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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (9 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Micheál Martin: ...efficiencies of the passport online service, once the passport is printed and dispatched, it will generally be with the applicant through the post on the next working day. I encourage everyone to apply online through passport online, which offers citizens the ability to apply for their passport 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Dogs (9 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: .... There have been some fairly horrifying attacks. As the Minister says, the ultimate responsibility lies with the owner but it does not seem to be the case that the legislation is always being applied. The Minister has outlined the stakeholder group. I welcome that. I recall John Twomey from various Oireachtas committee meetings and he seems a very capable person to be in charge of...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (9 May 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: ...is taking to ensure that companies which have laid fibre optic cable put the facility into operation. Senator Tim Lombard - the need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to apply an exemption from commercial rates to community swimming pools. Senator Emer Currie - the need for the Minister for Transport to increase the funding allocation to the National Transport...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Commercial Rates (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Ossian Smyth: ...4A and 4B of Schedule 4 provide for exemptions for property used exclusively for community sport and otherwise than for profit. It is understood from Tailte Éireann that an organisation seeking exemption must apply in each case, by way of a revision application to Tailte Éireann valuation. The statutory fee for such an application is €250. Tailte Éireann valuation...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2024)

Fintan Warfield: ...and six of its 13 board positions, including that of chair, lie idle. The extent of vacancies obviously poses a real and serious concern about corporate governance. I also wonder about the people who apply for these positions. In what world would we ask people to wait six months in any other recruitment process? Are we just expecting people who are retired to apply for these roles? I...

Seanad: Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Rebecca Moynihan: ...the state of Palestine and I very much welcome the reports that Ireland, along with some of its allies, will do so this month. The Taoiseach spoke about this in the past hour. The EU should apply pressure to its US allies and Israel to accept the terms of a regionally negotiated ceasefire. It was disheartening to watch Hamas accept the terms of the ceasefire the other day while Israel...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Heather Humphreys: ...this case, it is Cork City Council, which has a community section, like all local authorities. I would say to that local community to come together and come forward with a plan. There are different places they can apply to get funding to put together a proposal. For example, LEADER has been very good in the past at providing money for a feasibility study. I would suggest to that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (9 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...under, for example, LEADER, CLÁR and the town and village renewal scheme. They should watch out for announcements about when those funds are open so that, if they need extra money, they can apply to them. I wish to continue the community centres investment fund. It is a great fund that helps many people. Sometimes, the grants are small, but they make a significant difference...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

...the difficulty that arose with the publication of the report by KPMG of its investigation into the city centre premises purchase. We planned to review the Rhebogue acquisition, expecting that lessons learned from mistakes in the Honan’s Quay purchase had been properly applied in later major acquisitions. In the event, this has turned out to be a complex and evolving story which...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Brian Stanley: ...this a number of times. There is an update in relation to the broadband plan. Delay sanctions totalling €2.1 million were imposed. A performance credit sanction of €52,000 has also been applied under the key performance indicator regime. While it seems progress is being made with the broadband plan, unfortunately, a lot of questions will come up around this because of the...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...for new trails to join the scheme. An expression of interest process for new trails to join the scheme is now open and will close in October. I would encourage potential applicants such as trail management committees to apply through their Local Development Company for trails that are eligible for inclusion in the scheme. I’m pleased to note that St. Declan’s Way, as...

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

Heather Humphreys: .... Between 2017 and 2023 Meath was allocated €4,268,431 in funding. Furthermore, Meath has been allocated €1,325,559 under LIS for the period 2024/2025. Local authorities are now in the process of applying to my Department for approval for proposed repair works on eligible roads this year and will have until November to complete these works.

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

Heather Humphreys: ..., I have introduced a new flexibility for local authorities to include on their priority lists roads previously repaired under LIS but which have since been damaged by severe flooding in late 2023. If applying for remedial works on these roads, evidence should be supplied of when previous LIS repairs were carried out and documentary evidence of damage sustained as a result of flooding in...

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

Micheál Martin: ...online renewals • 20 working days for first time online applications • 8 weeks for Post Passport (paper) applications It is important to note that processing times do not begin when the applicant applies online. Processing time is calculated once the Passport Service receives any supporting documents that are required to complete the application. My Department ran an...

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

Micheál Martin: ...prevent backlogs. Overtime is currently being offered to Passport Service staff as demand is high at the moment. My Department recently ran a multimedia campaign reminding passport holders to apply for their passports on time and online. The successful campaign focused on the benefits of applying online and encouraged citizens to check their passports in advance of booking foreign...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (9 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...to seek opportunities to improve the day-to-day lives of the Irish undocumented, including by working with local state governments. An example of this is in Massachusetts, where legislation enabling residents to apply for drivers' licences, irrespective of their immigration status, came into effect last year. The Consulate General of Ireland in Boston led a sustained campaign in support of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...Regulation, trade unions and other stakeholders including Gardaí at the Department of Transport Railway Safety Advisory Council; and with the NTA and other public transport operators at the NTA’s ASB working group to ensure best practice is shared and applied. For Dublin Bus, the entire Dublin Bus fleet is fully fitted with CCTV cameras with up to eleven internal cameras...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (9 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...II Directive). Regarding motor insurance, it is understood that firms will use a combination of rating factors in making their individual decisions on whether to offer cover and what terms to apply. For example, these factors may include the driver’s age; relevant driving experience; the age and type of vehicle; how and where the vehicle is used; the claims record; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Community Development Projects (9 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: Relevant Contracts Tax (RCT) is a withholding tax that is applied to certain payments made by principals to subcontractors in the construction, forestry and meat processing sectors. The tax deducted is a payment on account against the subcontractors final Income Tax or Corporation Tax liability for the year, with the amount of RCT deducted credited against the tax liability for that year. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul Kehoe: ...Minister for Finance whether he is giving any consideration to reducing the tax payable on maintenance payments received by divorced partners who have no additional income but are precluded from applying for State benefits due to their gross income from their maintenance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21031/24]