Results 1-20 of 95 for speaker:Tom Brabazon

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: As we all know, water is the basic element of life. It is absolutely essential to all aspects of life. I welcome the commitment in the programme for Government to invest heavily in our water infrastructure, which is critical and needed to deliver additional new housing units across our capital city and the country. I welcome that the strategic funding has a multi-annual spend of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (10 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide additional school places commensurate with planned buildings and population expansion in the Balgriffin, Portmarnock, Baldoyle, Clongriffin and Belmayne areas. [18292/25]

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: There is no justification for the tariffs being imposed, except to pull the wealth generation of multinational corporations from Ireland, Europe and other parts of the world back to the US. However, that does not recognise that these companies are in fact multinational by nature and by location, often having manufacturing, research and development, corporate headquarters, administration and...

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

Tom Brabazon: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to increase the numbers of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists for students with additional needs in primary and secondary schools. [17045/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the stage of the development process the project is at; when construction will commence, when it is expected that construction will be completed; and if she will visit the school to allay the concerns of staff, students and parents in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 390. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of rent the OPW has paid for an office (details supplied) since it opened, in tabular form; when the rent review for this office is due next; and if the OPW has the ability to seek a reduction in rent rates in the next rent review period. [16994/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that her Department has spent to date on the construction of a building (details supplied); and the final cost expected for this project. [16997/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 712. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests submitted by the Garda divisional officer within Dublin north division requesting approval for extra Garda vehicles be deployed to the Dublin north division in 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the number of those requests that have been approved in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [16995/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (8 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 771. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the works on resurfacing the east pier upper deck at Howth Harbour will commence; and the estimated completion timeframe for these works. [16998/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 822. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE vacancies, by job title currently at Clontarf, Kilbarrack and Coolock children's disability network teams; when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [16996/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (8 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 949. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available this year to refurbish Raheny health centre, Dublin 5. [16991/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 950. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care centres and or health centres within CHO9 that currently offer adult mental health day services, in tabular form. [16992/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 951. To ask the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Clontarf Orthopaedic Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [16993/25]

Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue. I have a lot of sympathy for what many of the speakers said, in particular the contribution Deputy O'Flynn made today. There is a lot of youth crime, certainly in the constituency I represent. There are young lads going around on scramblers and e-bikes, masked up so their identities cannot be known. They are effectively untouchable; they...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16094/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (3 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has any plans to review the provisions of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16095/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (3 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the proposed new divisional Garda headquarters at Northern Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12933/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (2 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Like other Deputies, I feel a visit to the school would open his eyes to the potential there for the solution that has been proposed by those on the ground. In 2004, Dublin City Council, in developing Belmayne and Clongriffin, set up what was called the North Fringe Forum. The Department was invited to engage with the forum and was told at...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (2 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment and wish him well on it. I know he is very committed to the area of special needs. I am very conscious that today is World Autism Awareness Day and I certainly do not want to be seen to be pitting one group of children against another, particularly given that the special school the Department wants to put into prefabs, which is totally...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Apr 2025)

Tom Brabazon: 301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants that have not shown up for driving tests in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15435/25]