Results 6,121-6,140 of 6,728 for speaker:John Curran

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Enhancement Programme (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: 724. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a process to reintroduce and integrate a RAPID type programme to support the most disadvantaged communities will be established further to his recent comments in Dáil Éireann. [29816/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: 741. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each local authority and local development committee, LDC, for the RAPID programme, community facilities scheme and the community enhancement programme in each of the years from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount paid to each local authority and LDC up to 30 June 2019 for each allocation; the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Scholarships (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: 879. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of scholarships provided to secondary school students wishing to attend the Gaeltacht during the school summer holidays in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the schools that participated in a scholarship programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29812/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: All are welcome to this meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. Before we begin, I remind members to please turn off their mobile phones. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before returning to public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy John Halligan, and his assistant, Ms Maureen O'Sullivan. I will invite the Minister of State to make a presentation and when he concludes I will afford members an opportunity to ask any questions they may have. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister of State for his opening statement. A number of colleagues have questions. We will start with Deputy O'Dea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: Does Deputy Carey wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: I wish to ask the Minister of State a general question. When did the fourth and fifth anti-money laundering directives come into being?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: I have one other question, which Deputy O'Dea touched on. The Minister of State is aware that there has been some concern around the public services card, the Data Protection Commissioner and the use of PPS numbers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: We understand that the Data Protection Commissioner has submitted a draft report on that to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The Minister of State quite clearly indicated that this has been referred to the Data Protection Commissioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: We have not seen the report the Data Protection Commissioner has submitted to the Department. What specifically did it say about the use of PPS numbers in this particular context? The Minister specifically said there was a mechanism in place for beneficial owners without PPS numbers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: The briefing notes from the Minister stated that the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner had been consulted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: What did that office say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: I am talking about this specific context.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: We are not being awkward with the Minister, but this committee spent quite some time on this and we are aware that the Data Protection Commissioner had an interest in it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: It was in that context that we needed to question the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for his answers. That concludes our consideration of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection has completed its consideration of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 24 June 2019. In accordance with Standing Order 75, the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (10 Jul 2019)

John Curran: 80. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of progress made in disadvantaged communities through the ABC programme and the prevention, partnership and family support programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29746/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (10 Jul 2019)

John Curran: 94. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a progress report will be provided on the development of a single targeted youth funding programme; her views on whether funding is targeted at the most disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29747/19]