Results 1-20 of 69 for speaker:Joe Cooney

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (8 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider reviewing the code of best practice for national and regional greenways and the greenway sustainability payment, with a view to including coastal pathways; if he will consider the development of a standalone code of best practise for coastal pathways and a coastal pathway sustainability payment; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has made on including 'meanwhile use' as an exempted development under the Planning and Development - Exempted Development Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16661/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person whose employment is based around the school or academic year is excluded from the job seeker’s pay related benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16657/25]

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

Joe Cooney: 753. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protections that are in place for wild animals, such as the zebras; if legislation is required in Ireland to buy, sell or keep them, or to import them into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16659/25]

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

Joe Cooney: 884. To ask the Minister for Health for a list of all dentists in Clare that undertake dental work for those in receipt of a medical card as part of the dental treatment service scheme; the process whereby a medical card holder who cannot get treatment from such a dentist can do so; the steps that can be taken by her Department to ensure those with a medical card who are entitled to dental...

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

Joe Cooney: 897. To ask the Minister for Health when free HRT will be made available; if there are plans to refund those people who have paid for medicines since the beginning of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16725/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Labour Market (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 209. To ask the Taoiseach the unemployment figures for County Clare for 1 March 2024 and 1 March 2025; the unemployment figures for all of Ireland for the same dates; the measures his Department is taking to create jobs in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15605/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 243. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to reaffirm Ireland’s opposition to the current Mercosur trade deal in accordance with the Programme for Government; to outline the details of engagement with EU partners in opposing the deal since December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15580/25]

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

Joe Cooney: 308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of the proposed West Clare Railway Greenway between Kilrush to Kilkee (Section 1), Ennis to Ennistymon (Section 2), and Ennistymon to Miltown Malbay and Miltown Malbay to Moyasta (Section 3 and 4); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15583/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will provide financial support to Shannon Airport Group to establish a route to Amsterdam under a Public Service Obligation. [15584/25]

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

Joe Cooney: 310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the average waiting times for each National Driver Licence Service centre in Ireland on 31 December 2023 and on 31 December 2024, in tabular form; and the measures that have been introduced to increase staffing levels and reduce waiting times across the State. [15585/25]

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

Joe Cooney: 311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that has been allocated to the national roads in County Clare for the years 2019 to 2024, by road number and by the following categories, ‘Capital Investment – Protection and Renewal’ and ‘Current Maintenance - Protection and Renewal’, in tabular form. [15586/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 348. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of minor works, drainage maintenance and large capital projects being carried out under the OPW drainage and flood relief programme for County Clare in 2025. [15610/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 358. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on efforts by his Department, in conjunction with Clare County Council, the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and Clare County Council to secure new enterprise for the former Roche site in Clarecastle, County Clare. [15606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 359. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs created in Clare, Galway, north Tipperary and Limerick in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the number of FDI jobs created and lost respectively in Clare, Galway, north Tipperary and Limerick in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 360. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of IDA Ireland visits to Clare, Galway, north Tipperary and Limerick in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [15608/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 482. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details of any submission or correspondence received by his Department from Limerick City and County Council, Clare County Council and/or the University of Limerick regarding the proposed development of an economic strategic development zone at Gillogue, Clonlara, County Clare; his views on the decision by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 483. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications received and approved in County Clare under the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme; and the amount of financial assistance provided to applicants from County Clare under the scheme. [15588/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 484. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes that have been or that will be built in County Clare from 2020 to 2025 under the local authority affordable purchase scheme, in tabular form; if he will provide a breakdown for each of the four municipal districts of Ennis, Killaloe, Shannon and West Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

Joe Cooney: 485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline details of new affordable housing schemes being supported by his Department; to provide details of submissions received from Clare County Council for the development of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15590/25]