Results 161-180 of 544 for speaker:Shane Moynihan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (25 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of clubs in Dublin mid-west that have been included in the scope of the all-island sports club EV charging project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50951/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (25 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the RSA in September 2025 in relation to the opening of the new test centre in South Dublin; if he will provide any updates on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50952/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (25 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the planned capacity of the new driving test centre in South Dublin, including the number of testers to be assigned and the volume of driving tests it is expected to facilitate on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50953/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether weekend bus timetables should differ from weekday schedules; if more frequent services should operate on Saturdays to reflect higher passenger demand on certain routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50955/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (25 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work his Department is undertaking to address the dangers associated with the use of e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50956/25]

Use of Vapes and Nicotine Products by Young People and Adolescents: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as an ábhar seo a thabhairt faoi bhráid na Dála. As Deputy Daly said, vapes have inadvertently turned from a gateway out of nicotine to a gateway into nicotine. We need to see a step change in how we regulate and address this market to ensure that whatever consequences this leads to are not unintended. At this point, I will...

Auto-Enrolment: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis seo labhairt ar cheist na bpinsean agus an phleanáil fhadtéarmach atá taobh thiar de pholasaí dá leithéid seo le cinntiú go mbeidh slándáil agus cinnteacht airgeadais do dhaoine amach anseo nuair a éiríonn siad as obair. At the outset, I pay tribute to the Minister for prioritising the introduction of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: I am speaking today on behalf of the Wade family in my constituency. They had great success in the European kickboxing championships in Italy last year. The three Wade siblings, three unique young people, are Abbie, who is 13 years old and won two bronze medals; Ryan, who is 16 years old and won one bronze medal; and Amy, who won two gold medals and was named as the fighter of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Teagasc agus Stádas na Gaeilge sna hInstitiúidí Tríú Leibhéal: Plé (23 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Ní thógfaidh mé i bhfad. Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as an gcur i láthair agus an idirghabháil a bhíonn ar siúl acu linne mar Theachtaí Dála agus Sheanadóirí. Ar an gcéad dul síos, ag labhairt faoi cheist na díolúine, cé go bhfuil dul chun cinn déanta ó thaobh na tuisceana sin ar...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas ag Émer agus Eoghan as ucht a bheith linn ar maidin. I very much welcome this report. When we hear the shared island discussed in the public sphere we do not have a full understanding of its various aspects. The infrastructural piece is probably the most visible to a lot of people but the understanding through research and the dialogue in civic society are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: It is sort of the full circle, then. It starts off with ministerial dialogue, goes through the research funnel and then ends up as a political priority at the NSMC or the Executive.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 70. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed whether current core funding allocations are adequate to support the sustainability of baby rooms, given the higher staffing ratios required for children under one year of age and the high demand for places in this age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49904/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (23 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 85. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider the construction or acquisition of State-owned childcare facilities in Dublin mid-west, given the high demand for places locally, and in the context of Programme for Government commitments on the delivery of public childcare infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49905/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (23 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 541. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consider adjusting core funding allocations for services caring for children aged zero to one years of age in recognition of the higher staffing ratio of 1:3 and to incentivise the creation of additional baby room places to meet growing demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49813/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Policies (23 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 542. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the policy measures her Department is considering to address the high demand for baby room places including in Dublin mid-west where shortages have been documented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49814/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (23 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 543. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the development of a forward planning model to identify and compare areas in terms of childcare need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49815/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (23 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 544. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on progress being made to reduce the administrative burden on childcare providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49816/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (23 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 545. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is considering policies to incentivise early learning and childcare providers to operate an extended timetable to accommodate parents requiring earlier drop-off or later collection times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 18. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the review of the first masterplan for Airside in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, by officials in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49272/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Shane Moynihan: 52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the planned rollout beginning in 2026 of the military radar programme as recommended by the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49273/25]