Results 61-80 of 4,052 for speaker:Mairead Farrell

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (17 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if stock management operations on Lough Corrib SAC, that is, the removal of invasive and-or non-native freshwater fish such as pike, are exclusively an operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland; if the inland fisheries division or the Minister have any input or function regarding stock management operations on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Procurement Contracts (17 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16829/24]

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

Mairead Farrell: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department has taken to ensure sufficient capacity in the school transport scheme in County Galway for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16264/24]

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

Mairead Farrell: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address overcrowding in secondary schools in Galway city and surrounding areas; her advice to parents who are currently struggling to find a place for their child in a local secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16263/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (16 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current status of the Connemara Greenway project; the next steps in relation to this; and the estimated timeline of is construction. [16261/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the reduction of funding for pupils in the Summer Programme over the past two years; if this decision will be reviewed; the engagement she has had with teachers in relation to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16596/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (16 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 587. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1156 of 20 March 2024, if he can confirm that under the protocol, when purpose-built student accommodation is selected for use, the sign-off for this is required by both Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16265/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (16 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 754. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the crisis that has now arisen in Ireland's study abroad sector where visiting international students are not able to source accommodation as the investment fund-owned providers of purpose-built student accommodation has brought in 51-week leases, and the students' home universities are not in a position to pay the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (16 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 770. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 24 January 2024, if further funding will be made available to Galway County Council to deal with the backlog of LIS applications and reopen the scheme to new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15975/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (9 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the recent appointment of a deputy CEO at Inland Fisheries Ireland under section 24(3) of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 was a tacit acknowledgement that the position of CEO is currently vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14342/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (9 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in light of the recent appointment in Inland Fisheries Ireland of a deputy CEO, what procedures were followed as per the Public Service Management Act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14343/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (9 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and his officials in the Inland Fisheries Division fully support the repugnant position of conserving and validating the presence of invasive/non-native freshwater fish such as pike in Lough Corrib SAC due to potential angling tourism revenue; if Fáilte Ireland has a veto over the application of the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (9 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 588. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what grant funding is currently available for small music venues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15352/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacancies in Galway City Council and Galway County Council; if he is aware of recruitment difficulties within local authorities; if local authorities will be given additional resources to recruit staff in their respective housing sections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13611/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff employed in Galway City Council and Galway County Council housing departments, respectively, each year since 2013; the number of applications on the social housing waiting list for Galway City Council and Galway County Council in the same time period; the number of people accessing homeless services in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Business Supports (9 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 763. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered providing a grant to businesses to increase accessibility in their premises for wheelchair users and other persons with mobility impairments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14360/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (9 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 1136. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1156 of 20 March 2024, if the contracts awarded to these providers was directly awarded or whether a competitive tender took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14645/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 1166. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 24 January 2023, what changes, if any, have been made to the scheme since last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15167/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (9 Apr 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 1698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is aware of the progress of the EU Partnership in ‘Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe (IAM4EU)’ which is being discussed by AMI20230 and the European Commission, if they are aware of the exclusion of materials for health/biomedical devices and bioengineering as a priority sector; and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Mar 2024)

Mairead Farrell: Tá sé tagtha chun solais nach bhfuil an Ghaeilge éigeantach do phost mar stiúrthóir scoileanna san Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board, GRETB. Is cúis imní é seo do scoileanna Gaeltachta agus do Ghaelcholáistí. Tá seacht meánscoileanna Gaeltachta agus dhá Ghaelcholáiste taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht faoin...