Results 1-20 of 160 for speaker:Ciarán Ahern

Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: Second Stage (15 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I commend Deputies Pa Daly and Quinlivan on bringing forward this really excellent Bill. The Labour Party is glad to give it our support. We have a long history of advocating for better waste management and advocating for measures to reduce waste. Indeed, it is more than 20 years since we published our Waste Matters policy document in 2005, an alternative strategy on waste management to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding the proposed expansion of an autism class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24951/25]

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: Before I begin, I take the opportunity to offer my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Garda Kevin Flatley, as well as to his colleagues in An Garda Síochána. It is an unimaginable tragedy that his life would be taken as he was carrying out his duties in the interests of making our roads safer. Reading the tributes from those who knew him and worked with him, we...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (14 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he intends to publish the revised Energy Poverty Action Plan, for which a public consultation was held in 2024 in recognition of the increased cost of energy for low-income households in 2023 and 2024; the measures he proposes to take in 2025 to implement the European Commission’s Recommendation (EU)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for the emergency works grant by a school (details supplied), that plans to open a new autism class in September 2025 which is contingent on the success of the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24532/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision can be reversed to remove a teacher from the allocation to a school (details supplied), which is forcing the school to merge two classes, with a resultant class size of more than 30 students, including children with autism, which is significantly higher than the stated aim of this Government to reduce the pupil teacher ratio to...

Parental Choice in Education: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I thank Deputy Cummins for her work on this motion and I also thank the Minister for being present and engaging with the debate. This is a very important motion. Some 60% of Irish parents have expressed a preference for multidenominational schools and it is broadly acknowledged as the way forward in education. When we consider the level of oversubscription for Educate Together schools, the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he intends to bring forward a new national aviation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23103/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the corrective actions he will take to ensure that the transport sector meets its emissions reductions targets by 2030 and does not exceed the sectoral emissions ceilings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18068/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the roll-out of the proposed transport police force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23104/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 285. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expand eligibility for the disabled drivers and passenger’s scheme to include people living with scoliosis and recipients of corrective spinal fusion surgery who have been left with permanent impairments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23065/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (7 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of EV charging points in each Irish Rail car park, in tabular form; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22341/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocation for Iarnród Éireann security personnel at stations in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22342/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (7 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is taking to ensure that children in publicly funded schools are not required to attend religious instruction against the wishes of their parents, in line with the constitutional right to freedom of conscience and Article 44.2.4 of the Constitution; if she supports children's constitutional rights not to attend said...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (7 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 222. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital budget allocation for Tourism Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22349/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí based in the Garda Mounted Unit, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22344/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 323. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full-year costs to recruit an additional 300 prison officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22345/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (7 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the visa application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22399/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE stroke clinical nurse specialists based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22346/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 May 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 481. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in each public PrEP service in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the number of vacancies in each of those PrEP services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22347/25]