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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: I am aware of the Respect at Work campaign, which is seeking new protections for workers wishing to organise in their workplaces. These proposals will be considered in the context of Ireland’s publication of an action plan to promote collective bargaining, as required by the EU directive on adequate minimum wages. Article 4 of the directive, promotion of collective bargaining on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Unions (11 Jul 2024)

Emer Higgins: I am aware of the Respect at Work campaign which is seeking new protections for workers seeking to organise in their workplaces. These proposals will be considered in the context of Ireland’s publication of an Action Plan to promote collective bargaining as required by the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages. Article 4 of the Directive, Promotion of Collective Bargaining...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jul 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I would like to thank the deputy for the question. In some jurisdictions, classroom assistants are the main provider of support to children and young people with educational needs, classroom assistants are not a feature of the education system in Ireland. Research findings indicate that educational outcomes for many of those who receive considerable support from classroom assistants are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Work is ongoing in my Department at present to develop a new policy for Irish-medium education outside of the Gaeltacht. This new policy will build on the significant achievements of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education. In order to inform the development of the policy, a comprehensive public consultation process was conducted to seek the views of stakeholders including young people,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jul 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking a school place for their child for September and I would like to assure the Deputy that this government is determined to alleviate the pressures faced by parents when seeking a special educational placement. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has advised my department that the local special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I would like to advise the Deputy that, in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sports Facilities (11 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: On 20 February, the Government announced an allocation of €50 million from the Shared Island Fund as its contribution towards the redevelopment of Casement Park. The Government has been clear that we would like to see Casement Park redeveloped in time to host EURO2028 matches in Belfast. The Government remains committed to achieving this goal and will work with the Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Rights (11 Jul 2024)

Dara Calleary: My Department recognises the importance of giving consumers more choice, information and protection. As such, my Department works to maintain an agile, efficient regulatory regime that promotes fair competition for both businesses and consumers and safeguards strong, transparent consumer rights to ensure value for money, quality customer care and protection from unsafe products. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (11 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: My Department collaborates closely with IDA Ireland to ensure a strong continuing pipeline of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Ireland. To that end, Ireland’s proposition for FDI investment remains strong, as demonstrated by IDA’s results for the first half of 2024 where the IDA supported 131 investments, 74 of which are planned for regional locations, enabling the future...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (11 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the important work carried out by all Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialists and Clinical Placement Coordinators. Their work is of significant value to our services. Recent increases applied to the Clinical Nurse/ Midwife Manager 2 (CNM/CMM) scale were a result of the implementation of recommendation 45 of the Expert Review Body (ERB) on Nursing and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jul 2024)

Mary Butler: ...was notified on Thursday 16th May 2024 by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), that HIQA had cancelled the registration of Lucan Lodge Nursing Home with the agreement of the Directors of Passage Healthcare International (Ireland) Limited, who was the registered provider of Lucan Lodge Nursing Home. Since 10am on Friday 17th May, the HSE, in accordance with its statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the important work carried out by all Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialists and Clinical Placement Coordinators. Their work is of significant value to our services. Recent increases applied to the Clinical Nurse/ Midwife Manager 2 (CNM/CMM) scale were a result of the implementation of recommendation 45 of the Expert Review Body (ERB) on Nursing and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the important work carried out by all Clinical Placement Coordinators. Their work is of significant value to our services. Recent increases applied to the Clinical Nurse/ Midwife Manager 2 (CNM/CMM) scale were a result of the implementation of recommendation 45 of the Expert Review Body (ERB) on Nursing and Midwifery and Labour Court recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (11 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the important work carried out by all Clinical Placement Coordinators. Their work is of significant value to our services. Recent increases applied to the Clinical Nurse/ Midwife Manager 2 (CNM/CMM) scale were a result of the implementation of recommendation 45 of the Expert Review Body (ERB) on Nursing and Midwifery and Labour Court recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (11 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the important work carried out by all Clinical Placement Coordinators. Their work is of significant value to our services. Recent increases applied to the Clinical Nurse/ Midwife Manager 2 (CNM/CMM) scale were a result of the implementation of recommendation 45 of the Expert Review Body (ERB) on Nursing and Midwifery and Labour Court recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (11 Jul 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The cybersecurity sector is vital in underpinning and securing much of our modern society, and I recognise the importance of ensuring sufficient provision across the further and higher education sectors. The latest data from the HEA shows that, across the higher education sector, there were 35 courses available in cybersecurity in nine different State-funded universities in the 2022/23...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will be aware that over the course of 2023, Cavan Monaghan ETB (CMETB) were supported by SOLAS in developing their Preliminary Business Case (PBC) proposal for Cavan town under the FET College of the Future Major Projects fund. The development of a robust PBC is fundamental to the requirements of the Infrastructure Guidelines. The proposal put forward by CMETB is one of twelve...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 30: In page 9, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Terms and conditions not to be worsened 8. Except following consultation and in accordance with an agreement negotiated with any recognised trade union or recognised representative or other staff association concerned, no amendment to an enactment effected by the subsequent sections of this Part...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: That leads to my next question, which is about lag time. The EPA said earlier that it could be six months to a year before results would be seen in water from actions taken. I would like to get an idea of the timing going back to the derogation. What EPA report will be used in Brussels when the D day call about whether we get the derogation is made and when will the testing for the report...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Paschal Donohoe: .... Last year’s summer economic statement and budget 2024 was framed in the context of a cost-of-living crisis. Having peaked at over 9.5% in mid-2022, thankfully, inflation rates are returning to their historical norm, with a projected rate of 2.1% for this year. Our economy continues to perform very well, with record levels of employment projected for 2025. Next year it is...