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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (30 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Cabinet Committee on Migration, Integration and Ukraine was established on 9th April to oversee the development and delivery of whole-of-Government responses to the system of international and temporary protection for those arriving in Ireland from abroad, including international and domestic policy options, accommodation and other supports, integration, community engagement and public...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Broadband Infrastructure (30 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Department of the Taoiseach uses the Government Networks Fibre Connection for phone and data communications and is not paying for any services using copper communication lines.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Union (30 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The CSO is an independent Office under the aegis of the Department of the Taoiseach. The Statistics Act 1993 specifies a number of non-statistical roles and responsibilities which are assigned to me as Taoiseach. These include the signing of Statutory Instruments in relation to statistical requirements. The following table lists all of the Statistical Statutory Instruments which became law...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Responsibilities (30 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: On 10 April I appointed Hildegarde Naughton T.D. as Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip and at the Department of Education with special responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion. Minister Naughton attends at Cabinet and also attends the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education and Disability which I established.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Local Authorities (30 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Department of the Taoiseach does not provide grant-aid funding to local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs oversees implementation of Programme for Government commitments and considers policy matters in relation to the European Union and international issues. During the course of this Dail term the name and remit of the Cabinet Committee was expanded in January 2023 from the Cabinet Committee on Europe to the Cabinet Committee on EU and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Government Co-ordination Committee met 16 times in 2020; 33 times in 2021; 33 times in 2022; and 32 times in 2023. To date this year, the Committee has held nine meetings.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: Since the beginning of the current Dáil Term the Cabinet Committee on Housing has met a total of 29 times. Please see below a table with breakdown by year. Year Number of Cabinet Committee on Housing Meetings 2020 3 2021 9 2022 8 2023 7 2024 2 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Cabinet Committee on Accommodation and Supports for Ukrainian Refugees was originally established in April 2022, to oversee the whole-of-Government humanitarian response to supporting people from Ukraine who had sought temporary protection here following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. The Cabinet Committee met five times in 2022, on 12 May; 13 June; 25 July; 24 October; and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland was established on 10 April 2024 to oversee implementation of Programme for Government commitments regarding Northern Ireland, and ongoing related developments. A previous Cabinet Committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland met four times since June 2020, on the following dates: •29th October 2020 •4th March 2021 •27th June...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services (previously known as the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality) met 6 times in 2023, 3 times in 2022, 1 time in 2021, and 2 times in 2020. To date this year, the Cabinet Committee has not yet held a meeting but it is expected that one will be planned in the coming months.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Department of the Taoiseach incurred expenditure on advertising of €1,784,925.93 in 2022 and €4,808.23 in 2023. The bulk of the expenditure in 2022 relates to the dissemination of information related to COVID-19 public communications. Advertising expenditure was also incurred relating to judicial and Director of Public Prosecutions appointments and Easter Sunday...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Department of the Taoiseach has not provided funding to the company in question and has no record of any engagement with their personnel.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Appointments (23 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: In appointing my Team, I take a number of issues into consideration, including the key priorities to be delivered on in terms of the Programme for Government; engagement with coalition colleagues; the significant workload associated with the Office of the Taoiseach; the range of skills and advisory supports available to me to assist me in my role as Taoiseach; and the importance of promoting...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (23 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: From 2020 to 2024, there has been an increase of 39% in Voted allocation for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The below table details the net Annual Funding provided for Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 2020–2024. Year Estimate Provision €’000s 2020 43,968 2021 44,704 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (23 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: The Cabinet Committee on Children and Education and Disability will oversee the implementation of Programme for Government commitments in the area of children and education, with a specific focus on child poverty and well-being, and tackling local area disadvantage. It will also oversee the implementation of Programme for Government commitments in the area of disability, with a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (20 Mar 2024)

Simon Harris: As part of the policy response to the Funding the Future framework published in May 2022, I identified the need to address cost as a barrier to higher education. I also outlined my intention to pursue funding measures on these issues through the Estimates process, including in respect of reductions to the student contribution payable by free fees eligible undergraduate students. From...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Simon Harris: The Governing Authority of a University has responsibility under the Universities Act, 1997 for oversight of the governance and strategic direction of the university including the approval of expenditure for major capital and investment projects, and providing strategic direction and managing the financial affairs of the university to ensure value for money and its financial viability. As...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Simon Harris: Apprentices are scheduled to the nearest available training location from their home base. SOLAS continues to schedule apprentices to courses due to commence in 2024 and monitors the situation regarding capacity for apprenticeship programmes. To ensure that the system has the capacity to meet the training needs of rapidly increasing numbers of apprentices, expansion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Simon Harris: It is a priority for my Department to support higher education institutions, in their critical role as drivers of social and economic development in their regions. Within this overall context, the creation of Technological Universities represents a radical reconfiguration of the higher education landscape, which will deliver significant benefits for regional development. This will be...