Results 1-20 of 2,793 for speaker:Aindrias Moynihan

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (19 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the policy solutions or mitigation measures that his Department is considering to ease the impact of current supply chain issues whilst awaiting the establishment of the Expert Group on Global Value Chains and Supply Chains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24962/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reforms that are being considered for the current CAO system given the recent announcement of changes to be implemented on the current leaving certificate programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24954/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (19 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering making more third-level education places available to accommodate the increasing numbers of Ukrainians entering Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24953/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the classroom spaces currently available to deal with the backlog of apprenticeships; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it currently could take over six years for electrical apprentices to be fully certified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18754/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 100. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures that are being taken to reduce processing times on all appeals received for social protection applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24504/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 152. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures that are in place to support highly-skilled Ukrainian refugees in accessing the Irish job market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24961/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 352. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the process for the verification of guardians form for passport applications which are signed in the Garda station; the reason the need to contact the gardaí when they have already signed and stamped the form; the difficulties that arise in verifying the form; the measures being introduced to improve the situation;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered index linking social protection payments in view of the fact that both Brexit and the war in Ukraine are projected to compound existing inflationary pressures from Covid-19 and the disruption of supply chains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21439/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 58. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the recommendation to increase defence spending by the Commission on the Defence Forces has come under further review in the context of war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23719/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cybersecurity Policy (12 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recommendations from the Commission on the Defence Forces report regarding cyber defence capabilities that his Department is considering for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23720/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position on the delivery of new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23722/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are being taken to ensure that adequate teaching staff will be available to accommodate the new leaving certificate programme subjects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23721/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (11 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when fibre broadband will be available for a home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23739/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Union (11 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 158. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the recent drive by President Macron of France to form a European Union army and deeper European Union military integration in view of the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23788/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 159. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement he has had with military authorities on increasing the budgetary figure for meals for personnel in line with the rise of inflation we are experiencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23789/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 160. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recommendation from the Commission on the Defence Forces report regarding increasing the size and capabilities of the Reserve Defence Forces that his Department considering for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23795/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement that is planned to take into consideration all second level teachers’ opinions and concerns on the newly announced leaving certificate programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23796/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers, parents and students who took part in the consultation for the senior cycle review advisory report published; if she is satisfied with the number of teachers, parents and students that took part in the consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23797/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pilot or network schools are trialling the updated leaving certificate curriculum; the way these schools were identified; if there was a set of criteria required for schools to be included in the pilot scheme; if she will provide a list of the schools already identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23798/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Recent Cost-of-Living Measures: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the witnesses for the very informative overview. I have listened to a great deal of the discussion and I will try not to repeat material that has been discussed. The cost of living is hitting many people hard and inflation has increased to almost 7%. The cost of living is very uneven in that some people experience its impact much more than others. For example, when we spoke to...