Results 1,801-1,820 of 33,392 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (23 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Development Plan 2021-30 (NDP) setting out €165 billion of capital investment was published in 2021. Following the conclusion of more than 30 bilateral meetings which took place from January to March this year with my Ministerial colleagues, the distribution of an additional €2.25 billion from windfall corporate receipts for the period 2024-26 was agreed by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Standards in Public Office Commission is independent in its function and neither I nor my officials have met with the commissioners or senior staff of the Standards In Public Office Commission to discuss the matters raised in this Parliamentary Question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Projects (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects or sectoral policy strategies, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP),...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Assemblies (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Balanced regional development is a key priority of this Government and this priority is at the heart of Project Ireland 2040. This strategic plan includes the National Planning Framework (NPF), which sets the overarching spatial strategy for the next twenty years, along with the revised National Development Plan 2021-30 (NDP) which was published in 2021. Over the lifetime of the NDP, this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Development (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 273 together. As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department plays a key role in developing and monitoring capital expenditure in line with Government objectives and agreed fiscal policy. Managing the delivery of public services within budgetary allocations is a key responsibility of each Minister and their Department. My Department is in regular communication with all Departments to ensure expenditure is managed within the overall fiscal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Development (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: To reference countries’ regions for statistical purposes, the EU has developed a classification known as NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics). NUTS divides each EU Member State into 3 levels: NUTS 1: major socio-economic regions NUTS 2: basic regions (for regional policies) NUTS 3: small regions (for specific diagnoses) The Irish NUTS 3 regions comprise the eight...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Appointments to the civil service through open competition are made subject to the advertised terms of the competition. In general, the terms allow that different conditions may apply to currently serving civil/public servants. There are policies in place which allow currently serving civil/public servants to start above the minimum subject to certain conditions. Examples of such policies...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Enterprise Sector (17 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that no funding was allocated to any social enterprise organisations or bodies by my Department from 2021 to 2024.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising an issue I know he has a long-standing interest in. I have constituents who have difficulties similar to those the Deputy referred to. We come across them during our public work. Their loans have been sold and are now owned by a fund or entity which they feel is adding to the challenges they face. The licensing of those funds and organisations is handled...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am sorry to hear about the plight they are facing at this stage of their lives, not having a home, not knowing whether they will have a roof over their heads. I can only imagine the difficulty they are facing at the moment. Please allow me to reiterate what we are doing. We are doing two things. First, this is why so much effort is being put into building public and social housing...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ----- to try to support people who are at risk of becoming homeless. It is also why the housing assistance payment, HAP, is available-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: -----to provide support. The Deputy is against the HAP anyway. That is my understanding.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: On one hand, Deputy Boyd Barrett-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I have been present in the Dáil on several occasions when the Deputy has spoken against the HAP.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: In any event, it is not my desire to politicise the plight of the two people Deputy Boyd Barrett referred to.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: It is not my desire because they want to be helped and supported and I am sure if he has any information about them, they are already getting support from their local authority. I hope they are. Housing executive bodies are in place to try to prevent people becoming homeless.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I hope the housing executive body is aware of the issue and is trying to help.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy acknowledged in her question, access to medical cards is means tested. It is the case that some people who go back to work retain the card. I am afraid I am not in a position to fully answer the Deputy's question because I do not know the details. I am sure the Deputy knows them, but it would not be appropriate to raise them here. I do not know to what degree the means of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I know this is a very important issue affecting the Deputy's constituents. As Deputy Stanton has said, a €22 million upgrade is now underway at Whitegate water treatment plant. I understand it is due to be completed in 2026. I know 2026 is a long way away for up to 10,000 people who are affected by a boil water notice. I will raise the issue with Uisce Éireann to see if any...