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Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...that average hides a postcode lottery when it comes to getting these grants. In my home county of Wicklow, there is a two-and-a-half-year wait for a surveyor. Electric vehicles are, again, another key tenet of the climate action plan. In August 2019, the Minister announced the roll-out of 1,000 public charging points. Since that time, only two councils have implemented that measure and...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Micheál Martin: .... Climate change is a threat to all of us and our way of life. Having recently attended COP26 in Glasgow, it is clear to me that the need to urgently take action is recognised around the world. Climate change requires a fundamental examination of how we live and work to reverse the environmental damage that has been done, restore biodiversity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (18 Nov 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...system. We have consistently underlined the importance of upholding core EU values including the rule of law. An independent judiciary that can exercise its function without interference is a core tenet of the rule of law. Ireland has expressed this position through active participation in the Article 7 hearings at the General Affairs Council regarding developments of concern in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: .... The 2011 Inter-Departmental Mortgage Arrears Working Group Report, known as the Keane Report, identified mortgage interest supplement as an inappropriate long-term support. The central tenet of the report’s findings was that mortgage interest supplement did little to assist families in improving the long-term difficulty in addressing their mortgage difficulties The scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: ...undergraduate and postgraduate provision, with the key competencies and skills to be effective in the health workforce and allow for growth and upskilling in the future. Progression is a key tenet of the SUSI scheme and Bursary schemes funded by my Department. Section 2 of the Student Support Act 2011 defines progression as "the process by which learners may transfer from one course to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (11 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Progression is a key tenet of the Student Grant Scheme and section 2 of the Student Support Act 2011. To satisfy the terms and conditions of the student grant scheme in relation to progression, a student must be moving from year to year within a course, having successfully completed the previous year or be transferring from one course to another where the award for the subsequent course is of...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Fintan Warfield: ...asking for, if protests take place, is they do so from 100 m away. That is the size of a football pitch. We are not infringing on people's right to protest. As political activists, protest is a core tenet of our democracy for all of us. I add my voice to the support for the Bill. On the other recommendations of the Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, I commend the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...na tíre. Is í sin an t-aon aidhm amháin atá ag an Rialtas. The Deputy's attempts to portray Government policy as being almost exclusively about institutional investors are very wide off the mark, disingenuous and dishonest. The fundamental tenet of Government policy has been to provide the largest allocation in the history of the State to house construction. Capital...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (3 Nov 2021)

Cathal Berry: ...to the rule of law. I share the concerns voiced by a number of Deputies about what is happening in Poland and Hungary at present. The rule of law, fundamental freedoms and democracy are central tenets of the European Union and, from our point of view, they should be non-negotiable red lines. I agree with President von der Leyen that what is happening in those two countries is a direct...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Michael McNamara: ...promulgated and we have no idea when they will be promulgated. It will probably be some time on 22 October, after they have theoretically come into effect. That is not rule of law. One of the central tenets of rule of law is that people can ascertain what the law is and behave accordingly. That needs to be addressed. The second issue I will raise relates to the challenges brought...

Seanad: Sláintecare Implementation: Statements (19 Oct 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: .... Some €45 million has been committed for a range of family-friendly measures to progressively move health services to being provided free at the point of delivery, based entirely on clinical needs, which is a critical tenet of Sláintecare. This funding will advance this objective specifically to ensure that care is accessible and affordable for the most vulnerable in our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Simon Harris: Progression is a key tenet of the Student Grant Scheme and section 2 of the Student Support Act 2011 defines progression as "the process by which learners may transfer from one course to another course where the award that may be made on the successful completion of the second mentioned course is of a higher level..." Generally speaking, a grant will not be paid to a student for a repeat...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Simon Harris: Progression is a key tenet of the Student Grant Scheme and section 2 of the Student Support Act 2011 defines progression as "the process by which learners may transfer from one course to another course where the award that may be made on the successful completion of the second mentioned course is of a higher level..." Students accessing graduate entry medicine will, as a matter of course,...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (7 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: ...of precision ultimately leads to vulnerable people falling between gaps in the legislation. There is no definition provided for the smuggling of people, despite the fact that this is the central tenet of the Bill. The definition provided is transposed from the EU protocol against the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air, which the legislation is seeking to implement. One of the key...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...to the pandemic to access rent supplement. For 2020, the increase in rent supplement recipients for this year reflect these changes alongside the increased demand due to the Covid emergency. The central tenet behind the Housing Assistance Payment was to identify and transfer those with long term reliance on rent supplement for their housing needs to a local authority sponsored solution...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (7 Oct 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Roderic O'Gorman: ...level. My officials hold quarterly meetings with them and these meetings assist my Department in identifying service needs and emerging issues, particularly for vulnerable young people. A key tenet of the UBUscheme is the production of evidence of local need. In allocating funding under the scheme, each ETB carries out an Area Profile, Needs Assessment and Service Requirement process....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ..., maintenance workers etc. to express their concerns on the management of Shannon Airport. Mr. Ó Céidigh informed us of his aim to recover Shannon's air traffic to 2019 levels by 2024. My first question is on the core tenets of the strategy that will make this aim impossible to achieve. Mr. Ó Céidigh said that it is an ambitious target. What are the necessary...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Matt Shanahan: ...number of applications for felling licences and afforestation is nothing short of abysmal, to be quite frank. This is something the Minister is going to have to look at. I welcome the overall tenets of the plan, but we have a lot of work to do to succeed with it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Service (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...was developed to deliver on the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) following publication of its fundamental in-depth review in 2018. A central tenet of the CoFPI report is that An Garda Síochána should be a single organisation with a single workforce. To support this, CoFPI recommended that non-sworn members (i.e. Garda staff)...

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: ...opinion that has been stressed countless times by the same people who read absolute nonsense from prepared scripts tonight. They are the same people who thanked Simon Coveney for standing by the tenets of the Good Friday Agreement and thanked him for protecting the rights of Irish citizens in the North. They are the people who thanked Simon Coveney for his patience in the face of...