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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...'s disability but primarily on the impact of the child's disability / diagnosis in terms of the associated level of care and attention required by the child compared to a child of a similar age who does not have such a disability / diagnosis. The decision and assessment process that applies in the consideration of whether a child satisfies the criteria for DCA includes the examination of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...by the child meets the threshold outlined in legislation, that is continual or continuous care and attention substantially in excess of that normally required by a child of a similar age, who does not have such a disability / diagnosis and likely to be required for at least 12 consecutive months, as provided for in legislation. I can confirm that a new application for DCA in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...facilities are in place, at their local Social Welfare Branch Office. While local face-to-face engagement with people continues to be a cornerstone of the CWS, it is important to mention that a person does not need to meet with a CWO to make an application for assistance and any person, located anywhere across the Country, who needs to access the CWS can call the National CWS freephone...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Heather Humphreys: ...the Deputy that my Department makes every effort to accurately identify the costs of new measures, notwithstanding the complexity inherent in the exercise. It would appear that the Parliamentary Budget Office is of the view that it does so to a very satisfactory level.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...entitled to claim SPC do not need to notify the Department of their intention to defer. Not applying for SPC will automatically mean the person is in deferment. As a consequence, my Department does not have a record of all those who choose to defer. As the legislation to provide for deferment took effect in January 2024, the picture in terms of the number of people choosing to defer will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (9 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...up on reports. Protected disclosures and related queries are also made through other channels and replied to by same. Relevant correspondence concerning such queries is copied to speakup@justice.ie and does not require a reply from the account. Emails to speakup@justice.ie are monitored daily during normal working hours. This account is used to deal with all correspondence about...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (9 Sep 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Neasa Hourigan: 1077.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to bring forward legislation that would ensure that a parent convicted of the murder or manslaughter of the other parent does not retain guardianship of the surviving child or children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34247/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (9 Sep 2024)

Paul Murphy: 1079.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1522 of 23 July 2024, whilst she refers the matter to the IPO, she does indeed have jurisdiction over whether certain nationalities may have their applications processed faster, as it was announced that nationals from Jordan would have their applications processed quickly (details...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Sep 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Helen McEntee: ...;ochána and an increase of over 35% since 2015. The fleet includes 2,657 cars, 589 vans, 132 motorcycles, 100 4x4 and 52 others (refers to MPV, SUV, Minibus or Prisoner Conveyance Vehicles). I am further informed that An Garda Síochána does not provide breakdowns of vehicles by manufacturer as it could compromise vehicles that are assigned to sensitive duties such as dealing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...establishment of a person’s identity and nationality is an important feature of our immigration process. For security reasons and to protect the integrity of the immigration system, my Department does not comment on operational procedures of the Border Management Unit or the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). I can advise the Deputy, my Department and the GNIB are working...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (9 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: Changes to the Road Traffic Act rest under the remit of my cabinet colleague, the Minister for Transport, as does responsibility for road safety policy. As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no role in such matters....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (9 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 is the principal legislation concerning guardianship. While under that Act, a father of a child who is not married to the mother of the child does not automatically become a guardian of the child from birth, the Act has been amended over the years to include additional measures to facilitate non-marital fathers who have an on-going relationship with their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (9 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that if the published processing dates for applications remain unchanged this does not indicate the processing of these applications has halted overall. The date published on the website referenced by the Deputy is the oldest date of application currently being processed under a given category. However, it should be noted that the Visa team continue to process and make...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (9 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...any business, trade or profession unless specified in a letter of permission from the Immigration Service of my Department. Stamp 0 is subject to several conditions and limitations; for example, it does not allow a holder to access any public services, such as health services or public hospitals.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Sep 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Helen McEntee: .... These areas are policed by both high visibility patrols and plain closes Gardaí to ensure the public’s safety and peaceful enjoyment of local amenities. As the Deputy will appreciate, An Garda Síochána does not hold and cannot provide a return for convictions. Queries regarding convictions data should be directed toward the Courts Service, who are responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (9 Sep 2024)

James Browne: ...projects, full national coverage of the Youth Diversion Project Service will be achieved. The table at the following link contains the information requested by the Deputy. Please note that my Department does not collect statistics on the numbers of children referred to each YDP, or the number of children accepted into each YDP. Only the numbers of engaged participants are recorded i.e....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (9 Sep 2024)

James Browne: ...Probation figures for 2023 do not distinguish between adults and juveniles. Due to limitations with existing data collection systems, the Probation Service records the number of restorative justice referrals but it does not capture the number of restorative justice interventions used. As such, the figures above under-represent the number of times restorative justice was used in the work of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...at all times. Whilst my Department carries out routine animal welfare inspections each year, fulfilling statutory obligations and where necessary, responding to welfare concerns as they arise, my Department does not routinely attend coursing meetings to carry out animal welfare inspections, as the activity is licensed by NPWS and a private veterinary practitioner must be present. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...not kill a protected animal or cause or permit another person to kill a protected animal, unless that person is competent to kill it in accordance with animal health and welfare regulations and does so in such manner as to inflict as little suffering as possible in the circumstances. The Act was passed, after a lengthy and constructive debate in both Houses of the Oireachtas and came into...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (9 Sep 2024)

Carol Nolan: ..., while replacement costs for modern high-technology machines that deliver improved work rates, fuel economy and lower emissions, combined with greater traceability, have increased by almost 100%; does he agree that these costs indicate the need for greater support for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34795/24]