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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: ...for Finance nor the Central Bank of Ireland can direct the pricing or provision of insurance products. This position is reinforced by the EU Single Market framework for insurance, the Solvency II directive. Nevertheless, this Government is aware that certain groups are currently facing difficulty in terms of the affordability and availability of public liability insurance and has...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...x2019;s business, it is proposed that: 1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent: (i) the Dáil may sit later than 10.32 p.m.; (ii) the time allotted to Government business shall be extended in accordance with the arrangements for the Statements on Housing for All; and (iii) private...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...as well as motivating and empowering educators and learners within their school communities. Budget 2024 has also provided for an additional 500 posts of responsibility (Assistant Principal II) at both primary and post-primary level for the 2024/25 school year. A revised Post of Responsibility Schedule has issued to schools informing them of the POR allocation from September 2024. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...as well as motivating and empowering educators and learners within their school communities. Budget 2024 has also provided for an additional 500 posts of responsibility (Assistant Principal II) at both primary and post-primary level for the 2024/25 school year. A revised Post of Responsibility Schedule has issued to schools informing them of the POR allocation from September 2024. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (21 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...successor to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan which commenced on 1 February 2018. My Department regularly publishes information on the number and value of (i) local authority loan approvals and (ii) local authority loan drawdowns. Information on the dwelling type associated with loans drawn down is also published at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (21 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: A Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018 - 2023 committed to: (i) set a formal benchmark of 34% of average earnings for State pension contributory payments, and (ii) Institute a process whereby future changes in pension rates of payment are explicitly linked to changes in the consumer price index and average wages. The approach proposed by the Department, known as the smoothed...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...to support cultural change within the Defence Forces through a well-designed and expertly implemented culture change programme, led and driven convincingly from the leadership of the Defence Forces. ii. That the numbers of personnel in the Defence Forces are stabilised, and thereafter increasing the strength towards the level of ambition arising from the Report of the Commission on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...of schemes operated by my department are of critical importance to ensuring the on-going viability of Irish farms. In relation to the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme, which is a Pillar II Scheme, in 2024 my Department will commence payments from September 18th to ensure money flows as soon as practically possible to farmers. This payment date is in line with the traditional...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (15 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ..., neither I, nor the Central Bank of Ireland, can direct the pricing or provision of insurance products. This position is reinforced by the EU Single Market framework for insurance (the Solvency II Directive). Notwithstanding this, reforming the insurance sector is a key policy objective for the Government. Through the comprehensive Action Plan for Insurance Reform, targeted measures...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...to attend for questions pursuant to Standing Order 46(1), the SOS pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) may take place earlier than 1.49 p.m., with consequential effect on the commencement time for Government business; and (ii) the weekly division time may be taken earlier than 8.45 p.m., and shall in any event be taken on the adjournment of the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 106 together. Directive 2023/959 extends the Emissions Trading System to the buildings, road transport and additional (mainly small industry) sectors (ETS II). The buildings and road transport sectors include the supply of fuels used for domestic heating and for road use. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be the competent authority for ETS...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (14 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...the Deputy is aware, neither I, nor the Central Bank of Ireland, can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products. This is set out in the EU framework for insurance – the Solvency II Directive – and limits the actions that Government can take in relation to insurance for thatched properties. Nevertheless, I can assure the Deputy that this Government is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (14 May 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...being progressed. The OPW is piloting a new delivery model for flood relief schemes in counties Kilkenny and Donegal. Schemes at Freshford and Piltown form part of what is termed the Tranche II Pilot, along with two schemes in County Donegal. The Tranche II Pilot will transfer the management of data gathering, as a first step in designing a scheme, from consultant engineers for a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...been used to increase posts of responsibility (POR) in primary and special schools by 1,450 posts. Budget 2024 has also provided for an additional 500 posts of responsibility (Assistant Principal II) at both primary and post-primary level for the 2024/25 school year and a revised Post of Responsibility Schedule has issued to schools to reflect this increase in Assistant Principal II...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (14 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ..., as Minister, under the Act. My Department is currently working on drafting of such regulations and active consideration is being given to the appropriate inclusion of certain types of structures associated with the World War II period. In any event, such structures would be eligible for inclusion in the new Register of Monuments to be established under the Act of 2023, in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (14 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...person. The Convention sets out six prerequisites for transfers, which are mirrored in the 1995 Act: (i) The sentenced person must be a national of the state to which the transfer is sought;(ii) The order or judgement on foot of which the sentence was imposed must be final;(iii) At the time of the application, there must be at least six months of the sentence remaining to be...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Type Compliance with Location Property Requirements (Mandatory Property Requirements (Desirable) i. Turnkey properties for immediate use ii. Properties that require upgrade/renovationiii. Planned building but not built i. Full Planning Permission ii. Building Regulationsiii. Fire Safety Regulations iv. National Standards ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (9 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...products, as this is a commercial matter which individual companies assess on a case-by-case basis. This position is reinforced by the EU Single Market framework for insurance (the Solvency II Directive). Regarding motor insurance, it is understood that firms will use a combination of rating factors in making their individual decisions on whether to offer cover and what terms to apply....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...by more recent circulars with regard to the allocation of Special Education Teaching support, but the criteria in relation to the categorisation of pupils with a Specific Learning Disability, contained in Appendix II, remain unchanged, and are as follows: “Such children have been assessed by a psychologist as: Being of average intelligence or higher; and Having a degree of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...the provisions of Standing Order 34A(1)— (i)private members’ business may be taken later than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the conclusion of the Statements to mark Europe Day; (ii)questions pursuant to Standing Order 46(1) to a Minister other than the Taoiseach shall not be taken; and (iii)the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of topical issues...