Results 281-300 of 15,366 for speaker:Dara Calleary

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Community Centre Investment Fund (CCIF) has provided in excess of €109 million since 2022 for the enhancement and refurbishment of existing community centres and the construction of new centres. Over €45.8 million was approved for some 861 community centres nationwide under CCIF 2022. In early 2024, funding of over €30 million was approved for the construction of 12...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Regeneration (17 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) is a major capital investment programme which seeks to support large-scale, ambitious projects which can achieve sustainable economic and social development in rural areas. Calls for applications under are sought under two categories, Category 1 and Category 2. Category 1 relates to larger scale ambitious capital projects with all necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Websites (17 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht's website is hosted by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) as part of the gov.ie central website for government services and information, and analytics are provided to the Department as part of that service. I have set out in the following table details in relation to the 1,222 visits, generated by...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (17 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: In general my Department’s communications work is delivered in-house and with external communications and/or PR inputs only utilised where external specialist expertise is required. With that in mind, there were only two contracts awarded by my Department for communications/PR work with costs in 2024. Both of these related to capacity and awareness raising for the community and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Community Development Projects (17 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Community Centre Investment Fund (CCIF) has provided in excess of €109 million since 2022 for the enhancement and refurbishment of existing community centres and the construction of new centres. Over €45.8 million was approved for some 861 community centres nationwide under CCIF 2022. In early 2024, funding of over €30 million was approved for the construction of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Judicial Reviews (17 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: My Department was established in July 2017 and has defended two judicial review cases for matters currently under its remit. The requested details are provided in the table below, and I can confirm that there are no open or pending cases at this time. Year Initiated Cases Defended Cases Lost Cases Withdrawn Cases Settled 2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: It is assumed that the Deputy's query in relation to “share buy back “ refers to share-based remuneration for employees. There is no employer PRSI liability on such remuneration, only employee PRSI liability. In 2024, the Department of Finance commissioned an independent review, carried out by Indecon Economic Consultants, of the taxation framework for share-based...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Department of Social Protection has not recently been renamed or rebranded.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is a service of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that, as a result, they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 11 February 2025. It is a condition for receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. I can confirm that my Department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 20 March 2024. As a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: Fuel Allowance is a means tested payment to help with the cost of heating a home during the winter months, payable to people who either live alone or only with certain other qualified people. To date, my Department has not received an application for Fuel Allowance from the person concerned. It is open to the person to apply for Fuel Allowance by completing a NFS1 application form. An...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: Following a review, I can confirm that the person concerned has been awarded the 2025 Carer's Support Grant in respect of their father. The payment of €2,000 will issue to the person's nominated bank account shortly. Notification of this decision issued to the person concerned on 9 June 2025. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: My Department provides State Pension payments through the State Pension (Contributory)(SPC), which is a contributory based payment based on a person's social insurance record and the State Pension (Non-Contributory)(SPNC) which is means-tested social assistance payment. To receive either a contributory or social assistance payment a person must qualify for that payment in their own right. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: Amount expended by the Department on external training, simulations and advice in advance relating to appearances as witnesses at Oireachtas committees, from 2021 to date in 2025 provided through One Learning, the Civil Service Shared Services Learning and Development function: YEAR COURSE TYPE COURSE NAME No. OF ATTENDEES @ €110 pp TOTAL COST...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: Across Government, Departments of State are being restructured to better align with the priorities of the new Government and to fulfil the commitments set out in the Programme for Government. For my Department, this has involved the transfer of the Gaeltacht function, with effect from June 1st, and the renaming of the Department to the Department of Rural and Community Development and the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding for the development and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as walking trails, cycleways, water-based recreation sites and mountain trails. Under ORIS 2021, Kerry County Council was approved funding of €49,950 under the project development measure for the 'Infrastructural Development Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding for the development and enhancement of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as walking trails, cycleways, water-based recreation sites and mountain trails. Under ORIS 2023, Kerry County Council was approved funding of €445,140 for the Milltown - Kilderry Looped Amenity Walk. The works include the construction...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: I can confirm that my Department has not engaged any external training, simulations or advice relating to appearances as witnesses at Oireachtas committees during the time outlined. In relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department, I would note that they are independent legal entities, responsible for their own operational matters. With the exception of Pobal, all agencies under the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: The full range of funding made available through the various scheme delivered by my Department and the criteria attached to each can be found at www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development- and-the-gaeltacht/collections/funding-allocated-by-the-depar tment/ A number of these schemes have previously supported the provision of park facilities for example the Town and Village...