Results 301-320 of 2,448 for speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (25 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he received correspondence from a person (details supplied); his views on whether it is fair that SUSI recipients availing of experience within their placement schools would have their special rate grant removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27582/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (25 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 583. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 2097 of 24 March 2021, if her Department has made recent introductions between local authority broadband officers and satellite companies in relation to broadband connectivity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 12. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the national childcare scheme; the measures he has taken to allay the challenges faced by community early learning and childcare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28572/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 14. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration has been given to the extending remit of the Department of Education in relation to the sponsorship of children within the national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28571/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific actions introduced as per the statement within the Programme for Government to strengthen the regulatory and enforcement mechanisms with regard to short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28947/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of short-term let properties operating in rent pressure zones without the appropriate permissions identified by the local authorities and brought back to the long-term rental market since the relevant amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) in 2019, by local authority in tabular form; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 158. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement local authorities with rent pressure zones have had with his Department in relation to short-term letting regulations detailing any concerns raised including within the Covid-19 pandemic context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28949/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (27 May 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 20 May 2021, when he expects to receive the remaining returns from local authorities impacted by the short-term letting regulation. [28950/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his engagements with local authorities in relation to the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan specifically in relation to pole infrastructure and road opening licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23058/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details in relation to the extended eligibility of the small business assistance scheme for Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí within the Garda national cyber-crime bureau; the current number of vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30191/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (3 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the expected decision of the state aid complaints in respect of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30317/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Real Estate Investment Trusts (3 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of investment funds known to his Department that have acquired apartments, duplexes and family homes in County Louth. [30318/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of leaving certificate students who experience a medical emergency such as a seizure before or during an exam; if her Department has given consideration to allowing these students the opportunity to resit that exam within the same exam cycle or before such a time that CAO offers issue; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the special education teaching allocation for a school (details supplied) is correct; the rationale for the allocation; if the school can make an appeal; if so, the process for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30315/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (3 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to assist persons who lose their driver licence due to a diagnosis of epilepsy or breakthrough seizures by extending free travel to those living with epilepsy; the rationale for excluding this cohort from the free travel scheme; if she will carry out a review of the scheme with a view to including persons with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 531. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current supports and grants available to a business (details supplied); the consideration that has been given to future supports and grants in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (15 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 539. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of grants or scholarships available through her Department to assist students in third-level education studying the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31708/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 671. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to extend the validity of signatures already witnessed for passports at the passport office specifically in relation to children past the current six months in certain situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31709/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (15 Jun 2021)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 986. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration was given to subsidising broadband connectivity for parents of young children availing of the recently announced Tusla online e-learning course given the huge demand from parents for online supports and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31457/21]