Results 121-140 of 60,100 for 2021

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...increase in the land value resulting from the local authority granting planning permission for private residential development. The Part V provisions were amended by the Affordable Housing Act 2021 which came into operation on 3 September 2021. The effect of the amendments is to increase the Part V contribution to 20% in housing developments of 5 or more houses, and to broaden the use of...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...are detailed below in tabular form as requested: Year Total Spend (incl. VAT and fees) 2019 €184,919 2020 €396,785 2021 €417,378 2022 €226,810 2023 €375,893 2024 €154,331* *Invoiced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Advertising (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...again over the Christmas period to let victims know support is still available to them during the festive period, a time when we know incidences of such violence increase. Intimate Image Abuse In September 2021, my Department launched a campaign to raise awareness of image-based sexual abuse and to better inform people of Coco's Law, which was introduced to combat it. At its core,...

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

Helen McEntee: ...Undocumented Migrants scheme was refused as they did not satisfy the required period of undocumented residence in the State. The person concerned held a valid immigration permission from 18 October 2021 until 18 October 2022. This was fully set out in their original first instance decision letter dated 05 September 2023. Their appeal is pending and should be issued shortly. Queries in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (23 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Currently the primary source of funding for the seafood sector in Ireland is the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021-2027), which follows on from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) (2014 - 2020). EMFAF has a budget allocation of €258 million over the lifetime of the programme. Funding supports are currently available to inshore fishers under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Advertising (23 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ... €35,824 2020 DIGITIZE €15,344 2020 MAXIMUM €4,121 2020 MEDIACENTRAL €13,002 2020 SHEOLOGY €16,550 2021 FACEBOOK €99,363 2021 GOOGLE €45,276 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (23 May 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ..., examining the prevalence and impact of workplace bullying among staff in 20 publicly-funded HEIs in Ireland. The survey of staff experiences of bullying in higher education was conducted in late 2021. A total of 3,835 HEI staff responses were analysed. The survey report includes a number of recommendations, which will inform future policy decisions to tackle workplace bullying within...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Advertising (23 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...advertising spend Name of Platform 2019 €6,754.07 X (formerly Twitter) 2020 €167 X (formerly Twitter) 2021 €4,798.52 X (formerly Twitter) 2022 Nil Nil 2023 €8,271.07 Google Search, Google...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Change Policy (22 May 2024)

Simon Harris: ...completed by year end, as well as new actions included for 2024. The most recent Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, inventory figures show that Ireland’s emissions fell by nearly 2% between 2021 and 2022. While the EPA has not yet released its figures for 2023, published figures from the SEAI suggest that energy emissions fell by 7% overall with emissions from electricity...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Simon Harris: ...to some of the doctors and oncologists concerned who have voiced views on this as I would like to hear from them directly. We have allocated significant resources for additional new medicines in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and this has seen the introduction of 61 new cancer medicines. A further €30 million is available this year. The total spend on cancer drugs in the past three years is...

Grocery Price Caps Bill 2024: First Stage (22 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: ...for more than 60% of all price increases between 2020 and 2022. We also know the Musgrave Group, which owns SuperValu and Centra, made €116 million of profits in 2022, an increase of €6 million on 2021. Ken Murphy, the chief executive officer of Tesco, doubled his pay packet last year to £10 million. Tesco reported an 11% rise in its annual profits. This time last...

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

Róisín Shortall: ...cat at the local veterinarian has greater protections than a patient in a dentist’s chair. That is incredible. There is virtually no regulation of dentistry. The reform proposals put forward by the Dental Council in 2021 are supported by both the regulator and the regulated. They are cost neutral. It seems to me that, not only is there a lack of interest within the Department,...

Dentistry Services: Motion (22 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Imelda Munster: ...does not care if people are neglected, left in pain or are struggling to make ends meet to pay for private dentists. Dentists and patients have been getting nothing but lip service since 2021 when the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, started talking about solving the problem. When is the Minister going to get the dental treatment service scheme back up and running and fit for purpose? We need...

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Frances Black: ...of the Oireachtas outlining measures taken to ensure that workers holding both regular and seasonal permits have a right to organise and to collective bargaining in their respective sectors.”. In 2021, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission published its report, Monitoring Decent Work in Ireland, which highlighted the prevalence of discrimination and inequity in the...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements (22 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Mark Wall: ...different companies and charges for waste collection in the country. The Minister of State will be familiar with the Labour Party's Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021, which we discussed here on Second Stage. I introduced the Bill on behalf of the party, and we discussed it again during the debate on the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

...to submit a study regarding the status of NGTs under Union law, and a proposal, if appropriate, in view of the outcome of the study. The Commission delivered the requested study in April 2021. The study concluded that current Union GMO legislation is no longer fit for purpose and needs adaptation to scientific and technological progress for some NGTs and products derived from NGTs....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (22 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

...was for research and one was for the development of military equipment. This had a fund of just short of €600 million. That was from the 2014-20 European Union budget. In the next budget for 2021-2027, without assessing how the €600 million had been spent and all of the shortcomings with that, the European Union then allocated €8 billion for the European Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (22 May 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...relate to satisfaction with the additional assistance. These measures also observe the satisfaction with airport facilities (e.g. toilet facilities) provided for passengers who require additional assistance. My Department’s Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025 supports Ireland’s smallest airports, i.e., those that provide scheduled passenger services and handle fewer...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Priorities (22 May 2024)

Peter Burke: ...Ireland launched its first National Plan on Business and Human Rights (2017 - 2020) towards the end of 2017. Ireland became the 19th state in the world to develop a National Plan. In December 2021, a review of the implementation of the Plan was brought to Government. It found that over 91% of commitments under the Plan were achieved, with plans to implement the remainder. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (22 May 2024)

Peter Burke: IDA Ireland's strategy, Driving Recovery & Sustainable Growth 2021-2024, identifies opportunities for sustainable growth among its established base of clients and new investments. The strategy is delivered through a focus on five pillars: Growth, Transformation, Regions, Sustainability, and Impact, through a focus on transformative investments to increase the productivity of Irish...