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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Coveney: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had discussions with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Bus Éireann, whose contract is up for renewal in December 2024, in relation to the performance of bus services in Cork (details supplied); if contractual obligations regarding punctuality and service delivery are not being met by Bus Éireann, the steps...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Coveney: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance when the alleged drug trafficking ship the MV Matthew will be sold and moved from the care of the Port of Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40981/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Coveney: 700. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when successful projects under the CLÁR programme in County Cork will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40977/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Coveney: 701. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when successful projects under the Community Centre Investment Fund in County Cork will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40978/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Men's Sheds (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Coveney: 702. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding for Men’s Sheds in County Cork will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40979/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns (15 Oct 2024)

Simon Coveney: 703. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when tidy towns grants for County Cork will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40980/24]

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

Simon Coveney: 1279.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when it is likely that a person (details supplied) will get a decision on their appeal for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31811/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Energy Infrastructure (23 Jul 2024)

Simon Coveney: 1644.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to safety concerns relating to a small number of installations of solar photovoltaic panels on roofs of agricultural buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31810/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (9 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Government has advanced a range of measures to improve working conditions in Ireland, including the transition to a Living Wage, Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings, Parent’s Leave and Benefit, Statutory Sick Pay, an Additional Public Holiday, the Living Wage, and Remote Working. These improvements will bring wider societal benefits and will serve to bring Ireland in line with other...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Travel (9 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: The table below provides a schedule of official flights and cost associated with same and details of hotels and costs while I was on official State business in 2024. It should be borne in mind that some travel is booked directly by my Department, whilst some travel is arranged and paid through my Departments Agencies and broken down in the below table. It should also be noted that certain...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Properties (9 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that my Department does not own any property and therefore does not have any vacant properties. I can also confirm that any leasing agreements for buildings occupied by my Department are managed by the Office of Public Works and that no buildings under such lease agreements on my Department's behalf are vacant.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Sanctions (9 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: EU sanctions are instruments used by the EU to bring about a change in policy or behaviour by the target country, entity or individual. EU Member States are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of EU sanctions, as well as for identifying breaches and imposing penalties. However, decisions on the adoption, renewal, or lifting of sanctions regimes are taken by the Council of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Civil Service (9 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: My Department does not hold this information; the Civil Service Mobility List is managed by the NSSO. Notwithstanding the above, my Department has no offices in Co. Westmeath and is therefore not in a position to provide information on any possible positions in that location. In relation to the individual query, it should be noted that all civil servants are subject to the Civil Service Code...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Advertising (9 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: My Department engages the services of a third-party media agency for the purposes of advertisement placement and reaching audiences across a range of mediums. All campaigns are developed carefully in collaboration with our media buyer using the best mix of media formats to ensure that messages target members of the public effectively while ensuring the best value for money. I can confirm...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tax Reliefs (9 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) is primarily a matter for the Minister for Social Protection. As per the PRSI Roadmap which has been agreed by Government, there will be incremental increases in all classes of PRSI (employer, employee and self-employed) over the coming years. These increases will support the retention of the State Pension Age at 66. They are as follows: 2024: 0.1...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: Under the Programme for Government, Ireland has committed to reducing emissions by 51% across all sectors of the economy by 2030 and to become net zero by 2050. These commitments are enshrined in law under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021. The Sectoral Emissions Ceiling (SECs) prescribe how the emissions reduction targets are divided among different...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (9 Apr 2024)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada (CETA) is a mixed agreement containing both EU and Member State competencies. Only those parts of the agreement for which the EU has exclusive competence, which are the trade elements, have been provisionally applied, pending the completion of each Member States' ratification...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: The Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the European Union was published on 19th October 2022 and must be transposed by 15th November 2024. The Directive aims to ensure that workers in the Union are protected by adequate minimum wages allowing for a decent living wherever they work. The Directive includes three sets of measures: 1. One of the goals of the Directive is to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: I understand the comments made by my colleague Minister Richmond during the Dáil debate on the Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024, were referring to a press announcement regarding the Q4 2023 Labour Force Survey and latest Monthly Unemployment Release, and the significant positive trend of employment, rebalance and overall growth...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: My Department engaged with An Garda Síochána in 2022 in relation to a matter involving written allegations and threats to an individual staff member.