Results 141-160 of 1,312 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (20 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the information her Department's planning and building unit has available regarding current Irish primary school outdoor spaces, including the average space available, how the space was designed, what boundaries, surfaces, equipment and natural elements are in situ, whether funding for equipment has been through public or private means, if the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (15 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the proposed rebranding of Irish Aid to the Government of Ireland Development Programme Overseas as indicated last December; if an assessment of the potential impacts has been completed; the timeline for the delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28740/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals (15 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if preparations are under way ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit convening this September in New York and in particular for the role Ireland will play as co-facilitator of a negotiated political declaration as an output from the summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (15 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department should have more stringent guidelines in place for contractors to ensure that ESBN NC6 applications are submitted in a more uniform and timely manner to ensure that customers are given access to feed-in tariff payments at the earliest opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28747/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (15 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has engaged with energy providers to ensure that all electricity customers with smart meters, and regardless of tariff plan, are given access to their real-time data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28748/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (15 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 269. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is sending a delegation to the WHO-convened Global Congress on Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in Geneva in June 2023; if so, the composition of the delegation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28926/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 98. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the review of the Local Economic and Community Plans to ensure that they are fit for purpose for climate action, as laid out in Appendix 1 of policy measures in Our Rural Future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28136/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position with regard to expanding the scholarships available to developing countries for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and in STEM programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27231/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of qualified teachers through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27232/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 617. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding ICT grant funding this school year; the rationale regarding the withdrawal of this funding stream given the need for schools to progress their digital learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28517/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 1285. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to engage with the community pharmacists sector and their representative body (details supplied) as committed to in the Programme for Government, with a view to renegotiating the existing fees model, which remains unchanged for 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28379/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 1280. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reinstating genetic clinician satellite clinics in each of the regions by the national genetic services in Crumlin as national genetic resources are being ramped up, given the immense efficiencies that a timely diagnosis of genetic disease can bring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28321/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 50. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider the creation of a no-fault vaccine injury compensation scheme as exists in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26672/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 56. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to expand capacity in respect to the impact of long-Covid on those impacted, either in terms of clinical research or the provision of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26673/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (1 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has considered creating the role of professor within the new technological universities in order that these institutions might fulfil their research ambitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26681/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (1 Jun 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 299. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE allocations for Dungarvan children's disability network team, the Waterford city north team and the Waterford city south team; the number of WTE posts vacant on 1 April 2023, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; the current caseload numbers for the teams; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 51. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the national childcare scheme, NCS; the number of providers that are signed up to the Together for Better funding model; the number of children who receive the NCS subsidy; if there are plans to expand the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 105. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the number of accommodation providers currently housing Ukrainian refugees; the number of accommodation providers currently housing international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25545/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Conservation (30 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance the take-up, by county, of the deduction for retrofitting expenditure incentive for small-scale landlords who undertake retrofitting work while the tenant remains in situ, since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will launch a voluntary reduction scheme for dairy farmers; how the scheme will be structured in a way which ensures that reductions in breeding ruminants on a participating farm are not offset by increases in breeding ruminant numbers on that farm or on other farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter....