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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (23 May 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...Phase 1 of UCD’s project for delivery of 493 beds, in addition to Maynooth University’s 116 bed project progression to construction, and the DCU’s 405 bed project through tender stage. The long term student accommodation policy was approved by Government in January. This includes measures for increasing supply of student accommodation, reducing cost of delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (23 May 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...further activation of Phase 1 of UCD’s 493 bed project, the progression of the Maynooth project (116 beds) to the construction stage and the DCU project (405 beds) through tender stage. The long term policy approach was approved by Government on 16th January 2024. The approach includes measures for increasing supply of student accommodation through state support, reducing cost...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: ...competitiveness and innovation of businesses across the economy. This will also be supported through ensuring a balanced and inclusive recovery, through strategic investment in infrastructure and reforms that enhance our long-term capacity for growth, balanced regional development and by improving living standards. These measures will work to support the broader economy and viability...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (23 May 2024)

Imelda Munster: ...CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; if he will take steps to ensure that the benefits of the 1951 scheme active members will be protected and maintained, and that 1951 scheme pensioners will be awarded their long-awaited pension increase without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23345/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...more sustainable environmental rationale than the continuation of the previous system. This brought the taxation system around employer provided cars into step with other CO2-based motor taxes as well as the long-established CO2-based vehicle BIK regimes in other EU Member States. Finance Act (No 2) 2023 extended the preferential BIK treatment for EVs to end 2027 with a tapering mechanism...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Data (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: ...to monitor challenges to the manufacturing and services sectors of the economy. Despite the economic challenges posed by the pandemic, the services and manufacturing sectors have proved resilient, along with the Irish economy at large. With an unemployment rate of 4.4% in April, the Irish economy is operating at a level close to full employment. The risks to employment will depend on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (23 May 2024)

Peter Burke: .... Current patterns of geopolitical tension and the shortening of global value chains will likely complicate these matters and there is uncertainty as to how these will play out over the medium to long-term. Enterprise Ireland (EI), the state agency responsible for supporting the development of manufacturing and internationally traded services companies, acknowledges that the global...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (23 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...) including a provision for people who have been caring for incapacitated dependents for over 20 years (1040 weeks). If the person concerned has been caring for incapacitated dependents for over 20 years, they can apply for long-term carers contributions (LTCC). If the criteria are met, the equivalent of paid contributions may be attributed to cover gaps in their contribution record....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...in their own right (other than unemployment payments or supplementary welfare allowance) or are being claimed as a qualified adult on their spouse/partner's payment, CA can be paid at half-rate as long as all the normal conditions for receipt of CA are satisfied. The person concerned has been in receipt of half-rate CA since 18 April 2019 as they were also in receipt of a primary payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (23 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...people who have been caring for incapacitated dependents for over 20 years (1040 weeks). If the person concerned has been caring for incapacitated dependents for over 20 years, they can apply for long-term carers contributions (LTCC). If the criteria are met, the equivalent of paid contributions may be attributed to cover gaps in their contribution record. The periods of caregiving do...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...to apply for this type of visa is available on my Department’s website, at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-work-in-ireland/what-are-m y-work-visa-options/applying-for-a-long-stay-employment-visa /employment-visa/ The visa process has a crucial role to play in supporting economic activity in the State through facilitation of tourism from emerging...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 May 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Helen McEntee: ...need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Question process. The Deputy may consider using the email service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Micheál Martin: First of all, the independent review group, of which Ms Bronagh O'Hanlon was chairperson, did a year-long assessment and investigation of abuse within the Defence Forces. Her report was fairly damning, if we are to be honest. At the time in the House, members of the Opposition were unanimous in saying to me that I must accept the recommendations of the independent review group. In advance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Fergus O'Dowd: ...to welcome our new member of committee, Senator Malachai O'Hara, who represents the Green Party. He is more than welcome and we look forward to working with him over the time that remains, be that long or short. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Professor John Doyle, vice-president of research at DCU, and our two witnesses from the ESRI, Dr. Adele Bergin, associate research...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Systems Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: .... It took 25 years to get this far, so I compliment everyone on helping me to get it to this point. I particularly thank my officials because this was a massive piece of work. It is a very long Bill. There is a great deal going on behind the scenes as we speak. I really thank those involved and the joint committee, which put a lot of work into its deliberations. We were able to take...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Foreign Conflicts (22 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Richard Boyd Barrett: The people of this country in their majority have long recognised Palestine. Finally, the Government has caught up with the people. It is a pity it has taken seven months of a genocidal massacre in Gaza and decades of ethnic cleansing by Israel, illegal occupation, the siege of Gaza and brutal suppression of Palestinian rights, but it is a step forward. It will mean very little if it is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Matt Carthy: ...law and the reality that the only route to a lasting peace in the Middle East lies with a free, independent and sovereign Palestinian state. The state we will now officially recognise has long endured oppression, occupation and apartheid. Today, the people of Gaza face a relentless genocide. I hope that the occasion of recognition will be marked in this House with statements, the flying...

Dentistry Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Róisín Shortall: ...debate the Minister claimed that his Department and the Dental Council were in discussions. They hey were not. It transpired that only very recently has any contact been made in respect of this matter. How much longer can the Minister stand over a situation where a dentist can walk out of dental school and never be asked, during the course of an entire career, to demonstrate how he or...