Results 1-20 of 11,616 for speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I welcome the recent improvements in water quality that have been reported in the past number of weeks. The EPA’s early insights nitrogen indicator report for 2024 shows nitrogen levels in rivers reduced last year. This is a clear and welcome signal the actions that have been taken in recent years are starting to deliver real and measurable results for our environment. These...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The renewed slaughter in Gaza has now claimed hundreds more lives since Benjamin Netanyahu broke the ceasefire on 18 March. In that time we have seen the overall death toll from Israeli attacks break 50,000, the UN Human Rights Council reporting on the destruction of maternal and reproductive healthcare facilities and now another war crime with the massacre of Red Crescent medical workers....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: We see slaughter in Gaza every single day. In light of that, it is not enough to rely on the things we did last year. The occupied territories Bill is a concrete act that fulfils our obligations under international law - legal obligations that were made clear to us last July by the decision of the International Court of Justice. Three weeks ago, just down the hallway, the UN special...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (10 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update and expected date of publication of the 2025 Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17983/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (10 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the proposed timeline of publication for the Government’s annual Climate Action Plans during the time of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17984/25]

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: This is a quote from Mario Draghi's report on European competitiveness, which was published last year: In a world of stable geopolitics, we had no reason to be concerned about rising dependencies on countries we expected to remain our friends. But the foundations on which we built are now being shaken. The previous global paradigm is fading. The era of rapid world trade growth looks to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Autism Class Application Trial, which is being run by primary schools in Dublin 15; if her Department has signed off on the relevant documents for phase 2; if not, the reason therefore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17223/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the significant pressure for places in ASD special classes in primary schools in the Dublin 15 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17224/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a transport objective in the Climate Action Plan (details supplied) to support delivery of the all-island strategic rail review recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16808/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the transport-oriented development working group reporting on TOD opportunities in Cork, Waterford, Galway and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16809/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 790. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department will assist an early years service (details supplied), which is now without a room as its current room is being developed by the school as an ASD special class; if her Department will help provide an alternative location for the early years service; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 833. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps her Department is taking to make provision for the early years service (details supplied) which is now without a room as its current room is being developed by the school as an ASD special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17263/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Climate Action Fund - Strand 1: Community Climate Action Programme – Building Low Carbon Communities, will be available in 2025; how much will be provided in the fund, and when will applications open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16479/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (3 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams available via her Department and or through the SEAI to support schools who want to reduce their energy use, specifically, through replacing existing light fixtures with LED lights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16480/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authorities (3 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 334. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has asked or advised local authorities to produce outdoor recreation plans; if so, what the plans are supposed to cover; and if he will supply a copy of any circular offsite in this regard. [16478/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (2 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 64. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the Cabinet Sub Committee on Water Quality and Nitrates, if the subcommittee has been convened and started its work [15857/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the contract for the new Enterprise fleet of trains will be awarded; when they are expected to be delivered; and when they are expected to be in service. [16185/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (2 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when red-light infringement enforcement cameras will be rolled out. [16187/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (2 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when bus lane infringement enforcement cameras will be rolled out. [16188/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Apr 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential for extra train services on the Waterford to Limerick Junction rail line; the timeline for when these could be delivered given the ongoing delivery of new railcars to the Irish Rail fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16189/25]