Results 161-180 of 4,736 for speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the introduction of mandatory 51-week leases by private student accommodation providers; the actions he intends to take on these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9077/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on his Department's work on the borrowing framework for technological universities; the proposed timeline for when such a framework will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9079/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (27 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the Departmental subgroup on education in prisons that was proposed to be established; if it has been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8220/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (27 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the status of PhD researchers, that is, their classification as either students or employees, will be published. [9078/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (27 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the increases to the PhD stipend that he announced as part of budget 2024 will be operational; and when PhD researchers will see this change take place. [9080/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 582. To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place a scheme for healthcare professionals suffering from ongoing complications from Covid-19 contracted in the course of their work during the pandemic to replace the special leave with pay scheme that is due to end on 31 March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9134/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (22 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are figures on prison capacity and overcrowding over the past 12 months. [8221/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (22 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I want to get a sense of the state of prison figures, prison capacity and overcrowding currently evident within the system.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (22 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We have too many people in prison. I know politics will tell us we should not care about people who are in prison, but we should. We have more people in prison than we have beds available. Some are lying on mattresses close to toilets. I would not spend a night lying on a mattress close to a toilet and I do not think the Minister of State would either, so I do not think we should expect...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Prison Service (22 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We also have people out on temporary release in order to relieve pressure on the system. Some of those are violent offenders. Last November, there were 4,641 people in prison, 126 more than there were beds available. The Midlands Prison was at 106% capacity and Clover Hill was at 110% capacity. We do not have space to treat people with dignity. People who are not treated with dignity...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the opening of the new divisional headquarters at Northern Cross will result in the closure of Coolock Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8219/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (22 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown by age of people who have been given a ten-year mandatory sentence for drugs issues over the past decade. [8222/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review Circular 0041/2014 to allow SNAs such as a person (details supplied) who are qualified to teach as substitute teachers and are working part-time or job sharing, to work as substitute teachers and bring them in line with the treatment of teachers under Info Note TC 0017/2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (15 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It seems from the Minister of State's reply that because one element of Government is making a bags of how it treats children with additional needs, the Minister of State has to take up the slack because children are languishing on waiting lists for assessment and, therefore, the Department of Education has to change its allocation model because the data is not available. It is a complete...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (15 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Minister of State will appreciate that this is extremely serious. This is the third time I have raised this. I raised it with Deputy Gannon the other night in oral questions and with the Taoiseach yesterday. We would not be raising this if it were not for the deluge of schools making contact with us. They are horrified about what these changes will mean for them. They cannot get...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that a single person earning €57,000 gross , or €41,500 net, does not qualify for a one bed unit in a Land Development Agency cost rental scheme and yet is also excluded from social tenancy given the €40,000 income threshold; and the action he will take to remediate the situation. [7210/24]

Transfer of Passenger Name Record Data: Motions (14 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: These three motions have been brought forward by the Government to facilitate negotiations to extend the exchange of passenger name record data between different countries to prevent, detect and investigate serious crime. Back in 2016, an EU-wide system among member states was established by directive as an important tool to help improve the EU's internal security. Norway, Iceland and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There was a remarkable admission last night during oral questions to the Minister for Education when the Minister of State with responsibility for special education said that the new allocation model for special needs resources will mean that 33% of schools will now have less special educational needs resources. She admitted this on the floor of the House last night. This is because complex...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (14 Feb 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what steps his Department has taken to prevent the practice of full year compulsory lease lengths being imposed on students by private student accommodation providers in Dublin and Cork, such as a company (details supplied) that owns 11 properties nationally and is offering students leases that are 52 weeks long. [7061/24]