Results 101-120 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 330. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the 2020 funding allocations for youth organisations under the youth service grant scheme will be made and communicated to beneficiaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50719/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 331. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she plans to launch the new targeted youth funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50720/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Climate Action Plan (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 332. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the proposed special fund for youth action on climate justice announced on 9 October 2019; the objectives of the fund; the allocation to the fund; the timetable for the establishment of the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50721/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 333. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the national quality standards framework for youth projects and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50722/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Strategy (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 334. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for a new national youth strategy when the current strategy comes to an end in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50723/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Young People’s Policy Framework (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 335. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the membership of the Children and Young People’s Policy Consortium; the number of meetings of the consortium in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the overall attendance record of each member since 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50724/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Strategy (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 336. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action No. 1.3 in the national youth strategy to identify ways in which arts, culture, sports and youth organisations can co-operate at a local level to enhance quality and developmental opportunities for young persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50725/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Strategy (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 337. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action No. 2.4 in the national youth strategy to strengthen co-operation between formal education and non-formal learning sectors to address early school leaving, including the use of flexible, youth-friendly approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50726/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Strategy (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 338. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action No. 2.5 in the national youth strategy to develop a national system for the recognition of non-formal and informal learning in line with the EU Council recommendation in 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50727/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Strategy (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 339. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action No. 5.5 in the national youth strategy to increase young persons' political engagement through the promotion of voter education programmes and other initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50728/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: North/South Education and Training Standards (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 340. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the work of the North-South Education and Training Standards Committee for Youth Work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50729/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Reviews (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 341. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the proposed restructuring of her Department; the timescale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50730/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 342. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action her Department has taken to date to implement the recommendation in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs report on tackling child obesity in November 2018 that the Government should endeavour to ensure that the youth work sector has the necessary supports to strengthen the work in enhancing the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Volunteering Strategy (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 363. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of the national volunteering strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50745/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 381. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age who are in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit and signing for credits for 12 months or more by county in tabular form. [50732/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons who participated in the youth employment support scheme to date by county in a tabular form. [50733/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the budget of the youth employment support scheme in 2018 and 2019; the expenditure of the scheme in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50734/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 384. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age that have been supported by the JobsPlus youth scheme to date by county in a tabular form. [50735/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 385. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the funding allocation for the JobsPlus scheme has been cut from €20.2 million in 2019 to €10.1 million in 2020 as set out in the budget 2020 expenditure report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50736/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the funding allocation for the back to education allowance scheme has been cut from €61.67 million in 2019 to €56.7 million in 2020 as set out in the budget 2020 expenditure report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50737/19]