Results 41-60 of 14,766 for speaker:Peadar Tóibín

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (18 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 287. To ask the Minister for Health the longest duration any patient has spent on a hospital trolley in each public hospital nationwide in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17130/24]

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Road deaths are rising because the Government is failing to employ gardaí. That is a stark fact and it must be addressed. The reply to an Aontú parliamentary question indicated there were 1,046 road traffic gardaí in 2009, compared with just over 600 today. That is a collapse of 40%. Drink driving is no longer a source of stigma in many parts of the country because people...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: It is enforcement.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: That is a weakness

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: The people with the Taoiseach's political background probably said in 1921 that it was fanciful for a small country like ours to go it alone and be sovereign. This is the key issue here. The point is-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I asked the Taoiseach how much it would cost the State to sign into the EU migration pact and he stated, in front of the Dáil, that he does not know. That is an absolutely disgraceful answer from a Government that has already made a political commitment to sign up to that pact. It is an incredible situation. This is potentially the Taoiseach's first blank check with respect to the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: -----that have not worked a day because someone forgot to put in the planning application for them. Now, the Government is saying to the people of Ireland-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: -----that it does not know how much it will cost. That is an absolute disgrace. How much will it cost the citizens to pay for the EU migration pact in the future?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I was in Fianna Fáil, as was the Taoiseach, once upon a time.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: That is not the case. That is not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: It suits Fine Gael and Sinn Féin to make this about those two political parties. There are other political parties here. This is one of the few times I get a chance to ask a question and it is an important question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Last week, the Taoiseach made a full commitment to supporting Ukraine's sovereignty. In the same week, he made an argument for Ireland to cede sovereignty to the European Union in the EU migration pact. Sovereignty is no small thing. It means that the people of this country can self-determine the laws that govern us, they can influence the elected representatives and hold them to account....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: We do but we do not want to cede any more sovereignty.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expedite an application for the atypical work scheme, given the time constraints outlined in correspondence from the applicant with her Department (details supplied). [16866/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 922 and 923 of 20 March 2024, if she will address further matters (details supplied). [17063/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many herds in Ireland have been struck with Johne's disease; if he is aware of any supports for farmers facing this issue; and if he plans to introduce a scheme to help farms keep afloat during this devastating health issue time period. [17036/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Directives (16 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times Ireland has been fined by the EU for delays in implementing EU Directives and for breaches of EU legislation, respectively; the nature of each fine; and the total financial value of each for each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [16037/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a school transport application (details supplied). [16331/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to speed up the turnaround time for existing social housing which has been vacated by tenants. [15527/24]