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Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (23 Feb 2006)

Martin Cullen: The Irish Coast Guard of my Department manages Ireland's air and sea rescue services and I am satisfied that the arrangements in place compare favourably with best international practice. Search and rescue services are provided through a combination of emergency response services provided by the coast guard and other services provided by a number of charitable and voluntary organisations...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (21 Feb 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The Creative Schools pilot is one of the flagship projects of Creative Youth, which seeks to enable the creative potential of every child and young person. This Plan is led by my Department, with the Departments of Education and Skills, and Children and Youth Affairs and the Arts Council, all working in partnership. Creative Schools aims to understand, develop and celebrate the arts and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Ms Lorraine Comer: Encountering the Arts Ireland, ETAI, is an alliance of organisations and individuals committed to arts and education with a focus on children and young people. Several ETAI board directors are in attendance as observers at the committee, Máire O'Higgins, assistant principal, Larkin Community College, Phil Kingston, community and education manager of the Abbey...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Mr. Declan Hughes: I thank the Cathaoirleach and members of the committee for the opportunity to discuss the statement of strategy for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment for 2023 to 2025. I am very pleased to meet with the committee for the first time since my appointment as Secretary General on 1 June of this year. The Cathaoirleach has introduced my colleagues. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services (16 Apr 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department was set up to drive the delivery of key commitments in relation to children and young people. The Department was established in June 2011 with a mandate to put in place a unified framework of policy, legislation and provision across Government in respect of children and young people. The responsibilities of my Department encompass a wide range of policy and service activity,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Catherine Martin: The Creative Ireland Programme is a culture-based, all-of-government initiative led by my department, the core proposition of which is that participation in cultural activity by everyone drives personal and collective creativity, with significant implications for individual and societal wellbeing and achievement. Working collaboratively, the Creative Ireland Programme has focused on...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52, 63, 81 and 89 together. My Department's Report on the Status of Habitats and Species in Ireland is the first comprehensive compilation of the status of those habitats, animals and plants in Ireland which have protected status under national and EU law. The Report highlights the pressures and threats that habitats and species face in Ireland including...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)

Micheál Martin: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. A number of Task Forces were established between 1997 and 2001 in response to job losses in particular areas. However, the practice of creating such Task Forces changed after the establishment of County Development Boards, as the Boards were seen to be best placed to oversee any additional response required to job...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (24 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Each City/County Childcare Committee (CCC) receives funding from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to implement its Local Implementation Plan, and they also receive funding to provide additional support to childcare providers working with children with disabilities under the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM). In 2016, the total amount allocated to the CCCs is €11.14m. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (10 Oct 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The National Strategy for Women and Girls, 2017-2020 (NSWG) was published in April, 2017, and is the framework through which the Government is pursuing actions to advance the rights of women and girls, and to enable their full participation in Irish society. Implementation is co-ordinated by the Department of Justice and Equality. The Department of Health was represented on the Strategy...

National Health Strategy. (9 May 2006)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am speaking on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The Department of Health and Children has supported sexual health at strategic and executive levels across the health sector for a number of years. At national level, policy has been formulated clearly in the report of the national AIDS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (13 Nov 2012)

Martin Ferris: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown, on a county basis, of the number of farmers who currently receive less than €5,000 in single farm payment, those who receive between €5,000 and €9,999, between €10,000 and €19,999, between €20,000 and €29,999, between €30,000 and €39,999,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (2 Jul 2013)

Frances Fitzgerald: The establishment of the Child and Family Agency is at the heart of the Government's reform of child and family services. The Government decided that it was essential and appropriate that child welfare and protection services transfer from the Health Service Executive to a new, dedicated Agency. From its establishment the Agency will have service responsibility for: - Child welfare and...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (10 Nov 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Social personal and health education, SPHE, incorporating relationships and sexuality education has been developed at junior cycle level, and this has been made mandatory for all schools with effect from September 2003. In addition, all schools are required to have an agreed school policy and a suitable relationships and sexuality education programme in place for senior cycle pupils....

Other Questions: Crime Levels (23 May 2017)

Crime - Recorded Crime Offences Recorded Crime Offences (Number) by Type of Offence and YearType of Offence20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016Homicide offences138132898889667983806371Sexual offences1,4151,3661,4061,4802,3662,0142,1162,0092,0532,3482, 549Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences15,45417,66519,15018,35317,70317,06215,71014,50215,1...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2018)

Dr. Debbie Ging: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak here today. I am also a member of the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre and of the Institute for Future Media and Journalism, both based at DCU. My research is primarily concerned with issues relating to gender, sexuality and social media. I am particularly interested in the topic of sex and sexuality education...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (9 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Competitive Fund is targeted at collaborative initiatives between LEOs aimed at fostering increased collaboration, networking and a joined-up approach to national, regional and local micro-enterprise capability building, growth and job creation. A table details the collaborative projects that have been approved for funding, together with the LEO project...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (14 Dec 2022)

Micheál Martin: The role of the Social Policy and Public Service Reform Division is to assist me, as Taoiseach, and the Government in delivering programme for Government objectives and public policies and services which help create a socially inclusive and fair society. Specifically, the Division assists the work of: - the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality and the associated senior...

Estimates for Public Services 2018: Referral to Select Committee (21 Nov 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ...Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on 31st December, 2018, the Supplementary Estimates be referred to the following Select Committees, as appropriate, pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(c) and 182(3), which shall report back to the Dáil by no later than 12th December:—Vote 12 — Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary Estimate)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Standards (30 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: The encouragement and incubation of talent and innovation is of primary concern to me and my Department. The establishment of the Department last year signals the Government's commitment in this regard. My Department is guided by the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030. This strategy sets the following high-level objectives: - Ireland will have an excellent higher education...

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