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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Department is not the employer of Tús and Rural Social Scheme (RSS) supervisors or assistant supervisors, its role continues to be that of funder of the related programmes.  Matters that relate to the employment relationship between the Implementing Bodies (IBs) as employers and the Tús/RSS supervisors and assistant supervisors as employees are dealt with by the employers...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (18 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: My Department's Community Services Programme (CSP) currently supports over 420 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. In 2020, an independent review of the Community Services Programmewas undertakenby IndeconInternational Economic Consultants,on behalf of my Department. The final report was published on 30 September 2020 and was accompanied by a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Insurance Coverage (18 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Activities Fundwas launched by my department on Thursday 11thNovember to support community groups impacted by COVID-19. This fund will support groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with their running costs such as utility or insurance bills, as well as with improvements to their facilities. Groups will also be able to use the funding to carry out necessary repairs and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (17 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors have been seeking for several years, through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors who are employed by CE scheme sponsors. This claim...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The new €9m Community Activities Fund has been put in place to support community groups impacted by Covid-19. Previously, the Department delivered a COVID-19 Stability Fund to assist community and voluntary groups during the COVID-19 crisis and that fund was mainly targeted at larger community and voluntary organisations. Funding of €5.5m is now being redirected from the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Participation Networks (17 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: A Public Participation Network (PPN) is a structure that brings together volunteer-led groups in each local authority area from the Community and Voluntary, Environment, and Social Inclusion sectors. The PPNs are the main link between these groups and their local authorities, and they enable the groups to make their voices heard within formal local decision-making structures. Over 18,000...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (17 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: My officials have regular engagement with the Department of Health regarding the National Drugs Strategy. My Department is represented on its Oversight Group and recently participated in the mid-term review of the strategy. The strategy is relevant to my Department's work in the community and voluntary sectors as it is vital in ensuring the collective input of the statutory, community...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (16 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Health, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Rural and Community Development Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (16 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396, 397 and 407 together. As the Deputies will be aware, CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors have been seeking for several years, through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and CE assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (16 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 688 and 689 together. My Department's Community Services Programme (CSP) currently supports over 420 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. In 2020, an independent review of the Community Services Programmewas undertakenby IndeconInternational Economic Consultants, on behalf of my Department. The final report was...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (16 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: My Department is piloting a new community development project in two areas, including Drogheda, in 2022. This 'place-based approach' is aimed at helping to develop leaders in the community, so that local organisations can improve how they work together in the area. Total funding of €188,650 is being provided by the Department to cover the 18 month programme in both areas. The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (16 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: My Department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports over 420 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. The CSP provides an annual co-funding contribution of €19,033 for each fulltime equivalent (FTE) position being supported, and, where warranted, provides €32,000 towards the cost of employing a manager. Qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (11 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors have been seeking for several years through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and assistant supervisors who are employed by CE scheme sponsors.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (11 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: The Government is aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and are committed to working closely with the sector in managing through these, recognising that it will require a whole of Government approach. To that end, Government and my Department introduced a number of supports to assist sectors in dealing with the impact of COVID-19 and social restrictions...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (9 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 453, 454 and 464 together. As the Deputy will be aware, CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors have been seeking for several years, through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and CE assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (9 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current average processing times for applications for citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54083/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (4 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors have been seeking for several years, through their union representatives, Siptu and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and assistant supervisors who are employed by CE scheme sponsors. This claim...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: 357. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to amending guidelines for asymptomatic close contacts of cases in school settings in relation to testing and isolation in view of increasing cases of Covid-19 nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53797/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (3 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors have been seeking for several years, through their union representatives, Siptu and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and assistant supervisors who are employed by CE scheme sponsors. This claim...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy is aware, the Community Employment (CE) Scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. I am very aware of the challenges caused by the COVID-19 public health restrictions. While...