Results 181-200 of 2,138 for speaker:Joe O'Brien

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Adult Education Provision (17 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: I would be happy to liaise with the Deputy on that issue. They are excellent projects which bring people out of their comfort zones who would never have thought of doing something in their communities. They are brilliant. I will give a little more information on libraries because while they are used well, more people could use them. In response to the crisis, systems were put in place...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (17 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: Men’s and Women’s Sheds make an invaluable contribution to community life in Ireland. My Department is providing a range of supports in 2020 which Men's and Women's Sheds can avail of, depending on the works being completed.  This can include work relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. In June, I launched the 2020 Community Enhancement Programmewith funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (17 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: I presume the Deputy is referring to my Department's Community Services Programme, or CSP, which supports over 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. Funding is provided as a contribution towards the cost of an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions (FTEs) and a manager, where warranted. Currently there are over 1,700...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (17 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: Through our ongoing engagement with the Community and Voluntary sector, my Department is keenly aware of the challenges faced by the sector whilst meeting increased demands on many of their services. My Department is providing additional vital supports to rural and community organisations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is supporting the following initiatives: On...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: This year’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme has been tailored to focus on interventions that can assist our rural towns and villages to respond to the challenges presented by COVID-19.  The scheme includes an Accelerated Measure which will enable towns and villages to introduce initiatives immediately to support increased footfall and enable people to shop and socialise...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (17 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Development Programme(CDP) was established in 1990.  It sought to challenge the underlying causes of disadvantage resulting from the effects of poverty and exclusion.  Up to 200 Projects and organisations were funded under the Programme. These projects had an anti-poverty, anti-exclusion focus and were managed by a voluntary board of management drawn from the local...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (17 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Services Programme, or CSP, supports more than 400 community organisations, to provide local services through a social enterprise model with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions (FTEs) and a manager, where warranted.   In 2019, Indecon International Economic Consultants were...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (22 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: In 2019, the Department of Defence applied for, and secured, funding (€1million) to upgrade Civil Defence’s fleet under the Dormant Accounts Fund. This application occurred in the context of adverse weather events and the role of the Civil Defence in assisting vulnerable people and communities, in particular elderly people living in more isolated settings. The application was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: I understand that the person concerned had completed 3 years on Community Employment in September 2019, and in view of her particular circumstances was permitted, exceptionally at that time, to continue for a further year. In order to be eligible again for Community Employment, she will again need to be in a receipt of a qualifying payment for twelve months. She can then apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: I confirm that an application from this gentleman for disability allowance (DA) was received by this Department on 10 June 2020. The processing time for individual DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria, the person’s circumstances and the information they provide in support of their claim. The application has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 29 April 2020. He was notified in writing of this decision on 6 July 2020. The first payment was made by his chosen payment method on 15 July 2020. Arrears of payment due were calculated and issued to the person concerned on 15 July 2020. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: I confirm that an application from this gentleman for disability allowance (DA) was received by this Department on 22 May 2020. The processing time for individual DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria, the person’s circumstances and the information they provide in support of their claim. The application has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: Following a successful appeal, this gentleman has been awarded disability allowance (DA) with effect from 8 January 2020 when he sent in his application. The first payment was made by his chosen payment method 10 June 2020. The person concerned was informed of this decision on 4 June 2020. Arrears of payment due were calculated and issued to this gentleman on 10 June 2020. I trust this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Data (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: Rent supplement continues to play a key role in supporting families and individuals in private rented accommodation, with the scheme currently supporting some 19,600 active recipients. The scheme provides short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 235. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the inequalities that exist between professional psychology doctoral training courses; and if there are plans to address this by funding both the educational and counselling psychology doctoral courses in line with clinical psychology doctorates. [26040/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the inequalities that exist between professional psychology doctoral training courses regarding mental health and older persons; and if there are plans to address this by funding both the educational and counselling psychology doctoral courses in line with clinical psychology doctorates. [26041/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 237. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a national psychology placement office; when this is likely to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26042/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: The Government's Recovery and Resilience Plan, published on 15 September 2020, acknowledges the importance of communities working together at this challenging time. Community organisations are often the focal point for vital activities that can foster community resilience. The Government is also keenly aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and is committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: My Departments Community Services Programme, or CSP, supports community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions (FTEs) (€19,033 per annum) and a manager (€32,000 per annum), where warranted. The organisation in question has been allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (29 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 523 to 525, inclusive, 547 and 553 together. Community Employment (CE) supervisors and assistant supervisors have been seeking for several years, through their union representatives, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme. In July 2008, the Labour Court...