Results 601-620 of 2,335 for speaker:Tom Neville

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: 600. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7665/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: 611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7884/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: 618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance for a person (details supplied). [8001/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Education Grants (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: 696. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grants available for both mainstream and non-mainstream music education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7989/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Education Grants (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: 697. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of non-mainstream music education bursary schemes for 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8150/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. I welcome the establishment of the ODCE as an independent agency. It will have more autonomy, including the ability to recruit people with specialist skills and build on existing expertise. That experience will strengthen the capability available to the ODCE and its ability to investigate increasingly complex breaches of company law. It will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: Are there any vacancies in the organisation and are there any challenges with recruitment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: An underspend is listed for 2017 to 2018. Will Mr. Drennan elaborate on this? How is it used? Does it go back into the organisation? What are its implications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: Anything that is underspent goes back to the Department and does not stay in the organisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: Does the underspent money going back to the Department have implications for the organisation? Is there a knock-on effect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: Does Mr. O'Connor envisage cost implications after the Bill is enacted, with regard to handing back the money, as has been done over the past two years? Would the office be left hanging?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: What is the career path for a social worker within Tusla once they are hired? What is the ratio of management to social workers within Tusla? If Ms Dunnion does not have those figures, we will have to try to get them. Have any studies been done on people who have gone through the interview process or how long does it take? Ms Dunnion mentioned the bureaucracy. Is there a flowchart...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: Is there any rationale for why a workforce strategy was not put in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: In reference to the recruitment process Ms Dunnion mentioned the heavy workload or administrative load of social workers. Is there anything in the studies about the information technology systems? The major criticism of Tusla in our previous meeting was of its electronic communication. That I assume has a knock-on effect on paperwork.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: Obviously, the positive changes are on the back of the increased usage of electronic communication. I welcome that that system is being implemented. The system is being newly implemented on the back of issues previously raised at the committee and I understand that there can be teething problems with IT systems. We should give credit where credit is due for the system being implemented. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: Can the system be accessed by phone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: Does all communication between staff now take place via email or is a paper system still in being?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: In light of a new system having been put in place and staff having access to email, is there any rationale for maintaining paper communication?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Tusla (13 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: In following on from Deputy Sherlock's question, I am going to try and look at this from a different perspective. I am trying to look at the report for the figures but the witnesses may not have them. How many positions, in particular in social work, are unfilled currently? That can be by number or percentage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Tusla (13 Feb 2019)

Tom Neville: That is three numbers.