Results 161-180 of 7,185 for speaker:Dara Calleary in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (20 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: 346. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial assistance available for operating costs, and the programme of costs that may be available for community radio stations from her Department. [29402/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (15 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware that insurance companies are using incorrect maps in an area (details supplied); if he is aware that these incorrect maps, indicating a flood plain, are resulting in properties being denied flood cover; if there is a mechanism to ensure that these insurance companies are alerted to this issue; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (15 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Government published its revised policy statement on Data Centres in July 2022. The statement’s revision was designed to ensure that the decarbonisation and digitalisation of Ireland’s economy and society are complimentary and in harmony with environmental policy. In Ireland more than anywhere else, data centre operations are at the very centre of these transformational twin...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (13 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Corporate Enforcement Authority was established on the 7th July 2022 under the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021, delivering on a Programme for Government commitment to establish an independent, appropriately resourced and accountable enforcement body with a well-defined mandate. The CEA was invested with significant functions and powers to meet the differing demands of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (13 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: The number of WTE vacancies in the Corporate Enforcement Authority as of 29 May 2023 was 17. These vacancies are set out by job title and when each is expected to be filled in the table below. No of vacancies Title Status 1 Senior Criminal Enforcement Manager Post due to be filled on 31st July 2023. 2 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: 1378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update with regard to the technological university development fund, the proposed successor to the technological university transformation (TUT) fund; if this fund will be made available in advance of the expiration of the TUT fund on 31 August 2023; the level of funding that is going to be made available under the new...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (31 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: My Department initiated a comprehensive consultation process on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) when it entered into force on 5 January 2023. A public consultation launched on 30 January sought the views of stakeholders, in particular, on the discretionary options for Member States contained within the Directive, one of which is to accredit independent assurance...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Programme (30 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: I launched a public consultation for the Companies (Corporate Governance Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2023 on 8th May 2023. The deadline for receipt of submissions in response to this consultation is 5pm on the 9th of June. The legislative framework provided for by the Companies Act 2014 is regularly reviewed to ensure that the original objectives remain valid and are...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Coverage (24 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: Competition in the insurance market remains a key priority for the Government. We want to reduce the burden of insurance costs, through the ‘Action Plan for Insurance’, for all sectors of society including SMEs. Already, 90% of the actions under the Plan have been implemented. Two key reforms to date have been the adoption of the Personal Injuries Guidelines (by the Judicial...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (23 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the solutions his Department can offer to businesses (details supplied) facing closure due to the lack of adequate fibre broadband services; if, in light of the serious nature of the situation outlined and the probable loss of 30 jobs in deep rural Ireland, he will expedite the national broadband scheme in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regulatory Bodies (23 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: Set out below are details of the fee income received by the Companies Registration Office in the period from 2020 to date. This fee income is made up of the submission fees, late filing fees and miscellaneous fees (comprising search fees, requests for certified copies of documents, bulk data sales). CRO Income 2020 2021 2022 2023 (Year to date) ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (23 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: Competition in the insurance market remains a key priority for the Government. We want to reduce the burden of insurance costs, through the ‘Action Plan for Insurance’, for all sectors of society including SMEs. Already, 90% of the actions under the Plan have been implemented. Two key reforms to date have been the adoption of the Personal Injuries Guidelines (by the Judicial...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rights of People with Disabilities (18 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Medical Board of Appeal for Disabled Drivers will be appointed (details supplied). [23970/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (18 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Deputy requested details of the fines enforced by the CCPC since its establishment in 2014. It is important to note that the CCPC’s ability, as opposed to the Court’s power, to impose a fine directly on a trader for breaching consumer protection law, is limited to issuing a Fixed Payment Notice (FPN). Originally, this was a set fine of €300, but since the enactment of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (17 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive requires large companies and SMEs listed on a main stock market in the EU to report annually in their directors’ report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) and human rights matters according to EU mandatory standards?entitled European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Ireland and other Member States have until mid-2024...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (17 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: The European Union (Disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 360 of 2017), require certain large companies with greater than 500 employees to report annually on non-financial and diversity information. A Bank, insurer, listed company on a main EU stock market or a public limited company that exceeds the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (16 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: AI is a powerful and fast evolving technology that is and will continue to have huge impacts on our economy and society. The Government has been preparing for the increased prevalence of AI for a significant period of time. That is why we developed the National AI Strategy “AI – Here for Good” which was published in July 2021, and my Department is leading on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (16 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: Thousands of consumers contact the CCPC on an annual basis. These contacts include requests for information on consumer rights, complaints against companies, and contacts that are both a complaint and an information request. It is not possible to isolate the number of complaints made to the CCPC. The below figures set out the number of contacts with the CCPC on an annual basis. CCPC...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (16 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: A breakdown of the number of individuals or companies related to contacts to the CCPC for each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form: Number of Contacts 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 1000+ 1 1 1 0 0 0 500 - 1000 2 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 May 2023)

Dara Calleary: 684. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic bonus payment for three agency workers (details supplied) in County Mayo. [22941/23]