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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (25 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government in 2020 committed to a national land use review which includes all land types such as farmland, forests, and peatlands. The review aims to examine the optimal land use choices which will help contribute to and inform policy. The review aims to balance environmental, social, and economic considerations. It also includes consideration of emissions to air and water,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wind Energy Generation (25 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...investments must be linked to Climate, Environment or Animal Welfare. There are currently no plans to include grant aid for wind powered microgeneration on farms in TAMS 3. My Department examined the possibility of including farm-based wind turbines (to meet farmyard electricity demand) when designing TAMS 3. However, following lengthy research, and taking into account also the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: ...if he will review the regulatory factors constraining commercial forestry growth, with a view to establishing a more industry-friendly and financially incentivised sector; if such a review would examine the timelines for planting and felling licensing and plantation thresholds regarding broadleaf versus coniferous trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18347/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (25 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: .... Four submissions were received, these being from the Veterinary Council of Ireland, the ISPCA, Burren Rescue and the County and City Management Association (CCMA). These submissions are being examined and will feed into the legislative process. One particular element of the review is to examine the continued requirement to have a horse licence, which is seen to have been superseded...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...a new Timber in Construction Steering Group which is focused on providing more opportunities to use more of our home grown timber in construction. This group has a number of areas they are examining such as regulations and standards, including markets and procurement. A new Forest Strategy for 2023–2030 was published in September 2023, which was informed by comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...Review was commissioned, at my instruction, by the Section 18 appointees - Mr Tom Barry and Mr Séamus Neely - carrying out the functions of IFI pending the appointment of the new IFI Board. EY examined the governance arrangements and operations of IFI and the report includes recommendations on how to address a number of important issues. The recommendations therein have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (25 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: ...convened a number of focus groups with students and teachers to support the development of the revised TY module. The module will replace the existing RSA TY module which was designed in 2009. The new module is examining how best to utilise technologies and practical experiences for students, which were not available in the design of the previous module. My Department looks forward to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: ...have been helpful in forming and developing a further survey which is to be issued to schools in the near future. The survey is an internal exercise which will allow the Department to gather and examine up to date and robust data on caretaker's terms and conditions of work and verify working patterns of grant funded school caretakers. Once the survey has been issued and schools have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Apr 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...to the department’s project managers. Our main focus is on the most critical needs for the next school year. As part of its overall programme planning for 2024 school accommodation needs, my department is now examining enrolment data from the current school year and data on accommodation capacity at schools. This is in order to reassess and identify critical accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...or continual supervision in order to avoid danger to him or herself and likely to require that level of care for at least twelve months. The evidence submitted in support of the application was examined and the deciding officer decided that this evidence did not indicate that the requirement for full-time care was satisfied. The person concerned was notified on 13 December 2023 of this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...increase. I have arranged for a state pension (non-contributory) application to issue to the person concerned. On receipt of the completed application, their entitlement to the primary payment will be examined. If they qualify for this payment, their entitlement to the living alone increase will then be examined. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...restrictive, not only for work but for education and training purposes. Notwithstanding these improvements, as part of Budget 2024, I announced my intention to establish an Interdepartmental Working Group with the Department of Health and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine and review the system of means test for carers payments. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (25 Apr 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she continues to examine the situation whereby women who left full-time employment to care for a relative or family member and returned to the workforce with insufficient time to enable them to make the necessary contributions can meet the necessary contributions to qualify for a pension; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (25 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...of a similar age who does not have such a disability/diagnosis. The decision and assessment process that applies in the consideration of whether a child satisfies the criteria for DCA includes the examination of all relevant factors identified as impacting on the child's additional care needs. It should be noted that all applications are decided by a Deciding Officer, on an individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Apr 2024) See 3 other results from this answer

Peadar Tóibín: 244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine a visa case (details supplied). [18563/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Common Travel Area (25 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...effective actions to disrupt abuse of those routes. The Deputy will appreciate that the UK is not a participant in the EU Migration Pact. Implications for the Common Travel Area have, however, been examined and it is considered that the Pact will not have a negative impact on it. Ireland has already opted-into measures of the Common European Asylum System in the past and remains...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...of the Garda Commissioner, manages the initial recruitment stages for selection of Garda trainees. The final stages of the recruitment process in which candidates are vetted, and complete a physical competency test and a medical examination, are managed by An Garda Síochána. Online testing for the 2024 competition took place in March of this year and interviews began earlier...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: .... The conference had a strong focus on supporting farmers to cultivate positive action around mental wellbeing. DAFM is funding research into farmer mental health including the DCU led FarmHealth Research Project examining farmers mental health literacy and help-seeking behaviour and the UCD-led “Farming Minds: Developing evidence-based interventions to enhance farmer mental...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...representatives of the inshore fishing sector to discuss the challenges being experienced presently and to hear their concerns and priorities. I established the Seafood Task Force in 2021 to examine the impacts of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) on our fishing sector and coastal communities and to recommend mitigation measures. On foot of the recommendations of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Apr 2024)

Mary Butler: ...in nursing homes, both public and private. Finally, the Department of Health is currently reviewing the available evidence with regard to additional charges and a focused piece of work to examine the issue is underway. There are a number of separate factors driving this issue and potential actions to address each of these are being considered.