Results 441-460 of 2,335 for speaker:Joe O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Examinations (13 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to implementing an optional predicted grades system for the 2021 leaving certificate in view of the likely disruption to schooling that Covid-19 will cause in the short-term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1553/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (13 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, 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 for CE supervisors who are employed by CE schemes.   CE sponsoring authorities are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (13 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Employment (CE) Scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. Throughout the onset of the Covid-19 emergency in March 2020, the subsequent level-5 restrictions introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (13 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Employment (CE) Scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. CE participants aged 55 years or older can remain on CE for three consecutive years (four years for those on a disability...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (13 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Employment (CE) Scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. Participation limits on these schemes are necessary to allow for the maximum utilisation of places amongst qualifying persons....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (13 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 683. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been refused leave to land at all ports of entry to the State since March 2020, by month in tabular form. [44828/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (13 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 684. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been remanded to the Irish Prison Service while awaiting removal from the State, not including persons awaiting extradition since March 2020, by month in tabular form. [44833/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Community and Voluntary Sector Covid-19 Stability Fund was intended to be a targeted once-off cash injection for organisations and groups currently delivering critical front-line services to the most at need in our society and in danger of imminent closure due to lost fund-raised or traded income as a direct result of restrictions to counter the spread of COVID-19. The criteria of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I am aware of the challenges faced by many community organisations at this time and my Department has put a range of initiatives in place that provides supports to the community sector during the COVID-19 crisis. My Department currently supports over 420 community organisations under the Community Services Programme (CSP) to provide local services through a social...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charities Regulation (13 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Charities Regulator (CRA) is an independent public body which is under the aegis of the Department of Rural and Community Development. The CRA have informed my Department that the open recruitment competition, to recruit a new Director of Legal Affairs and Registration was advertised by them on 14th October 2020 with a closing date for applications of 4th November...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (14 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who it is alleged has been detained without due process and tortured by the government of Bahrain; if he and his colleagues in the EU Foreign Affairs Council have raised this with Bahraini officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2039/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (14 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Employment (CE) Scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis.  CE sponsoring authorities are the legal employers of their supervisors, assistant supervisors and participants. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (20 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has a role in monitoring retail food prices; and if so, if any discernible increase has been measured due to Brexit. [2466/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to provide supports to supplier businesses that are ineligible to avail of the Covid restrictions support scheme but are typically reliant on other businesses that are now closed for custom, for example dry cleaners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2322/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans in relation to the operation of the junior certificate 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2321/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 562. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to offering paid contracts to fourth year student radiographers for their work in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic as was the case for the previous academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Government is aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and is committed to working closely with the sector in managing through these, recognising that it will require a whole of Government approach. In 2020, my Department provided support through the €45m COVID 19 Stability Fund for organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector, Charities and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Government is aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and is committed to working closely with the sector in managing through these, recognising that it will require a whole of Government approach. In 2020, my Department provided support through the €45m COVID 19 Stability Fund for organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector, Charities and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (21 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: My Department provides a range of activation supports for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. These supports include Community Employment (CE) and JobPath. CE is an active labour market programme designed to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and unemployed people by providing work experience...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (21 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Employment (CE) Scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. In general CE placements for new entrants aged between 21 and 55 years are for one year. CE participants who are working...