Results 1,841-1,860 of 6,188 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 465. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to all recipients in July 2022. [25958/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 466. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the school meals programme budget by 5%, 10%, 20% and 25%, respectively. [25959/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 467. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children availing of hot free school meals; the number that this equates to in terms of the percentage of the total student population; and the total cost of same. [25960/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 468. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing hot free school meals to all children currently availing of free school meals. [25961/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 469. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing hot free school meals to all children attending DEIS primary schools. [25962/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 470. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated set-up costs attached to facilitating hot meals being made available in each primary school that currently does not have hot meals and that parents would be charged cost price for. [25963/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated set-up costs attached to facilitating hot meals being available in each secondary school that currently does not have hot meals, that parents would be charged cost-price for. [25964/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (19 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support businesses that have been impacted by the increasing energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25293/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (19 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 91. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will discuss the engagements his Department has had with the offshore wind sector and the potential for job creation identified particularly in Cork; the initiatives proposed to ensure adequate supply of staff for the offshore wind sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25294/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on recent reports that 2022 CAO points are highly likely to reach the record high of 2021; and the steps he will take to increase third level capacity and address this matter. [25237/22]

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In the short time available, I will say we support this legislation. It is very important. Gardaí play a crucial role in our society. That has been underlined even more by the support it offered to our communities during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the role it plays in tackling crime has always been apparent and is always something that is crucial. It carries with it enormous dangers...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In the last few weeks, I have been contacted by scores of parents who cannot find a childcare place in Cork, and it is one of the biggest issues coming into my constituency office and across the State. When I contacted Tusla to try to get a scope of the issue, it was no wonder parents were finding it difficult. The agency told me 73 childcare services had closed in the past five years in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (18 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Roimh fhoilsiú na tuairisce seo ar an gcóras Stáit Thuaidh agus Theas, tá go leor ceachtanna ar féidir linn a fhoghlaim ón gcóras atá acu sa Tuaisceart. We are in a cost-of -living crisis. This summer, and each summer, one of the biggest bills families are faced with is the cost of schoolbooks on return to school. Families are spending hundreds of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Faoin tseachtain seo, tá nach mór 6,000 leanbh ón Úcráin tar éis dul isteach inár mbunscoileanna agus meánscoile. Tá pobalscoileanna ar fud an Stáit tar éis rudaí dochreidte a dhéanamh chun cabhrú leis na leanaí seo, ag cur fáilte rompu agus ag tabhairt leabhar agus cultacha scoile dóibh. While they have...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In September, an "RTÉ Investigates" programme concerning the disposal of perinatal organs at Cork University Maternity Hospital drew outrage and caused untold hurt to the families involved. These are all families who lost babies in tragic circumstances and who opted for post-mortem examinations to help them get answers to why those babies died. They signed consent forms stating that...

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Has the Acting Chairman, Deputy Mattie McGrath, Deputy Daly down as well?

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I might manage to give a minute to my colleague, Deputy Daly. I am struck by the sums of money we are talking about. We have so many debates in this House where we talk about there not being money for this and that, and €450 million has been found for this scheme. Now I like the idea of breathing life into our cities and ensuring that our city centre cores are strong and that we...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the process of dividing the country into 314 school planning areas is underpinned by either primary or secondary legislation. [25000/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (17 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 272. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 6 April 2016, if the situation has changed since 2016; if so, the status of persons who wish to transfer employment within the public sector; if persons can transfer from the Health Service Executive to similar posts in another geographic area or to new employment in local authorities; the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (17 May 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to introduce new rental legislation in autumn 2022 that will address the anomaly that has left the southern part of the Carrigaline local electoral area outside of a rent pressure zone. [24702/22]