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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.

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.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Cases (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May, 2018. To prepare for this critical date, my Department agreed a range of new internal data protection policies including a formal data breach management policy, the objective of which was to ensure that any data breaches are dealt with as required under Articles 33-34 of the GDPR. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Travel (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Please see the total travel costs associated with my Department between 2019 and to date in 2024 below. I would ask the Deputy to note that my travel costs for 2023 and 2024 were recouped from the European Council as I was travelling on Eurogroup business. The only exception to this was a visit to London in May 2024 where I represented the Government at an Ireland Funds event. I would also...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not incurred any costs related to public relations during the period specified.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Consultations (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department from 2014 to date is set out in the table below. Year Expenditure on Traditional Advertising Expenditure on Online Advertising 2014 Nil Nil 2015 €564 Nil 2016 €1,334 Nil ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commissions of Investigation (16 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has not been responsible for a Commission of Investigation since its establishment.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (15 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The procedures for Ministerial consent of a pension increase in commercial semi state bodies are outlined in the Amendments to the Annex on Remuneration and Superannuation of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, which were introduced by Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 16/2021. The Code of Practice provides that it is initially a matter for each...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (15 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The number of staff in the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform's communications and press office teams from 2019 to present is laid out in the tables below. 2019 Grade Number of staff Principal Officer 0 Assistant Principal 4 Higher Executive Officer 2 Administrative Officer 0 Executive...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising (15 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: An outline of the campaigns undertaken by my department to date in 2024 is below. Campaign Duration Purpose Cost (€) Agencies Europe Day Supplement - DPENDR Contribution Supplement ran on 5 May 2024 DPENDR has policy responsibility for EU Cohesion Funding in Ireland. A 4-page Europe Day supplement ran on 5 May 2024 as part of the Europe...