Results 1-20 of 432 for speaker:Ciarán Ahern

Office of the President: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: My thanks to Aontú for bringing forward this timely motion. The role of the President has of course changed somewhat in recent decades. The President has essential constitutional duties to fulfil but there is a wider significance to the Head of State's role that is not set out in Bunreacht na hÉireann, although it has nonetheless come to be a central aspect of it. I am referring...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I thank the witnesses for coming in to us this afternoon. Going back to Senator Higgins's point on restricting demolitions, I will give an example I am familiar with because I used to work there. A and L Goodbody has recently renovated its headquarters on North Wall Quay and I understand 75% of the original structure was retained. The concrete skeleton of the office block was kept and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: That is a fair point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: That is very interesting. On retrofitting in general, the CIF mentioned this is still a micro industry and difficult to scale. I am a TD for the Labour Party and we have been pushing this idea of street-by-street retrofitting where this might be done at scale. A whole estate or street would get together and all try to retrofit their homes at the same time. We have been proposing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I am thinking of the basics of just explaining how the grant system works for individuals, which I would say is tricky.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (22 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the lengthy delays in processing join family spouse visas for holders of a critical skills employment permit, given the policy states that "permit holders can apply for immediate family reunification"; the steps he is taking to expedite the process and confirm entry dates, particularly for those who have...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Child Protection (21 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he recognizes the State’s clear obligations to prioritize rapid and effective emissions reductions now in order to support and protect children’s rights; the plans to implement the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child General Comment No. 26 through law and policy; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 211. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the Taoiseach’s comments on 9 October 2025 in which he suggested that climate initiatives will not be fulfilled due to a risk of causing polarisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56628/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social Climate Plan (21 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 225. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that the EU’s ‘simplification’ process as it applies to the ETS2 directive and social climate fund is conducted transparently and that the SCF will target vulnerable households explicitly, and not weaken the ETS2 directive obligations on member states; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 603. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons a citizenship application was refused for a person (details supplied) despite the applicant providing evidence that she was resident in Ireland for five of the previous seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57015/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (21 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 855. To ask the Minister for Health if there are systems in place to alert staff working in HSE facilities when a patient has been convicted of violent or sexual crimes; if they are currently serving a sentence and therefore accompanied by prison officers or have been released from prison, similar to the system in place in the UK’s NHS; if not, if she would consider introducing such a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Budget 2026 (16 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding allocated to his Department in Budget 2026 has been ringfenced for the second phase of the Stardust redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56079/25]

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed introduction of additional time during State examinations for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55801/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (14 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide from returns made to the FSSU the total amount paid to Uisce Éireann by primary and post-primary schools in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54829/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (14 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the concerns expressed by schools which are financially challenged in relation to the receipt of substantial water charge bills from Uisce Éireann despite not being funded to meet such bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54831/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I am going to focus on the climate and energy aspects of the budget. I will start by giving some credit to the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. There have been some positive steps from a long-term emissions reduction perspective. For starters, I am glad he has convinced the Minister of State, Deputy Healy-Rae, of the need for carbon taxes. The funding given to EirGrid and the ESB for grid...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I did not mention anyone.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: No problem.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that international English language students over the age of 25 are being told that they no longer qualify for a student LEAP card; if he is aware that the denial of access to a student LEAP Card has meant that the cost for monthly public transport use has doubled for those affected; and if he will make a statement on...