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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (9 May 2024)

Matt Carthy: ...been long-planned or people missing weddings or other important life moments. We still always need to endeavour to ensure we have a system that is as close to perfect as possible. In December 2021 the House was told that staffing levels in the passport service would actually rise to 920 by January 2022. The Tánaiste has indicated the current staffing level is 830, with an...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024) See 8 other results from this debate

Mr. Seamus McCarthy: The total income of the University of Limerick group for the accounting year 2021-2022 was just over €352 million. A total of €117 million of this comprised recurrent State grants and pension funding. Academic fees amounted to €124.4 million, with 30% of this received directly from the Higher Education Authority. Research income recognised in the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2022: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (9 May 2024)

...of the Ombudsman for Children was established in 2004 by the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002. I am the second Ombudsman for Children. I was appointed in 2015 and reappointed for a second time in 2021. The Office of Ombudsman for Children is an independent statutory body with two main duties, namely, to deal with complaints made by, or on behalf of, children about the actions of public...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (9 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...St. Declan’s Way with funding of over €70,000 for 3 projects over the last five years. This is in addition to receiving over €139,000 under the Walks Scheme. I was delighted to officially open St. Declan’s Way in September 2021 and I know that my colleague, Minister Mary Butler TD, launched the St. Declan’s Way strategic plan in recent weeks. This...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (9 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...drop into their local library for Ireland Reads Day. Another such initiative is the first National Library Open Day which is planned for later this year. The First Five Little Library programme began in 2021 and for 2022 and 2023, the My Little Library Bag initiative was delivered to support 4 and 5 year olds starting school and to encourage them to join the library. In 2023,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future is the whole-of-government policy for sustainable rural development in Ireland. The policy was published in March 2021, and contains more than 170 commitments for delivery by government departments and their agencies. These measures support the economic, environmental, cultural and social development and wellbeing of rural communities. Policy updates are provided through...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Youth Services (9 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...of importance to them, including the challenges and opportunities associated with living, studying and socialising in rural Ireland. The inaugural Rural Youth Assembly took place online on 16 November 2021, in partnership with the Department of Children, Equality, Diversity, Integration and Youth’s National Participation Office, followed by the first in person event in Collins...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (9 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: ...Development Assistance that supports climate action and gender equality separately. However, as both are core priorities for Ireland, we have included a gender/climate analysis of bilateral climate finance in Ireland’s Climate Finance Reports for 2021 and 2022. In 2023, we will further enhance this reporting through the provision of case studies.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (9 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...journalists have faced charges, including for criticism of Russia’s war in Ukraine or for alleged links to the late Alexei Navalny, and his anti-corruption foundation, itself labelled as ‘extremist’ in 2021. Ireland has welcomed the adoption of sanctions under the EU Global Human Rights Regime, in view of the deterioration of the situation in Russia, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Catherine Connolly: ...Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 7 March 2024, the details of his engagement to date both at bilateral level with his Israeli counterpart, and at EU level, with regard to the designation in October 2021, which remains in place, of six Palestinian human rights organisations as terrorist groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20841/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Asylum Seekers (9 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...is increasing. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the number of migrant deaths and disappearances in the Mediterranean has grown steadily over the past years: 2,048 in 2021, 2,411 in 2022 and 3,129 by the end of 2023. I am also aware that there are serious concerns that the numbers are much higher than officially reported. This is a deeply distressing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...VAT) Duration Output Indecon Provision of a Policy Review of the Geoscience Ireland Programme €48,400 €59,530.77 5 months from 12/4/2021 to 5/8/2021 A Policy Review of the Geoscience Ireland Programme Indecon An independent review to provide an evidence base, to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ... Description & Timeline of Contract Contract Value (Ex VAT) Total Amount Paid (Ex VAT) Completed Output 2019 Abtran Tender process Local Property Tax (LPT) Call Handling Services (Contracted from Mar 2016 to Feb 2021) €8,600,000 €1,881,349.51 The provision of customer...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ... Total Amount paid (incl. VAT) Indecon 2018-2019 Yes Review Report on the Non Profit Sector €109,531 Indecon 2020-2021 Yes Report to the Office of Government Procurement on the operation of the roles of Standing Conciliator and the Project Board €159,008 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...of €200m to support its implementation, committed to under Ireland’s National Development Plan (NDP). The first tranche of €50m issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools in late 2021. The specific timing for issue of the ICT grant is subject to the availability of Exchequer funding and the wider capital needs of the Department including the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The planned establishment of a new post-primary school in 2021 to serve the Sallynoggin_Killiney_DLR/Cherrywood school planning area was announced in 2018 as a result of a countrywide demographic exercise. Further analysis has since been conducted on the necessity for the establishment of planned new schools taking into account a number of factors including the pace of delivery of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...my Department and I do not have oversight of such matters relating to other government Departments. Year Total Printing Cost 2020 €1,158 2021 €1,190 2022 €9,936

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (9 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...provides insights to the current position and provision:-Arts Council 2022 - ‘Visual Artists Workspace in Ireland’ 2022 updated 2023 –Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, 2021Turley architects (2020) commissioned by Dublin City Council2021Turley and OBFA, commissioned by Dublin City Council.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (9 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of a further €325m. Exchequer funding of €3.8 million is being provided to the LDA for 2024 which is to cover expenditure associated with their non-commercial functions. These functions are detailed under Section 29 of the LDA Act 2021 and include the maintenance of the Register of Relevant Public Lands, the development of a report to Government on relevant public lands...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Agency (LDA) and €5 billion lending through the Housing Finance Agency (HFA). The Housing Finance Agency has provided lending of €3.24 billion to local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies in the period 2021 to 2023, supplemented by an estimated provision for lending of €1.5 billion for 2024. In respect of the LDA, there has been total investment of...