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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 443 and 444 together. Developed by my Department, Our Rural Future is the whole-of-government policy for rural Ireland for the period 2021-2025. As part of this policy, significant investment has been made to support remote working projects, in collaboration with local authorities and communities. Artificial intelligence has added value to this...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Given the type of work carried out by my Department, while there may be a need to examine use of AI in the future, the current potential for its use would be very limited. As such, AI tools are not widely used in my Department and no policy areas are currently being examined for the future use of this technology. My Department follows the current advice from the National Cyber Security...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Given the type of work carried out by my Department the current potential uses of AI would be very limited. As such, training has not been provided to staff. The majority of staff training takes place through the One Learning platform, and I am informed that this platform will offer training in this area in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Correspondence (10 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 and 448 together. My Department utilises a build to share e-correspondence system to manage all correspondence received by the Department. In general, physical letters are digitised so that the relevant unit within the Department can draft responses on the system. Where, for example, large reports are included, these may not be digitised. The system...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Surveys (10 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: My Department’s mission is to promote rural and community development and to support vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities throughout Ireland. That mission is delivered on through a number of key strategic goals, set out in our Statement of Strategy, including one relating to the effective performance of the organisation and our staff. My Department continuously strives to...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Táimid ar ais ag an agóid céanna idir bhord Stáit agus údarás. Tuigim an pointe a rinne an Teachta Ó Snodaigh go bhfuil coistí Oireachtais in ann dul go dtí seisiún príobháideach. Bhí an Teachta McGuinness ag lorg sampla d'aon áit ina bhfuil daoine tofa ann ach nach bhfuil ceamaraí ann. Bhí mé ag...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Tá sé tábhachtach go n-aithníonn an Teachta go bhfuil airgead breise tugtha agus leasuithe breise déanta maidir le cúrsaí pleanála teanga an údaráis nach raibh ann roimhe seo. Rinneadh infheistíocht sa phróiseas pleanála sin. Tá ról an údaráis difriúil ón ról a bhí aige. Tá suim...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis na Teachtaí as na leasuithe. Mar a dúirt mé cúpla am anois, baineann an Bille seo le toghcháin chuig bord an údaráis. Níl mé ag iarraidh saorphas a thabhairt do na húdaráis áitiúla. An bhfuil sé sin á dhéanamh againn? Is é sin an bhuairt atá agam. 8 o’clock ...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Is é sin an fáth go bhfuil mé ag iarraidh cruinniú a eagrú agus cúrsaí a phlé. Beidh cumhachtaí tithíochta i gceist de bharr an Bhille seo. Scrúdóidh mé leasuithe na hoíche anocht arís tar éis an phlé seo. Scrúdóidh mé iad roimh an gcéad Chéim eile agus tiocfaidh mé ais chuig...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Aontaím leis na Teachtaí Connolly agus Ó Snodaigh. Leag an Teachta Connolly amach na cumhachtaí atá ag an údarás ag an bpointe seo mar gheall ar Acht 1979. Tá sé in ann tithe a cheannach agus a dhíol. Leag an Teachta gach rud amach ansin, na cumhachtaí atá aige ag an bpointe seo san áireamh. Ceapaim gur dhéileáil...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas le gach Teachta a bhí páirteach sa phíosa sin. Tá sé an-tábhachtach. Is cuimhin liom an cruinniú a bhí ag an gcomhchoiste le príomhfheidhmeannaigh na gcomhairlí contae. Chun a bheith deas dóibh, déarfaidh mé nach raibh mórán tuisceana acu. Is cuimhin liom go raibh foighne an Chathaoirligh faoi...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Is maith gur luadh na córais sin. Níl mé ag iarraidh a bheith greannmhar ach tá réiteach na bhfaidhbe agam: cúrsaí PAS. Tá sé leagtha amach sa Bhille gurb iad an saghas sin daoine - na daoine a bhfuil cáilíochtaí acu agus suim acu i nGaeilge, mar atá leagtha amach go hiontach ag an Teachta McGuinness - a mbeimid ag iarraidh a...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Tá a lán ama caite againn ag iarraidh go mbeidh bord níos mó ann agus go mbeidh níos mó daoine á dtoghadh. Tuigim go bhfuil brú ar dhaoine nach bhfuil mórán deiseanna acu tithe a cheannach sa Ghaeltacht. Beidh sé sin á phlé againn. Má osclaímid an bord agus toghadh don bhord go dtí daoine lasmuigh den...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Bhí sé seo pléite coicís ó shín. Níl aon teachtaireacht dhifriúil agam. Beidh rudaí i bhfad níos fearr tar éis an Bhille seo agus tar éis an toghcháin ná mar atá siad ag an nóiméad seo. Beidh ionadaíocht ann le guthanna ó Chontae Chorcaí, ó Chontae Phort Láirge agus ó Chontae...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 includes a commitment for the Department of Social Protection to "Consider and prepare a report for Government on the potential application of the benchmarking approach to other welfare payments". In response to the recommendations from the Commission on Pensions, a series of reforms to the State Pension system were announced in September 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit is a new social insurance income support, linked to previous earnings, which has replaced the Jobseeker's Benefit scheme for people whose first day of unemployment is on or after 31 March 2025. A commencement date is required for the introduction of any new scheme. The Commencement Order provides that this scheme comes into operation on 31 March 2025....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The named person was awarded Jobseekers Allowance on the 18th of February, 2025 effective from the 10th of February, 2025....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme, my Department may make Additional Needs Payments to help meet essential expenses that a person cannot pay from their weekly income or other personal and household resources. The payment is available to anyone who needs it and qualifies, whether the person is currently receiving a social welfare payment or working on a low income. Entitlement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The average time for Carer's Allowance Appeals for the period 1 January - 31st March 2025 is 18.5 weeks. The waiting times for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 19 March 2025. CA was awarded on 4 April 2025 and the...