Results 41-60 of 1,499 for speaker:Patricia Ryan in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (29 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 123. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for his failure to respond properly and fully to multiple emails and phone calls regarding the installation of facilities to house people seeking temporary international protection at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9738/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she has taken to resolve the serious situation with school bus places which resulted in children being left at the side of the road, for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9741/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the dates and duration of all road closures in the vicinity and surrounds of the Curragh Camp and firing range for January to December 2023, and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8395/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of compensation paid out to local residents of the Curragh due to road closures for military purposes in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8396/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will clarify why planning permission was not applied for regarding the erection of two sentry posts on land designated as green lands at the Curragh, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8399/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will clarify whether he will reconstitute the Curragh forum, to include local residents, to discuss their concerns in relation to the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8400/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (21 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify when or if the budget will be provided to Kildare County Council to address the rapidly deteriorating condition of the road between Bolton Hill and Sheriff Hill, County Kildare (details supplied). [8403/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (21 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the discrimination present in travel insurance policies vis-à-vis those under 65 years of age and those over 65 years of age where the cover period - 60 days and 31 days, respectively - is dramatically different, and whether such differences are permissible under legislation and constitutionally. [8401/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (21 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will look into enrolment challenges currently being experienced by a school (details supplied) where, even though it has the physical space for the children applying to enrol, departmental regulations mean it cannot employ the necessary extra teacher required until 2025, which means it is having to turn away children who have already...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify if there are any plans for the possible construction of a secondary school in the area around Prosperous-Clane-Derrinturn and south Kildare; and, if so, if her Department has identified any possible site and what stage the process is now at. [8397/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (21 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of arrests effected in the vicinity of the Curragh Camp and firing range, specifically arising from road closures associated with the Curragh Camp and firing range, for January to December 2024 and to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8398/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (14 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view that Ireland has the fastest increasing aging demographic, predicted to hit 26% of the population being over 65 by 2051, if he considers the current 3% increase in budget to maintain existing levels of service in the health service, and in particular age related health services, to be sufficient when the aging demographic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (14 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government with specific regard to older renters in the private rental sector, the protections/measures, if any, that are in place to protect older people who now find themselves at the mercy of ever increasing rents, no security of tenure and facing into huge income reductions, and if any consideration could be given to local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if HAP is now only being paid to people who enter emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7027/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to the recently announced expansion of the Dublin commuter zone reduced fares scheme, if he will consider granting Monasterevin commuter town status, allowing people to benefit from the reduced fares. [5703/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what engagement he or his Departmental officials had with the NTA regarding any upgrading of Monasterevin and Athy Train stations, with a view to improving their infrastructure and increasing carriage capacity to facilitate more people using public rail transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5704/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (7 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government with regard to the application process for the housing adaptation grant, if he will consider simplifying the application process to make it more user friendly for older people. [5705/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the approximate timeframe from beginning to completion of the process where local authorities purchase properties under the tenant in-situ scheme; and how many such purchases were completed in County Kildare in 2023. [5709/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of common green/grass areas in council/local authority estates comes under the remit of the local authority/county council; if not, if it is the responsibility of the various residents’ associations. [5711/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Feb 2024)

Patricia Ryan: 320. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if assistance will be provided given the circumstances. [5710/24]