Results 201-220 of 2,980 for speaker:Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I would like a copy.

Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Hold on a second now.

Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: He was there a good while. The materials that are used in menstrual products also need to be examined and should move to a more sustainable and safer model, as plastics and chemicals are not only bad for women but also bad for the environment.

Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Earlier today, the women's caucus held a photocall and press conference on the plinth to promote the motion. Four female journalists were in attendance. Disappointingly, not one male journalist saw fit to attend and not one television station, including the State broadcaster, saw fit to cover the matter.

Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: We certainly have an uphill battle ahead to have this important issue discussed more widely when those responsible for covering news stories do not consider this issue important enough to turn up. This is my last sentence and I beg the Acting Chairman's indulgence on this. The Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, has turned up. We are relying on him to progress this motion on behalf of the...

Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I am glad to address this important matter as vice chair of the Oireachtas Women’s Caucus today and I want to take the opportunity to commend my cross-party colleagues on their work on this issue. I also welcome the visitors in the Gallery this evening. Many people are uncomfortable talking about menstruation, many people do not want to talk about it and many people will dismiss...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte: Chairperson Designate (12 Mar 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Ms Gray for her attendance and wish her the best of luck in her new role. I live in the heart of the Slieve Bloom mountains, or certainly in their foothills, in County Offaly and am well aware of the work of Coillte. I frequently use Coillte forests to walk and clear my head after a week in Leinster House. I am very interested in what Coillte is doing and in the co-operation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Mar 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 356. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10788/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tree Remediation (5 Mar 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 572. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a policy has been developed in respect of the removal of mature trees in towns and villages nationally by local authorities; if a policy has been developed to assist landowners with concerns in relation to the safety of trees on their property in view of the extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (26 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to make changes in the recruitment criteria for apprenticeships within the Defence Forces to allow persons that have colour vision deficiency to wear corrective ophthalmic appliances during psychometric testing similar to those used in other European countries. [9268/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Globalisation Fund (26 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarification on the application process to the European globalisation fund in the context of the decarbonisation restructuring strategy of Bord na Móna and the significant job losses in the midlands will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9296/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility (26 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 482. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason an application by a person (details supplied) under the warmer homes scheme to have external wall insulation provided has been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9269/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Heritage Plan (21 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 17. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Heritage 2030 public consultations; the opportunities including local meetings for groups and residents of County Offaly to contribute to the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8518/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Ireland (21 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 38. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the outcome of the Culture Ireland Global 2025 conference that took place in Dublin Castle in January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8517/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff (21 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an art therapist post in child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in counties Laois and Offaly has been discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8786/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (20 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll out of the national broadband plan at a location (details supplied); if broadband will be connected in view of the number of houses in the area that have already been connected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8516/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: After-School Support Services (19 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place to allow for an existing lease held by his Department to be changed on a vacant school building to facilitate the provision of suitable space to provide after-school childcare service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7697/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (19 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Ms McPhillips and her colleagues for coming in this evening to help us to consider the report we will produce on the future of the beef sector in the context of the ambitious targets in Food Wise 2025. The plan, which covers only the next six years, is to grow exports to €19 billion. Do the witnesses envisage us achieving the targets considering the very many weaknesses and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 121. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive urgent surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7204/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Feb 2019)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding has been approved for the redevelopment of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6386/19]