Results 361-380 of 4,749 for speaker:Seán Haughey

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (21 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: 119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance given to date by Ireland to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility and the EU Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12536/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: 609. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if section 67 of Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 has been commenced; if this will allow the National Council for Special Education to designate a suitable school placement for a young person with additional educational needs where local attempts to resolve matters have not been successful; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (21 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: 753. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the pupil-to-teacher ratio for reader units in primary schools; how this ratio is determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13549/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: 121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a report on the Vacant Homes Action Plan 2023-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11591/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: 144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant social homes returned to active use in 2022 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11592/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on his appointment. I watched the news on Channel 4 when the Windsor Framework was announced and the Minister of State came up live from Westmeath which I thought put Westmeath on the map. He did very well in explaining the Windsor Framework at that point. I know about the sensitivities of the Windsor Framework and that the Democratic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: With fisticuffs involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (8 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: I wish to be associated with those comments wholeheartedly.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: 221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the aims and objectives of the German Government-backed Munich Security Conference; if he will report on his attendance at the recent meeting of this conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (2 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider taking the necessary steps to allow the education welfare service attached to Tusla to find school placements for children under six years of age, given that many parents in certain areas are having great difficulty finding school places for their children; the role of education welfare officers in sourcing school places...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (2 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the catchment areas of schools coincide with her Department’s school planning areas; the role of feeder primary schools in this context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10629/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Impact of Brexit on Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I am interested to see all the statistics on trade flows following Brexit. We have got statistics from the economic committee of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, BIPA, as well as the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU. Interestingly, Mr. O'Connell indicated that Covid-19 has been the biggest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (1 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school planning area in which a household is located (details supplied); if there are enough primary school places available in this school planning area for those children whose parents wish for them to commence a mixed-sex education beginning in the academic year 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10394/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (1 Mar 2023)

Seán Haughey: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school planning area in which a household is located (details supplied); if there are enough primary school places available in this school planning area for those children whose parents wish for them to commence a primary school education beginning in the academic year 2023-2024; if her attention has been drawn to reports that there are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (28 Feb 2023)

Seán Haughey: It is great that the Taoiseach was able to meet with President Zelenskyy and express to him our solidarity with the people of Ukraine. As we know, the EU has agreed the tenth round of sanctions, which include new enforcement measures and additional reporting requirements. However, in response, the hard-hitting Belgian MEP, Guy Verhofstadt, tweeted last week that: ...the 10th sanction...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (28 Feb 2023)

Seán Haughey: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the special European Council on 9 and 10 February 2023. [7241/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Seán Haughey: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the expansion of district heating in Ireland, including the establishment of a steering group to oversee the roll-out of district heating and ensure that a robust governance framework is put in place; if these actions will give consumer protection particularly for residents of apartments who are reliant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (28 Feb 2023)

Seán Haughey: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the matters which have been brought to his attention by CIÉ management for consideration regarding the future of the 1951 CIÉ pension scheme; if he is aware that there is evidence to confirm that this scheme now meets the minimum funding standard provisions of the Pensions Act 1990 and is therefore solvent; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Meetings (23 Feb 2023)

Seán Haughey: 121. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a report on his attendance at the informal EU Competitiveness Council in Stockholm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8940/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (23 Feb 2023)

Seán Haughey: 145. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to strengthen co-operatives in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8941/23]