Results 1-20 of 13,959 for speaker:Marc MacSharry

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Apr 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a response to their enquiry regarding the methodology for the calculation of means in the case of their application for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19386/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (23 Apr 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he and his Department have taken in the past 12 months to use surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17506/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (23 Apr 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what steps ESB, SEAI, EirGrid and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities have taken in the past 12 months to use surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17507/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (23 Apr 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 250. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is proposed to transpose the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive into Irish law; when he proposes to publish the required relevant action plan for the promotion of collective bargaining; when legislation is likely to be before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17449/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (23 Apr 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 412. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when it is proposed to reduce the weekly social support payment for those already here under the temporary protection directive, and currently in receipt of €232 per week, to the same level as all other refugees, that is, €38 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17749/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 Apr 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the provision of meal vouchers in light of the impact of the inordinate weather on the farming community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17750/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 5 December 2023, the updated position with regard to an application for an extension for a primary school which has taken on a new urgency (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11537/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the concerns of middle earners and families in the north west region, that the ceiling price for the first home scheme (FHS) is insufficient and that there are no new homes currently in Sligo town eligible for this scheme; if the ceiling price will be reviewed at the next scheduled review of the FHS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review her Department's decision in relation to an application for emergency works by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9988/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (5 Mar 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 547. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the level of support for people with muscular dystrophy in Ireland in relation to universal design within higher education institutions; if the Department has any up-to-date data or figures on the number of people in Ireland living with muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (5 Mar 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 796. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the effectiveness of Section 25 of the Disability Act as it applies to wheelchair users, including electric and power wheelchair users, accessing Higher Education Institution facilities; if there are plans to improve access to higher education institution facilities for wheelchair users, including electric and power wheelchair...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (5 Mar 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 797. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasoning behind public bodies being exempt from Section 25 of the Disability Act; the process for which a higher education institution as a public body can apply for an exemption; the designated person(s) responsible for applying for the exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10034/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (27 Feb 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 415. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Government’s redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes is expected to be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8676/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Feb 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 140. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update with regard to the staffing of the new community hospital in Ballyshannon; if he is aware that the delay in the opening of this state-of-the-art facility is serving to put undue pressure on medical professionals and facilities in other hospitals in the north-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8121/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (14 Feb 2024)

Marc MacSharry: It is not personal but the parrot-like responses that have been prepared for junior ministers to come into the House are totally unacceptable. I have been in the Oireachtas for 22 years. I know what An Bord Pleanála does. The Minister of State started by talking of its independence and then he spoke better than any communications company procured by that company. He did not listen to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (14 Feb 2024)

Marc MacSharry: I did not ask the Minister of State to.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (14 Feb 2024)

Marc MacSharry: I did not ask you to.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (14 Feb 2024)

Marc MacSharry: The Minister of State does not set Standing Orders.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (14 Feb 2024)

Marc MacSharry: The Minister of State will no doubt be aware, more than anybody, about the inordinate delays that are taking place in An Bord Pleanála at the moment where, within 18 weeks, the board undertakes through legislation to give answers to people. Sadly, there are flaws in the procedures there. I know there are staffing issues but the procedures are non-strategic and, I must say, well beyond...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Feb 2024)

Marc MacSharry: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on progress with a much needed extension to a school, for which sanction was received in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4950/24]