Results 281-300 of 2,126 for speaker:Cathal Crowe in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify whether a teacher (details supplied) should be on the new or old entrant scale for pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47576/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Nov 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a modular build project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48543/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parental Leave (7 Nov 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering making changes to Circular 0054/2019, which governs parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48765/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (7 Nov 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 715. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she would consider changing the means test for benefit payments so that other household incomes are disregarded, particularly in the case of unmarried cohabiting couples. [47532/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (7 Nov 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 886. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an Irish citizenship ceremony planned for December 2023; and if so, when the date will be revealed for same. [48782/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline plans by the OPW to provide for flood relief works in County Cork in light of the recent catastrophic flooding there; and if he will provide an update on flood relief works continuing and planned for County Clare. [46932/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions his Department is taking, in consultation with the National Transport Authority, to improve public transport connectivity to and from Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47123/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 266. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of the embargo on recruitment in the HSE, existing staff who have been approved for transfers from one area to another will still be accommodated with their transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47045/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will confirm that under the proposals in the Green Paper on Reform of Disability Payments, no person who is currently in receipt of long-term disability payments will be moved off a disability payment. [46399/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies (24 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the appointment of a new Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, given that there is no appeal function for decisions on primary medical certificates. [46174/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Transport Costs (24 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 469. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the resumption of the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes, which were suspended in 2013. [46175/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (19 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 15. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Irish bid for co-hosting the 2028 European Football Championships includes a back-up stadium in the event that Casement Park, Belfast is unavailable [45070/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Programme for Government (19 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to further promote a culture of lifelong learning within the workforce, focusing on increasing the lifelong learning rate from the current rate of 9% to 18% by 2025; what the current rate is in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45533/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he is taking to expand the capacity of apprenticeships, and to expand the supports available to learners and employers who take up apprenticeship opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45534/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a policy (details supplied) to ensure greater access to housing for individuals and families on lower incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45673/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has examined the substandard condition of the 1980s prefabricated classroom at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will give consideration to urgently approving a new replacement classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44809/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (17 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if NewEra has made contact with officials in his Department on the matter of an Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, board request to make a payment of 2% of their current pensions to IAA pensioners for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (17 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the long-standing grievance between Irish Aviation Authority retirees and their former employers, that is, the pension increases in accordance with section 41(5) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45301/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (17 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will revisit the mortgage interest relief announced in Budget 2024 in order that more people, including those with mortgages of less than €80,000, also benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45258/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (17 Oct 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 174. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the options that are available to residents of Shannon town who cannot get flood insurance cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44848/23]