Results 161-180 of 1,331 for speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding publishing the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment advisory report on senior cycle reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 96. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the work her Department has undertaken towards a proposed benchmarking system for pension rates to be benchmarked to salaries and inflation, as outlined as an income smoothing proposal in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 in order to provide income security for older persons; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 104. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the latest views of her Department in relation to the potential legality of aligning the retirement age in employment contracts with the age at which persons become eligible for the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57599/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that incidences of drink and needle spiking are being recorded and categorised on the PULSE system in order to ascertain the scale of the crime; if there is flexibility in the categorisation and de-aggregation of data available from the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57998/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (25 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to publish a progress report on the Hickson Commission of Investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57999/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that will be in place to support leaving certificate students in 2022 who have lost in-person teaching time due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58765/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if leaving certificate students in 2022 are receiving more options for the format of questions on their exams; if additional time will be provided in exams for students to allow for additional reading time of the exam paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58766/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to change or review the way the State pension (contributory) is calculated since the changes that were made regarding the total contributions approach in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to review or remove the habitual residency criteria for the State pension (non-contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58360/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that will be put in place to address difficulties that sixth-year students may face when trying to gain access to college in September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58765/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (9 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the involvement his Department has in European Union LIFE Projects; if there are plans for future projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60680/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Programmes (9 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 344. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's progress on the expansion of support for social farming programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60218/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (14 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to maximise the benefit from the supply chain opportunity for offshore wind in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61484/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (14 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the safeguards that he will put in place to ensure that communities can access supports for community renewable energy projects and to avoid supporting developers attempting to develop projects through a back door; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61483/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to develop clear pathways for the latest research to provide an evidence base for the National Dialogue on Climate Action and the Interdepartmental Working Group in order to drive sectoral demand shifts, behavioural change and policy input as outlined in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Research and Development (14 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to help support the offshore and ocean energy research and innovation as outlined in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58650/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 601. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an outline of the requirements for a patient to receive approval to receive the drug ajovy fremanezumab (details supplied) which was approved by the HSE under the high-tech scheme in October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61477/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the eighty two children with spina bifida and or hydrocephalus that are awaiting orthopaedic surgical management and orthopaedic review appointments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61478/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for orthodontic services in Waterford (details supplied); the length of time the children have been on the waiting list; the expected timeframe for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61479/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (16 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the commitments in the programme for Government to examine the development of national tourism trails linking ferry ports and the rail network and to work with the ports and ferry companies to increase the number of foot and cycle passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62256/21]