Results 741-760 of 4,893 for speaker:Séamus Brennan

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, is the primary means of providing Government funding for sports facilities. Applications for funding under the programme must be directly related to the provision of sport and recreational sport facilities and be of a capital nature, which, for the purpose of the programme, is defined as: expenditure on the improvement or...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (3 Jul 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The construction or refurbishment of public swimming pools is grant aided under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme which is administered by my Department. The current round of the programme closed to applications on 31 July 2000 and no application was made in respect of a public swimming pool in Rathmines before that closing date. Consequently no funds have been committed to that...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (3 Jul 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My Department is completing an Expenditure Review of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme at present and on its completion it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and published. The Review is examining, among other things, how the programme has worked to date and what changes, if any, are required to ensure its effective and efficient delivery. Thereafter, following...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (28 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Under the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme (ACCESS II) some 155 applications were received seeking funding of over €200m. This demand greatly exceeded the funding of €32m available for disbursement under this round of the scheme. An independent Selection Committee was appointed to evaluate all the applications received under the ACCESS II scheme. On this occasion this...

Written Answers — Interpretation Act 2005: Interpretation Act 2005 (27 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: There have been no decisions overturned or amended under section 22 of the Interpretation Act 2005 in my Department since the commencement of the Act.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Well spotted.

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My Department is completing the Expenditure Review of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme at present and on its completion it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and published. The Review is examining, among other things, how the programme has worked to date and what changes, if any, are required to ensure its effective and efficient delivery. Thereafter, following...

Written Answers — Departmental Projects: Departmental Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: There have been no projects approved to date in my Department in 2007 which exceed the threshold of €30 million required for undertaking a cost benefit analysis.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I congratulate the Ceann Comhairle on his election and pay tribute to the negotiating team from the Green Party with whom my ministerial colleagues, Deputies Cowen and Dempsey, and I worked so closely in the past ten days or so. I refer to Deputy Gormley, Dan Boyle and Dónall Geogheghan. Despite whatever comments have been made, they constituted a formidable team. They had strong opinions...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: If my colleagues are too busy, I am sure I will find a chance to serve the constituency for them. I wish Deputy Ryan luck with his assignment and I congratulate Deputy Tom Kitt.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: It is the green gene.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on my behalf by the Community Welfare Division of the Health Service Executive. The Executive has advised that the person concerned made an application for rent supplement earlier this month. However, the section of his application form relating to his housing needs which has to be completed by the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 151 together. The free travel scheme is available to all people living in the State aged 66 years or over. All carers in receipt of carer's allowance and carers of people in receipt of constant attendance or prescribed relative's allowance, regardless of their age, receive a free travel pass. It is also available to people under age 66 who are in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: There were 13,800 appeals received in 2006 and 14,006 finalised. There were 3,755 appeals received up to the end of March this year and 3, 629 finalised. As of that date, there were 1,610 appeals listed for oral hearings. During 2006 the average time taken to process all appeals (i.e. those decided summarily and by way of oral hearing) was 21 weeks. However, if allowance was made for the...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Details of the surplus amount in the Social Insurance Fund in each of the years since 1997 are as follows: Year Cumulative Surplus 1997 â'¬8million 1998 â'¬61million 1999 â'¬330million 2000 â'¬673million 2001 â'¬1.2 billion 2002 â'¬1.3 billion 2003 â'¬1.5 billion 2004 â'¬1.9 billion 2005 â'¬2.4 billion 2006 Provisional â'¬3.1 billion

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The estimated amount of employee PRSI contributions for 2006 is €1,380,234.

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. The vast majority of employees pay social insurance contributions at the PRSI Class A rate. No contribution is paid where weekly earnings are €339 or less. Where earnings exceed €339 contributions are not paid on the first €127. The basic rate of employee class A contribution is4%. Different rates of contribution apply to public...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Details of the amount paid into the social insurance fund and the amount paid out from the social insurance fund in 2005 and 2006 are as follows: 2005 2006 â'¬ â'¬ Income 6,159,018 6,997,152 (Provisional) Expenditure 5,664,609 6,327,157 (Provisional) The details in respect of 2006 are provisional, pending the completion of the social insurance fund account for that year.

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Ireland has a number of social security Agreements with the United Kingdom dating back to the 1960s. Some years ago it was agreed between both States that a consolidation and update of these earlier Agreements should be carried out to take account of the legislative changes that had occurred in both States. It was also agreed to modify these Agreements to extend their scope to people resident...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Entitlement to carer's allowance is based on an applicant satisfying medical, means and residency conditions. In determining entitlement to the allowance there are, in certain cases, unavoidable time lags involved in making the necessary investigations and enquiries. Delays can also arise if persons applying for the allowance are not in a position to supply all the necessary information in...