Results 1-20 of 946 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (8 Jul 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 222. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the current energy policy narrative that Ireland will become a significant exporter of renewable electricity, particularly wind energy, in view of recent Eurostat figures showing that Ireland was a net importer of electricity by over 3,000 GWh in 2023 and over 5,000 GWh in 2024, while electricity...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (8 Jul 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 223. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has undertaken any cost benefit or an electricity price impact analysis regarding the warning raised by EirGrid that very significant levels of renewable power will need to be spilled under the current Climate Action Plan targets (details supplied); if, under the current Renewable Electricity Support...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Planning Issues (8 Jul 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 845. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the following details with respect to the HSE and four planning appeals submitted to An Bord Pleanála (details supplied) if the HSE received a notification of the planning appeal; if so, the date of notification and the body that issued the notification; whether the HSE made a submission to the appeal; and; if so, the date of any...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to entitling persons on widows’ pension to claim illness benefit when off sick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33211/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 185. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to entitling persons on a widow’s pension working in schools to be able to claim job seeker's benefit when not being paid when off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33210/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the recent publication of the new specification for the senior cycle engineering subject; and if she will commit to the introduction of a second additional assessment component (practical skills test) in senior-cycle engineering, given that 89% of engineering teachers are in favour of its introduction. [31421/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (12 Jun 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request her Ministerial colleagues to grant immediate pension parity to school secretaries and caretakers, as they are integral to the daily operations of schools and are paid by her Department. [31422/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (27 May 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 349. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on whether it is appropriate that the CEO of Fáilte Ireland preside over Bord Fáilte giving contracts to subsidiaries of two organisations (details supplied) given the CEO is a board-member of one of the organisations; the steps he will take in relation to this conflict of interest; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (27 May 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 526. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason two organisations (details supplied) have been and continue to be excluded from the DPO Consultative Framework since October 2023; if this indirect discrimination will be remedied as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26760/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (27 May 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 560. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the disability equality policy unit’s current position in relation to the Equal Status Acts 2000–2018 in their interaction with their clients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27679/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 May 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the waiting time for the reissuing of a Irish licence is so long for persons returning from abroad who have held a Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25251/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 May 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the original driver foreign licence must be confiscated, leaving the applicant without a licence and therefore unable to drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25252/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 May 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a provision for a temporary or interim driver licence will be put in place as is standard practice in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25253/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 May 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 651. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of hours training provided to student gardaí in relation to disability awareness training; the nature of this training; who provides the training to the students whilst in the Garda Training College and 'on the job' placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25222/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 May 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 652. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of current serving members of An Garda Síochána competent or proficient in the use of Irish Sign Language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25223/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Meetings (13 May 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 984. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in her Department since she took office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24176/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Apr 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 1228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an extension of time will be provided to the derelict/vacant property grants due to the delay of ESB connections to properties following the aftermath of storm Éowyn as ESB crews were engaged in major repair works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19500/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (10 Apr 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is an increase or a proposed increase in VRT for full electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18163/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (10 Apr 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is an increase or a proposed increase in VRT for plug in hybrid vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18164/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Noise Pollution (25 Mar 2025)

Richard O'Donoghue: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 26 February 2025, if he will provide information in relation to reports on wind turbine noise (details supplied). [13953/25]