Results 441-460 of 3,752 for speaker:Cormac Devlin

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (6 Dec 2023)

Cormac Devlin: We are out of time for this session, but the Taoiseach may want to make a brief response to the questions.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (30 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Tánaiste for that reply. As he will be aware, last night, Russian shelling hit the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and at least three civilians were reportedly injured. Russia is ramping up its attacks in the eastern Donetsk region. A Ukrainian military spokesperson said that Russia has doubled its artillery fire and air strikes and has also intensified ground infantry attacks....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (30 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: At EU level, has there been any discussion about the potential impact of the American presidential election which is due for 2024? If the situation or policy was to change from the perspective of the United States as to the support, what impact might that have on the war in Ukraine?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (30 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: While we discuss the Middle East and the ongoing conflict there, I ask the Tánaiste for a report on his attendance at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council in Kyiv.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (30 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 217. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what measures are being taken to support Ukraine's repair, recovery and reconstruction, in coordination with international partners, and specifically in relation to the demining process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49938/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (30 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 218. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking in relation to diplomatic outreach efforts and cooperation with Ukraine and other countries to ensure the widest possible international support for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace on the basis of the key principles and objectives of Ukraine's Peace Formula; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the recent spate of violence in Dublin city. Last Thursday’s attack on three innocent children and their carer outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire shocked the nation. I send my best wishes to the children, one of whom is still in critical care, their carer, their families and all those who intervened to stop the attack. I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Economic Data (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to recent European Commission forecasts for the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51398/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I will also congratulate and put on record my appreciation for the C and AG and his team for their role, the support they give this committee and the historical impact the office has had on public bodies in this State over the century it has been in existence. I commend the team on the wonderful commemorative event that took place the other day. I thank them for that and again thank them...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Is there a timeframe for that? If the Department is here next year, will that work have been completed or nearly completed?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Is it possible to furnish those two reports from May 2023 and May 2021, the Indecon report and the OECD report, to the committee? My interest with the National Training Fund specifically relates to SOLAS. We have had a lot of engagement with the various stakeholders in the national training sphere here in the PAC and, at times, there seems to be a lack of joined-up thinking between certain...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I agree it is not just about throughput. Could Mr. Beausang send us on a little more information about the strategic performance agreement? Specifically, does it covers issues like recruitment of lecturers and teachers within SOLAS, or is there autonomy for SOLAS in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Will Mr. Beausang furnish the committee with a note specifically on that? In regard to SOLAS's process for apprenticeships, there seems to be a mismatch as between taking on those who want to do an apprenticeship and a lack of industry support for those apprentices. I am quite familiar with the wonderful SOLAS training centre in Loughlinstown. My understanding is that a lot of local...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Was such a conversation had in this instance?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The officials provided us with a note on PPP costs. It states that the reduction of €5 million relative to the Estimate provision was primarily due to delays in higher education infrastructure public private partnerships. How is that process operating now on the whole? Looking at a number of campuses across the country, some of them have strategic plans dating back a number of...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: What is included in the second bundle?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Looking forward to the years ahead, will another round of applications from campuses across the country be accepted? How does that process work?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I am familiar with that.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: They are well on their way. I thank Mr. Lemass for that information. Will he send a further update to the committee on those projects? There is a lot of information there, particularly in respect of the new unit that has been developed in the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (23 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance how overall tax revenues to end-October this year compares to the same period in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51397/23]