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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (11 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The Taoiseach's diary for quarter 2 of 2023 has been published and is available on the Department's website at www.gov.ie/en/collection/e0fb8-taoiseachs-diary/.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: Neither the Department of the Taoiseach, nor the National Economic and Social Development Office which is the only body under the aegis of my Department, operates a barter account.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: Staff employed in the Department of the Taoiseach are aligned to existing Civil Service grades and paid on the appropriate pay scales which are published on Gov.ie. The table provides the salaries of the top ten highest paid civil servants in the Department of the Taoiseach. Grade: Gross Annual Salary: Secretary General € 242,250 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Bodies (5 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The salary of the Chief Officer of the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), the only body under the aegis of my Department, is provided below in tabular format from 2020 to date. No other benefits, including loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefits-in-kind, were paid during this period. Payment is aligned to Civil Service pay scale of Assistant Secretary and increases...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Equipment (5 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The situation described has not arisen in the Department of the Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Consultations (4 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of the Taoiseach has incurred no expenditure on consultancy services to date in 2023.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (4 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: Staff from the Department of the Taoiseach were invited to participate, alongside staff from across the Civil and Public Service, in the Dublin Pride parade on 24th June 2023. For staff attending, flags and t-shirts were purchased at a total cost of €145.35.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (4 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: As provided for in the Programme for Government, we are progressing the Shared Island initiative, to benefit the whole island by working with all communities and traditions for a shared future, underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement. The Government has so far allocated almost €250m from the Shared Island Fund for all-island projects. With this resourcing we are moving ahead with...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Policies (4 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: Since 27 June 2020, the Department of the Taoiseach has been working with Government Departments to progress key national priorities set out in the Programme for Government through the work programmes of the Cabinet Committees established: ·implementation of the Housing for All plan, including recent extra measures to make it cheaper to build and refurbish homes, speed up home building...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Disadvantaged Status (4 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: In Spring 2023, a Child Poverty and Well-Being Programme Office was established in the Department of the Taoiseach. Government decided that the Programme Office will focus on six priority areas. These are: 1.Income assistance and joblessness 2.Early learning and childcare 3.Reducing the cost of education 4.Family homelessness 5.Consolidating and integrating public health, family...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (4 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The table below details expenditure by my Department on advertising from 2013 to the 30th June 2023. Since 2020, under the estimates processes, a specific allocation had been provided to the Department of the Taoiseach for COVID-19 Public Communications. Total Advertising expenditure RTE Advertising expenditure 2013 €68,128 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Sports Funding (4 Jul 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of the Taoiseach does not provide nor operate any such funding or grant schemes.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: A comprehensive evaluation of how the country managed COVID-19 will provide an opportunity to learn lessons from our experiences in dealing with a pandemic. It will include a review of the whole-of-government response to the pandemic and how we might do better and be in a stronger position if another pandemic or other similar type event were to occur. It will include a consideration of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only non-commercial public body under the aegis of the Department of the Taoiseach. NESDO is the corporate body for the National Economy and Social Council (NESC) which advises me on strategic policy issues relating to sustainable economic, social, and environmental development in Ireland. In 2022, NESDO had NIL expenditure on...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The below table details the number of staff employed in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, by grade, from 2019 to date. Grade 2023 June 21st 2022 Y/end 2021 Y/end 2020 Y/end 2019 Y/end Secretary General 1 1 1 1 1 Deputy Secretary 1 1 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (20 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 38 and 39 together. The Cabinet Committee on the Economy and Investment was re-established in January 2023 and met on 25 May. The next meeting of the Committee is not yet scheduled.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Bodies (20 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: In line with its obligations under Circular 25/2016, the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), the only body under the aegis of my Department, has the following dedicated email address for Oireachtas members: Oireachtas@nesdo.ie. This mailbox is monitored to ensure full compliance with target deadlines and standards in terms of acknowledgements and substantive responses to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Policies (20 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The priorities set out in the Department's Statement of Strategy 2021 - 2023, reflect the role of the Department to assist me as Taoiseach and the Government to ensure a sustainable economy and a successful society, to pursue Ireland’s interests abroad, to implement the Government’s Programme, and to build a better future for Ireland and all its citizens. The Shared Island...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (20 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: In Spring 2023, a Child Poverty and Well-Being Programme Office was established in the Department of the Taoiseach. Government decided that the Programme Office will focus on six priority areas. These are: 1. Income assistance and joblessness 2. Early learning and childcare 3. Reducing the cost of education 4. Family homelessness 5. Consolidating and integrating public health, family...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), is the only body under the aegis of my Department. NESDO has the following dedicated email address for Oireachtas members: Oireachtas@nesdo.ie.