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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Norma Foley: ...this as part of registration. If there are substantial differences in training, following assessment of the application, compensation measures (shortfalls) can be identified. These shortfalls are applied as conditions on the teacher’s registration record. The EU Directive provides a 12- week timeframe for assessment for an important purpose, to enable a full and proper...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...areas, representing a total of 14,018 residential units. The Interim Remediation Scheme only covers defects caused by defective design, workmanship or materials that breached the Building Regulations that applied when the property was built. It will not cover defects that came about because of inadequate maintenance, insufficient sinking funds or later building work that was not managed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...) Act 2009 and the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended, set down a standard procedure for assessing applicants for social housing support. Under this procedure, a household may apply for support to one housing authority only, which may be the authority for the area in which the household normally resides or with which it has a local connection, or the authority that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (14 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: ...Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme and a report on the review has been prepared by my Department. Among the areas which the review considered are the income thresholds that apply and the grant limits. On foot of my consideration of the Review report, my Department is engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...a delegated sanction from the Department of Finance and later on from the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform for the management of staff numbers in local authorities has been applied to my Department. This delegated sanction has given my Department a greater degree of flexibility in responding to staffing needs in local authorities as they arise. Under Section...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not generally keep a record of qualifications held by staff members, and accordingly there may be staff working in various roles who have a qualification in Archaeology but applied for different positions. However, at the end of March 2024 we had 41.73 WTE staff employed in my Department in roles where a qualification in archaeology is a requirement. There were 38.33 and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...discharge of their duties. Section 95 of the Electoral Act 1992 provides for the appointment of Presiding Officers and Poll Clerks at polling stations at Dáil elections. Similar provisions apply in respect of all other legislative codes applying to elections and referendums. In addition, Section 61 of the Electoral Act 1992 provides that a Returning Officer shall not employ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013 qualify for this Scheme, where the fire safety defects were caused by defective design, workmanship or materials that breached the Building Regulations that applied when the property was built. The Scheme does not cover defects arising from the building not being adequately maintained, sinking funds not being adequately funded to replace...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...has been enacted. My Department will be in contact with the person concerned once the legislation is in place. If the income of the person concerned is insufficient to meet their needs, they can apply for assistance under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. This can consist of a basic weekly payment, a weekly or monthly supplement in respect of certain expenses, as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...nationwide. Disability Allowance and Blind Pension are structured to support recipients to avail of work opportunities including self-employment. An income disregard of €165 per week is applied with 50% of earnings between €165 and €375 also disregarded. The Partial Capacity Benefit scheme allows a person who has been in receipt of Invalidity Pension or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...to make decisions in a fair and impartial manner and in accordance with the legislative provisions for the relevant scheme. Ongoing training and guidance is provided to ensure that the DOs apply these criteria correctly. Where an application is disallowed, the customer is given an explanation of the basis for the decision in writing. Customers are also advised of their right to have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...beneficial to them to retain their higher rate of Illness Benefit for that period. Means have been calculated based on their spouse’s employment earnings and after allowable disregards were applied. They have been assessed with means of €353.76. This results in a weekly DA payment of €38.50. Arrears of payment due from 20 March 2024 to 23 April 2024 have issued...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Róisín Shortall: ...the reason Irish nationals who are not ordinarily resident in the State and who do not hold any of the documents specified in section 9(1)(a) of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 are precluded from applying for a gender recognition certificate (details supplied); the rationale for their exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21755/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Robert Troy: 426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether there are specific arrangements in place for British nationals who have been married and working in Ireland for many years to apply for Irish citizenship; and if he will clarify the cost in applying for citizenship in such a case. [21221/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (14 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...Directive is applicable to what is defined as a "mass influx" into the EU of displaced persons from third countries who are unable to return to their country of origin, circumstances which do not apply at this time in this instance. Activation of the Protection Directive requires a proposal from the EU Commission and a majority decision by the Council of the EU.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...out in the 1956 Act, as amended. Once an application is received, a determination on whether the applicant satisfies the statutory criteria for naturalisation will be made. Detailed information on how to apply for naturalisation is available on my Department's Irish Immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/ Issues in relation to passport applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (14 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...the 1983 Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons in Ireland. The Convention provides the current mechanism through which non-nationals serving sentences in Ireland may apply to serve the remainder of their sentences in their own countries, where those countries are party to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and are not EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...is a 25-calendar day period after the 15 May 2024 closing date for the acceptance of late applications - however, deductions to payments at a rate of 1% per working day in respect of the scheme will apply to applications which are received during this period. The objective of this scheme is to encourage the use of better beef sires on dairy cows. The ultimate beneficiaries will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...the performance level of the Recognised Organisation issuing statutory certificates on behalf of the Flag State is recorded as “High” on the Paris MoU performance table. These standards are applied to all such applications for approval. Regulating the access of shipping vessels to Irish ports is not a function of this Department.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...majority of services while providing greater funding stability. For the small number of services, approximately 60 of the over 4,000 signed up, who saw no increase in their income through Core Funding, a funding guarantee applied. For Year 2 of Core Funding, the budget has increased by 11% to reach €287m, providing a sustainable platform for investment with increases for all...