Official portrait of Barry Heneghan

Barry Heneghan

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Independent · Dublin Bay North · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2025-04-29 · to Transport
549. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority will fund the installation of bus shelters at both pole numbers (details supplied); if so, when this work is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21259/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Finance
591. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20015/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Public Expenditure
642. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the specific measures being taken to ensure the civil service meets the new 6% disability employment target set in 2024, particularly in Departments currently below this threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19449/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Public Expenditure
643. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19450/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Public Expenditure
644. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 8 April 2025, the name of the Department or, as appropriate, the name of the office, that decided that payslips would not issue to recipients of civil and public service pensions, along with the date this decision was made. [19453/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Public Expenditure
645. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 8 April 2025, to outline all the reasons it was decided not to issue payslips by post to the recipients of civil and public service pensions; and whether cost was an issue; and whether it was an administrative or political decision. [19454/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Public Expenditure
646. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 8 April 2025, whether he wishes to clarify that when he stated that the National Shared Services Office "is responsible for the distribution of staff and pensioner payslips, these payslips are distributed by electronic means and are available to access 24/7 on its website", if he meant to say 'accessible', as the word 'distributed' indicates that payslips are posted in hard copy or issued electronically by email. [19455/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Public Expenditure
647. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 8 April 2025, what consideration was given to the recipients of civil and public service pensions without the means of engaging online with the predecessor of the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) when it decided to cease issuing payslips to civil and public service pensioners, particularly in the context that many in receipt of a pension from NSSO never worked on ICT equipment and do not own or know how to operate a computer. [19456/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Public Expenditure
648. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason pension services of the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) requires a surviving spouse to submit "the original death certificate" whereas the NSSO's HR services requires a certified copy of the death certificate and whether it would make more sense for the submission of just the one copy of a certified copy of the death certificate to either pension services or HR services in order to minimise the administrative burden and duplication for surviving spouses who are claiming a civil or public service pension. [19457/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Enterprise
727. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20268/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
873. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider introducing a standalone financial literacy module at junior and or senior cycle level, considering recent research is showing that almost 50% of Irish adults are financially illiterate and that there is a clear link between early financial education and improved long-term financial wellbeing (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19314/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
874. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a full written update on the status of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied) which has been waiting 25 years for a permanent home; if she will agree to visit the school to meet with staff, students, and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19315/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
896. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the specific supports her Department is providing to facilitate school patronage transfers in areas such as Dublin Bay north, where survey data indicates a clear parental preference for co-educational, non-denominational post-primary education but no such option currently exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19448/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
921. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if, following the recent Topical Issue debate raised by each Deputy representing Dublin Bay north, her Department will act on the recommendation to locate the proposed special school within the already-constructed Phase 2 building of a school (details supplied); if not, whether a cost comparison has been carried out between adapting temporary prefabs for the special school and utilising the existing permanent school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19683/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
922. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if, in light of the multiple demonstrations by parents, children, and teachers at a school (details supplied), her Department will engage directly with the school to explain the reasons for the ongoing delay to its permanent building project; if she will commit to visiting the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19684/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
956. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20013/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
1012. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education what steps are being implemented to enhance education on digital literacy and the risks associated with exposure to online pornography, in order to safeguard children and prevent the development of sexually harmful behaviours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20637/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
1017. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if an update can be provided on the factors currently delaying the development of Gaelcholáiste Reachrann in Donaghmede. [20646/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
1018. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any plans to transition an existing single-sex school to a co-educational model, or to establish a new co-educational school in the area, in light of the findings of a report recently delivered to her office (details supplied). [20647/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
1066. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the amount of capital funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21260/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Education
1067. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the amount of capital funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21261/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Tourism
1108. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20014/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Housing
1140. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the planned social and affordable housing developments throughout Dublin Bay north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21266/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Housing
1142. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the immediate measures being implemented to address the critical shortage of rental properties available under the housing assistance payment scheme, given that only 41 such properties were available nationwide in March 2025, representing just 4% of all rental listings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21659/25]
written 2025-04-29 · to Housing
1211. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to ensure that water and wastewater infrastructure can support the delivery of housing, particularly in the greater Dublin area where key projects face delays; if he will review whether the current mandate and funding model for Uisce Éireann are fit for purpose in meeting housing and infrastructure needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19312/25]
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