Results 101-120 of 7,185 for speaker:Dara Calleary in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (7 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) is a groundbreaking regulation which is currently being negotiated between the EU Council, EU Parliament and European Commission. When agreed, it will apply to all AI developed and used in the EU. It is being developed to ensure the protection of fundamental rights and user safety, as well as to build trust in the development and uptake of AI. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (7 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Companies Registration Office (CRO) is the statutory authority for the registration of new companies in Ireland and is the central repository of public statutory information on Irish companies. Statistics on the incorporation of companies are published in the CRO Annual Reports, which are available on its website, www.cro.ie. Details of the number of companies registered in the years...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (7 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Companies Act 2014 sets out the requirements for companies of all sizes in relation to the preparation and filing of financial statements that are filed as part of the annual return with the Companies Registration Office. These are derived from the harmonised EU rules for accounting in the Accounting Directive 2013/34/EU and are proportionate in line with better regulation principles. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Rights (7 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: In general terms, one of the purposes of the Consumer Rights Act 2022, which applies to contracts concluded after the commencement of the Act on 29 November 2022, is to strengthen consumer rights and provide remedies in relation to service contracts. Consumers rights have been broadened and strengthened regarding the quality and fitness for purpose of the full range of non-digital services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: 1219. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the national school dentist scheme for 6th class children who have yet to be seen by a school dentist due to Covid (details supplied). [48095/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (26 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) was established as an independent statutory agency on 7th July 2022 under the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021. Section 944D (4) of the Companies Act 2014 (as amended by 2021 Act) provides that the CEA shall be independent in the performance of its functions. Liaison meetings are held on a quarterly basis between officials of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (25 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if grants are available for inspected and condemned septic tanks that were not registered with a local authority in 2013 but have been registered in 2023, at a cost of €50. [46994/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Social Media (24 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Digital Services Act (DSA) is an EU regulation and will be enforced by the 27 Member States, alongside the European Commission, with Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) to be appointed in each Member State to supervise and enforce the DSA as well as co-ordinate and co-operate at a European level. You can be assured that this Government and I are fully committed to supporting the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (24 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: In relation to the filing of annual returns with the Companies Registration Office (CRO), I should clarify at the outset, that the Registrar of Companies is a statutory role and is administratively independent in the exercise of this function. I am informed that the company in question had an annual return date of 30 September 2022, but elected to file early and made the annual return up...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (24 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) entered into force in January 2023 and Ireland along with other EU member states have until 6 July 2024 to give effect to the new requirements. The first companies in scope, however, will be required to report from financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2024 financial year, and to that end, my Department is endeavouring to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: 628. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine the rules pertaining to traineeships at ETB centres, specifically to allow school-levers enrolling on such courses to access the training allowance without being bound by the rule that states they must have been in receipt of a social welfare payment; if he agrees that his rule is very prohibitive and sends out the wrong...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2024 (24 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: 642. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students returning to third level education to complete a degree at the same level as one previously attained, but four years ago, are eligible for the reduction in student contribution as announced in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46336/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (18 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Corporate Enforcement Authority's (CEA) budget for 2023 is €9,706 million, a budget uplift of 25% over its 2022 allocation. Budget 2024 includes a commitment to provide an additional €1.2 million to the CEA, a 12% increase over 2023 bringing its budget to €10,906 million, and signals Government's continued commitment to ensuring the CEA has the requisite resources...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: 522. To ask the Minister for Health for details on non-payment of the pandemic payment to a company (details supplied). [44805/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (12 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Government set down a commitment to enhance and reform PIAB. The overarching aim is to increase the number of claims settled through the Board and without the need for litigation. To meet this commitment the Personal Injuries Resolution Board (PIRB) Act 2022 was signed into law by the President on 13 December 2022. The reform and enhancement of the Board through the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (12 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: Balanced regional enterprise development continues to be a key policy for me and this Government, and is reaffirmed in the Department’s White Paper on Enterprise. My Department contributes to this agenda in several ways, including through the development, implementation and oversight of nine Regional Enterprise Plans. The Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan covers Laois, Offaly,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (12 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: Balanced regional enterprise development continues to be a key policy for me and this Government, and is reaffirmed in the Department’s White Paper on Enterprise. My Department contributes to this agenda in several ways, including through the development, implementation and oversight of nine Regional Enterprise Plans. The South-East Regional Enterprise Plan covers Carlow,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (12 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: As the Deputy is aware my department has policy responsibility for the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The directive is one of a number of measures under the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Finance Agenda. Companies in scope will be required to report annually in their directors' report on environmental, social and governance including human rights...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (12 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I met with the CEO of the Electoral Commission on Wednesday 18 July 2023. At our meeting we discussed digital issues, in particular the use of artificial intelligence tools. The Government launched the National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital – The Digital Ireland Framework, in February 2022. Much progress has been made on implementation, and a full progress report, covering...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: 525. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the non-EU doctor scheme; how many GPs have been recruited to date; to provide a breakdown, by county, of the number and location of GPs recruited; how many more are planned to be recruited in 2023 and 2024; the criteria for placement of recruited doctors across the country; what the national average of GPs-to-CHO population in the State...