wait time is; if there are currently any unfilled clinical positions in the Galway service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47464/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures his Department is implementing to address the issues raised by the motion passed by Seanad Éireann (details supplied) relating to precarious work in higher education; if any of the policy solutions recommended by Seanad Éireann have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47848/23]