Results 61-80 of 5,912 for speaker:Frank Feighan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Role of Disabled Persons Organisations and Self Advocacy in Providing Equal Opportunities under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Implementation: Discussion (8 Apr 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the witnesses for coming here today. We heard their messages on what needs to be done loud and clear. I have been on this committee for a little more than a year. I have been in the Dáil for 22 years and this committee is like none other. We come to listen. Our Chair advocates very strongly in this area. We have brought many Departments and stakeholders together. We have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline any further details regarding the new low interest retrofit loans for homeowners scheme which was announced in October 2023 and due to be in place by February 2024 (details supplied); can he confirm these details and make a further statement on the timing and details of this initiative. [12593/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (20 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider requesting that the TII designate the 53km Shannon Erne Connectivity route as a proposed national strategic greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12679/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and Bus Éireann will consider establishing a special communications unit to deal with specific queries around school transport (details supplied) that liaises with the local inspectors and management to provide clear and expedient replies to parents and school management. [11948/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 769. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing parents with children the right to claim domiciliary care allowance while living outside the State for the purpose of availing of specialist care for their children in that particular country, that is not currently available in Ireland; and if she will consider a mechanism where a special...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 1265. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical officer will be appointed to the Plunkett Home, Boyle, County Roscommon, given this position was advertised and approved at the end of 2023. [11754/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Projects (7 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when funding applications under the global Irish festival series will be made available to local authorities and other relevant bodies (details supplied). [11242/24]

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

Frank Feighan: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 29 February 2024, if he will provide an update on the conservation advice pilot grant scheme (details supplied). [11372/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a Leitrim based apprentice (details supplied) who trained under SOLAS are not recognising the time he spent working at an accredited company from July 2020 to May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11373/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Chair. I am sharing my time with Senator Emer Currie. It is great to see Mr. Duffy and Ms Deane in here again, and I thank them for all of the great work they are doing. From my contacts, the €800 million is very much welcomed. There are a lot of projects there that will make a difference. With regard to one project, I represent the constituency of Sligo-Leitrim as...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (5 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State, and I look forward to the application process. He said that the Government's fundamental aim in its national sports policy is to increase the levels of participation in sport and physical activity across the population. This has a specific focus on less represented groups, including women and girls. A lot of good progress has been made in Sligo, and I want to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (5 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: Applications are eagerly anticipated for the large-scale sports infrastructure fund by regional sporting organisations. I am trying to find out when the Minister expects this fund to open. Sport plays a huge role in people's lives and one such sports club is Sligo Rovers Football Club in my area. The Acting Chair will know how important it is to the community. It is a community-based...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Frank Feighan: There is considerable concern across my constituency of Sligo–Leitrim, north Roscommon, south Donegal and, indeed, many others regarding the lack of available grant funding to apply for an extension of the sewerage schemes in many of our local towns and villages. Some years ago, prior to the establishment of Irish Water, the Department of housing provided significant funding on a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the conservation advice pilot grant scheme (details supplied). [9766/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: As the Minister is aware, the Government has a plan to reduce the cost of part-time education, which was announced in the budget. He is aware that many people in counties Sligo and Leitrim, and throughout the country, are part-time students. In my constituency, Atlantic Technological University, ATU, which we are very proud of, offers a number of part-time education courses. Often,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: I will try to be brief because a few of the questions have been asked. I thank Dr. Banks, Ms McDonagh, Dr. Travers and Ms Byrne for coming in. Ms Byrne's contribution was very appropriate. She had to fight to go to Maynooth University but her fight did not just give her direction, but also gave many other people direction. It was significant. I thank her. My colleague said it is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: I understand that it has been an interesting evening and the fact there were a lot of votes has held up progress. I will try to be as brief as possible. The perception among parents in schools is that placement in a special class or special school is better than to receive strong support in public discourse, which in turn increases the pressures on the NCSE and the Department of Education....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the exemption for local authorities from the part 8 own development approval process and from planning, for the provision of specified forms of housing developments on designated State lands, beyond the current deadline of 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9485/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Safeguarding: Safeguarding Ireland (21 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank Ms Rickard-Clarke, Ms O'Connor and Mr. Cavanagh for coming in today. We appreciate the great work Safeguarding Ireland has done since it was established following issues in December 2015. I have a few questions. The Irish Association of Social Workers has highlighted that 51,000 concerns about the abuse and neglect of adults have been reported to the safeguarding and protection...