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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Process (28 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...Provisions) Act 2024 (Chapter 2 of Part 4) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 95 of 2024). Chapter 2 of Part 4 amends section 60 of the International Protection Act 2015 to introduce a more time-limited 90 day accommodation offering for newly arriving Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection, and to remove the current equivalence with Irish citizens in terms of accessing social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (28 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...at the weekly rate of €249.30. Following the introduction of a new calculation method, the 'Total Contribution Approach' in 2019 the person’s claim was reviewed, however it was financially more beneficial for them to remain on the rate awarded using the 'yearly average' calculation. I have arranged for a statement of the person’s social insurance record to issue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...duties. Community policing is also fundamental to the new Garda Operating Model which is currently being rolled out across the country and is fully commenced in thirteen Garda divisions. The new model will provide more front-line Gardaí, increased Garda visibility, and a wider range of policing services for people in their local area. It will divide service delivery within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Helen McEntee: ..., there is a wide range of legislation under which attacks, threats and intimidation can be prosecuted, including the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Persons Act and Public Order legislation. If more is required, I have made it clear to the Garda Commissioner that every support, legislative or otherwise, will be provided to An Garda Síochána. An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...capacity can fluctuate from time to time arising from cells being out of commission due to areas of prisons being renovated or refurbished. It should be noted that over the 12 month period to July 2023 more than 200 spaces were added to the prison estate. It is the case that certain prisons may not be in a position to accommodate prisoners despite operating at less than 100% capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (28 May 2024)

James Browne: ...of relevant matters. As part of the consultation process around the work of the Firearms Expert Committee, I met with a number of firearms organisations. One issue that was raised was the need for more regular and structured engagement between policymakers and firearms users and, notwithstanding the difficulties that arose in respect of the FCP, that is something that will be explored.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (28 May 2024)

Frank Feighan: ...offices in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim (currently the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine); the full capacity of personnel at the offices; and the plans, if any, he has to place more public servants at this modern Government office ideally located in the heart of the north west region. [23764/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...ones carrying the agricultural and economic risk for the intervention. Farmers may, as part of the administrative checks for eligibility, be asked to demonstrate how they meet this requirement. More details on all of the schemes and the rates of funding are available to farmers on the Department's website under - Schemes and Payments at www.gov.ie\cap or by contacting the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (28 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...in Irish society, in particular encouraging people to consider the registration of EPAs at a younger age, while they still have capacity to do so. Historically, Irish citizens have tended to create EPAs at a more advanced age, and the DSS are trying to address this issue through greater public awareness regarding the benefits and purpose of EPAs. More information on the operation of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (28 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme is designed to provide payments and other benefits to people who spent time in one or more of the Mother and Baby or County Home Institutions, that were identified by the Commission of Investigation as having a main function of providing sheltered and supervised ante and post-natal facilities to single mothers and their children. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...numbers remain significantly elevated. In the first 20 weeks of 2024, nearly 8,000 people have arrived in Ireland seeking accommodation from the State, averaging 398 people per week. This is more than five times the average from 2017-2019. The highest weekly applications in 2024 was over 610 applicants. Weekly statistics are available publicly on the Gov.ie website. gov.ie - IPAS...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (28 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...numbers remain significantly elevated. In the first 20 weeks of 2024, nearly 8,000 people have arrived in Ireland seeking accommodation from the State, averaging 398 people per week. This is more than five times the average from 2017-2019. The State has a legal obligation to assess the claims of those who seek International Protection (IP), and in that time, to provide accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...assesses applications for pricing and reimbursement to make sure that it can stretch available resources as far as possible and to deliver the best value in relation to each medicine and ultimately more medicines to Irish citizens and patients. The HSE considers the following criteria prior to making any decision on pricing / reimbursement, in line with the Health (Pricing and Supply of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (28 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...medicines pricing and reimbursement system has been granted. This will enable them to conduct timely and efficient evaluations of medicines for reimbursement. It will also maximise the use of this substantial public investment to support access to more medicines for more people. Funding has also been approved for an online tracker which will allow patients and industry to follow the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to be delivered in a primary care setting. The Report estimated that 60% of existing outpatient activity could be moved to primary care thus enabling hospital services to focus on patients who require more specialist diagnostics or treatments. The National Clinical Programme for Ophthalmology developed a model of care, also published in 2017, detailing how the realignment of eye...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 May 2024)

Mary Butler: ...x20ac;3 million has been made available for funding ADHD posts from Programme for Government funding. This has enabled the set-up of 5 fully operational ADHD Teams with recruitment of over 25 posts, and two more teams are currently in development with posts funded for them. I am aware it is important to have a geographical focus on the roll-out of this Programme, and it is planned to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (28 May 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...financ e/other-finance-bursaries-scholarships/.Tax relief at the standard rate of tax may be available in respect of tuition fees paid for approved courses at approved colleges of higher education. More information on the tax credit and the tax treatment of students generally is available from the Revenue Commissioners at or from your local Tax Office; The Rent Tax Credit is also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (28 May 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...qualifications. The Institute offers a range of courses and professional certifications in fields such as Computing, Healthcare, Nursing, Business Studies, and Creative Digital and Animation. Moreover, as part of the National Tertiary Office's Tertiary Programmes, Portlaoise Institute offers students the opportunity to complete the first year of a four-year Level 8 Degree, and then...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Planning Issues (28 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...currently in place regarding burials and burial grounds, namely Part III of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, as amended in Part VI of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1948 and more recently, the Local Government Acts, 1994 and 2001, and also in the Rules and Regulations for the Regulation of Burial Grounds 1888 and amendments thereto. As previously stated, there are...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (28 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as walking trails, cycleways, water-based recreation sites and mountain trails. Since the launch of the scheme in 2016, funding of over €113 million has supported more than 1,700 projects across the country. At the end of March, I was delighted to announce the approval of 151 successful projects to the value of over €4.1 million...