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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment (21 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...vacancies that arise in our economy are filled by people taken from the Live Register, including young people. Providing education and employment opportunities to young jobseekers forms a central tenet of my Department’s Pathways to Work strategy and has been effective in reducing youth unemployment from a peak of over 30 percent in 2012 to a rate of 9.3 percent in the fourth...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment (14 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...that arise in our economy are filled by people taken from the Live Register, including young people. Providing education and employment opportunities to young jobseekers forms a central tenet of my Department’s Pathways to Work strategy and has been effective in reducing youth unemployment from a peak of over 30 percent in 2012 to a rate of 9.3 percent in the fourth quarter of...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: That is not up for discussion at this point. On the basic tenet of the point made, does Dr. Henry accept that Ireland's percentage of cases in the healthcare sector is the highest in the world?

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (24 Jun 2020)

Catherine Murphy: ...where we no longer need that court. The challenge now is to equip our ordinary courts in a way that allows them to administer transparent justice safely and securely for all involved in the proceedings. That basic tenet of a civilised society should not be outside of our capabilities and that is why we have tabled this amendment to put a timeframe on that process. This is not...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Conservation and biodiversity are rightly core tenets of any State response to the major challenge of climate change but what we are looking for is an overall Government plan on forestry that is multi-departmental to do all that is necessary, including planting trees on State land. That is an improved scheme, as has been mentioned, in respect of farmlands, which would take into account the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by Department of Health Officials (19 May 2020)

...will be critical to supporting the committee in its work. I welcome the opportunity to explain our response. Maintaining open, clear communications with the public has been a central tenet of the health service's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and to this end we have held 52 press conferences to date, among other things. Since Covid-19 emerged in China in December 2019, it has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (13 May 2020)

Jim Daly: ...’s needs are complex. However, the care model for the older population requires further progress towards supporting older people to remain living independently at home for longer. This is a key tenet of Sláintecare and the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy. In this regard the Department is advancing work in relation to improved community supports, particularly in the...

Brexit: Statements (7 May 2020)

Seán Haughey: ...businesses already on life support. Therefore, Ireland must continue with contingency planning and seek EU support for vulnerable sectors. We must ensure that level playing field provisions remain a central tenet of the negotiations, push for a comprehensive free trade agreement that protects the all-island economy, and ensure that the protocol on Northern Ireland is implemented in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

...Convention on Human Rights, ECHR. Without it, people are unable to have their voice heard, exercise their rights, challenge discrimination or hold decision-makers accountable. It is a fundamental tenet of a functioning democratic society. In the absence of access to justice, challenging incorrect decisions or unfair practices by an arm of the State or other body would be more difficult,...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte), 2019: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: .... I believe our health service is better off when resources are allocated to essential health projects for the patients who rely on them. I know Deputy Harty shares the view that a fundamental tenet of our democracy is that the people of Ireland have their voices heard on what their policy priorities are in each election, with our health service rightly being a key area of ongoing...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Mr. Eamon O'Halloran: It is not a registered charity. With regard to process, where a body applies to us on top of its constitution, we look for a document that sets out its principles, tenets and faith to understand what it does in terms of worship, for example, where it holds worship. We look for a lot more information from an organisation that sets itself out for the advancement of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda National Immigration Bureau (20 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...between this jurisdiction and Northern Ireland, An Garda Síochána implements mobile immigration controls to tackle illegal immigration and human trafficking. As the Deputy is aware, a central tenet of policing in this country is to uphold people’s rights and it is important to note that while these interventions target potential immigration abuse and other crimes, they...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Freedom of Information (20 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...Information on payments for goods and services valued at €20,000 or more is published quarterly in arrears and can be found in the publication scheme. The last update was in July. A central tenet of my Department's commitment to transparency and accountability is the public disclosure of all non-personal Freedom of Information requests.  The policy is to publish all...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...I do not for one minute subscribe to the notion that everything is perfect. It is far from it and is anything but. There is, however, an opportunity now. It is part of what the motion is about and is central to the tenet of Sláintecare, which is the importance of the person. If we are serious about allowing people to live independent lives in their communities and providing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

...financial support. As I outlined in my opening statement, it is a means-assessed scheme, so those who can afford to do so pay more and those who cannot get more State support. That is the basic tenet of the scheme. We have to understand that and protect that basic tenet of the underlying policy of the scheme. That means that when we look at making changes to the scheme, especially...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: A central tenet of my Department's commitment to transparency and accountability is the public disclosure of all non-personal Freedom of Information requests. The policy is to publish all non-personal Freedom of Information requests and the responses on the Department's website. Where records pertaining to the request exist, the associated schedule of records is also published. Records that...

Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Brian Stanley: ...in the Constitution has become outdated. It was an undue restriction on freedom of speech. It is outdated that blasphemy be an offence which is punishable by law. Freedom of speech is a central tenet of republicanism and is valued by all. The imposition of partition on the island unfortunately created two reactionary states in this country, and those circumstances created the context...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2019)

...and safeguards. There must be specific legislation to permit deciding officers to make determinations on the employment status of groups or classes of workers, which there is not. This important legal tenet was confirmed in the High Court case of John Grace Fried Chicken Ltd & Others v.The Catering Joint Labour Committee & Others. In September 2000, the Chairperson of...

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Séamus Healy: ...and undemocratic abuse of parliamentary procedure. We have arrived at a situation where in spite of both partners working, a couple cannot afford to buy or build a house. The formation of a family is generally a key tenet of sustainability. The Government's response to that state of affairs is to introduce a further tax, namely, a carbon tax. The carbon tax discriminates against low...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Gerald Nash: ...days from the late 1960s through to the Good Friday Agreement, not forgetting the tragic loss of Lyra McKee who was murdered this year. Peace is fragile. We must remember that one of the central tenets of the Good Friday Agreement and one of the things that will make sure we will never return to those dark days is recognising the right of all individuals to their identity as British,...