Results 1-20 of 282 for speaker:Joe Neville

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: 41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress to date in improving pay levels for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30993/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Pensions (12 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: 74. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress to date in improving pension levels for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30992/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (12 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the plan her Department has to introduce more new school in north Kildare given an increase in housing that is being introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30990/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (12 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has plans in place to ensure school facilities are utilised in communities outside of teaching hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30991/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (11 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to follow through in the Programme for Government’s plan to ensure, through the NDP process, that adequate funding is available for new school places in areas of demographic growth and new special education provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28258/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: I note that the Minister, Deputy Chambers, who is responsible for infrastructure, is beside the Taoiseach. The issue I raise today is the need for a second bridge in Celbridge. Celbridge, a town very close to where I live, has required a second bridge for decades. The population was 1,500 when the current infrastructure was put in place. It now has a population of 23,000. When I was a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (10 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: 115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has engaged with the Department for Energy to seek a solution to the increase of energy costs in Ireland; and if there is potential for a CAP for businesses who are now struggling to keep up with its growing bills. [20750/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (10 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: 286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will approve works that Kildare County Council are looking to complete in relation to an accessibility issue at Cope Bridge in Leixlip down by the waterways to install a functioning path; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30390/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: 845. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department has put in place to make sure that the Housing Agency has enough resources in 2026 through the budgetary process in order that it can commence regulating the owners' management companies sector as promised in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30391/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (10 Jun 2025)

Joe Neville: 1045. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will appoint additional district court judges in north Kildare as currently there are people within the Family Court system that are on long waitlists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30392/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Having been waiting until what is nearly the end, I note that many good questions have been asked by many of my colleagues. That said, I will see what I can do. As I said here last week, I was an auditor for many years, but I also worked through procurement processes for various bodies and national organisations and oversaw procurement. Therefore, I would like to think I can bring some...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Professor Brennan is a very capable person, so I look forward to her report. I think she lectured me in commerce in UCD, so I know all too well how thorough she is. I detected a note of acceptance of certain elements of responsibility from Mr. Ó Coigligh. I welcome that and I know he has been put under a lot of pressure here in this regard. Questions have been asked fairly and put...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Was there a risk assessment done? I am referring to events before Mr. Coigligh's time. Obviously, it was sanctioned. I am asking questions rather than making statements. Was sanction given by the Department for the process initially? Obviously, the Department would have been notified. Would a risk assessment be done around that or was it a case of "We are doing this either way"?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Was it the 2017 period?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025)

Joe Neville: That came across Mr. Ó Coigligh’s desk, so he was aware of this. He has been familiar with this.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Does Mr. Ó Coigligh mind me asking him whether he remembered the documentation on his desk when he came back in 2024? In fairness to him, I am sure he sees so much.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I want clarification on something. Did the chair or previous chair of the Arts Council notify the Secretary General when issues popped up?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Do we know whether there is a record?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025)

Joe Neville: If the previous chair did not notify the Secretary General, should that individual have? If the previous chair did not, was it a breach of the public spending code? Could we have clarification on whether it is a breach and whether the chair notified the Secretary General? There are two questions.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Financial Statements 2023: Arts Council
Financial Statements 2023: National Gallery
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 10 - Measuring the Performance of Arts and Sports Spending (29 May 2025)

Joe Neville: There is an obligation. Can we check? Does Ms McGrath know if it was done?