Results 481-500 of 11,893 for speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Mining Industry (5 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 560. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a formal notification has been made of the gold mine application in the Sperrins AONB; when this will be published in a national newspaper in the Republic of Ireland to ensure full public awareness, particularly regarding potential impacts on the River Finn SAC and species such as the Atlantic salmon. [3306/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Mining Industry (5 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 561. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps the Government will take to ensure that proper transboundary environmental impact assessments are conducted for the Sperrins AONB gold mine project, particularly concerning water quality and ecology in the River Finn SAC, as required under the Habitats Directive. [3307/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Mining Industry (5 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the length of time the public consultation period in the Republic of Ireland will last for the Sperrins AONB gold mine project; and what efforts will be made to engage relevant environmental authorities and the public, given the significant potential environmental and health risks associated with the proposed gold mine and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (5 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received responses from the four Dublin local authorities to his letter of 18 October 2024 regarding Ireland’s Obligation under the EU Birds Directive; for an update on the work the four bodies are undertaking with the National Parks and Wildlife Service on a comprehensive review of inland sites used by...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reviews (5 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 628. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position in relation to the Department HLGH Working Group review of the current engineering qualifications declared under s160 of the Local Government Act 2001. [3519/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Planning Issues (5 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 997. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the use of a private residential dwelling home as a residential care home for children in the care of the State, where that care is being provided by a private provider contracted to Tusla, requires a change in either the planning status of the private residential dwelling, or a change in its planning use;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (5 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 1010. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline her Department’s policy on the charging of non-refundable registration fees by early learning and care centre providers; whether this breaches the requirements of the core funding contract; if there is any upper limit to the registration fees that can be charged; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 1276. To ask the Minister for Health what preparations have been made to roll out the free hormone replacement therapy scheme, as outlined in Budget 2025. [3302/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Deputy for this question and I understand that my colleague, the Minister for Finance, will provide an answer on the first part of this question relating to the supports available to individuals who require wheelchair-modified vehicles for personal use, under the Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme that is operated by his department. In relation to the second part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Housing Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: As part of the State’s humanitarian response to the Ukrainian crisis, the Government has developed a Rapid Build Housing Programme to provide accommodation for families fleeing the war in Ukraine who request it. The programme aims to provide short-term accommodation for up to 2,800 Ukrainians at several sites across Ireland. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is leading the development...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Accommodation Recognition Payment is a tax-free monthly payment available to those providing accommodation to people who arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive since March 2022. The scheme is provided for under Part 2 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 and is administered by the Department of Social Protection on behalf of my Department. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Foreign Conflicts (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: At this time, there are no plans to establish an agreement for intercountry adoptions from Palestine. Intercountry adoption should not be considered in the first instance as a solution/humanitarian response to emergency situations such as war, civil unrest, natural disasters or the displacement of people due to these events. Ireland is a signatory to the 1993 Hague Convention on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Department’s cold weather response plan came into effect on Friday 15 November 2024, amid significant adverse weather conditions forecast. This response plan focuses on international protection applicants who are in our tented accommodation sites, and applicants who are unaccommodated. This plan is also active this week, as we see further cold weather and extremely low...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The numbers of civil servants on career break from my Department are shown in the tables below by year, month and grade. There was one civil servant on a career break longer than 5 years (less than 6 years) in 2023 and in January 2024. The Civil Service agencies under the aegis of the Department have responded directly to the Deputy in respect of their own organisations. 2024: ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The table below shows the number of vacancies by grade in the Department in 2023 and 2024. The agencies under the aegis of the Department will reply directly to the Deputy in respect of their own organisations. Month - Year Jun-23 Sep-23 Dec-23 Mar-24 Jun-24 Sep-24 Dec-24 SO (Service Officer) 2...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am advised by my colleagues in HR that no Department staff have had their career break extended beyond 5 years by the Department. All staff returning from career break have been assigned to appropriate vacancies and it has not been necessary to place any staff on a redeployment panel or consider facilitating them on a supernumerary basis. The Civil Service agencies under the aegis of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department employs a range of approaches to identify and address shortages of early learning and childcare places, bearing in mind the wide range of types of early learning and childcare provision offered by services and required by families. Last year, I established a Supply Management Unit within the Early Learning and Care and School Age Childcare Division of my Department. A key part...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Juvenile Offenders (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The maximum number of children that can be detained in Oberstown Children Detention Campus at any time is set by the Minister by way of a Certificate issued under sections 195 and 196 of the Children Act 2001. In accordance with section 195 of the Children Act 2001, the maximum number of children who may be detained in Oberstown Children Detention Campus shall be 46 to include a maximum of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: As of 5th January 2025, there are 990 people who are International Protection applicants residing in properties in County Clare, and of these, 291 are children with their families. The Department's responsibility to protect the right to confidentiality of each international protection (IP) applicant is set out in the International Protection Act 2015. Since 2024, the International...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Jan 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Accommodation Recognition Payment is a tax-free monthly payment available to those providing accommodation to people who arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive since March 2022. The scheme is provided for under Part 2 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 and is administered by the Department of Social Protection on behalf of my Department. The...