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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: An application for long term residency from the person referred to by the Deputy was received on the 12th May 2006. The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Long-Term Illness Scheme (19 Apr 2018)

Maria Byrne: ...as a Commencement matter. A number of people who are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and are taking heavy medication to deal with the pain find that their condition is not included in the long-term illness book. I wish to ascertain whether rheumatoid arthritis can be included in the long-term illness book. I also am calling for an overall review of the long-term illness book, which...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Apr 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. ...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. The...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 20 February 2008 and also to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 28 May 2008. The position in relation to granting long term residency is as follows: Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Permanent TSB Mortgage Loans: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)

Mr. Cormac Ryan: I will repeat the point. From an ownership point of view, it is difficult to predict what will happen. It is a long-term investment vehicle. The prospectus indicates that some of the investors and bondholders may change over time but, ultimately, the vehicle has long-term assets and is expected to be a long-term vehicle.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: In regard to accommodation capacity and long-term planning, more than 60,000 beds have been taken out of the tourism and hospitality sector as a result of this humanitarian crisis. In the context of long-term planning strategies to ensure sustainable accommodation pathways, has the Department established a long-term plan for both Ukrainians and international protection applicants?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Martin Conway: ...number of fatalities and families grieving as a result of Covid-19, what we also have are lots of people who got Covid-19 and are still suffering from it. I refer to those with what is termed long Covid, whereby people still have symptoms many months, and in some cases more than a year, after contracting the disease. There are people out there who are fatigued, who have lost their sense...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Long term lease arrangements, including the enhanced lease, of privately owned dwellings can be entered into by either local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Under these arrangements the local authority or AHB acts as the landlord to the tenant. The terms of these agreements are set out in standard template agreements provided by my Department, which must be used by all local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the leasing of houses and apartments. Long term lease arrangements can be entered into by either local authorities or approved housing bodies (AHBs) for periods of between 10 and 25 years. The number of social homes delivered under long term...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am advised by officials in the Long Term Residency Section of my Department that long term residency is an administrative scheme introduced in May 2004 and is focused on persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years on the basis of work permit / work authorisation / work visa conditions. Such persons may apply to the Immigration Division of my Department for a...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (31 May 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I agree with the Deputy as people are very concerned. It should be made crystal clear that those people in receipt of long-term care face no threat to the service. That is not what we are talking about. I cannot tell the Deputy how many people are at home who may have aspirations involving long-term care or how many people are in beds in hospitals with aspirations of long-term care. I can...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...so information on it, its features, incidence and course are still emerging. My Department, and the HSE, continue to review new evidence, research and data on all aspects of COVID19 including Long COVID, as it emerges, internationally and nationally, to ensure care is in place for all who need it. The HSE has developed and is implementing an interim Model of Care to provide Long COVID...

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Jan 2017)

John Brady: In May last year, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Varadkar, announced the long awaited and long sought scrapping of the JobBridge scheme. In correspondence with the Minister last September, he said he would announce his proposals for a new replacement scheme for JobBridge just after the Indecon report, which was due last September. We are now in 2017 and there is no replacement...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: I know. In my view, and I have spoken to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine about this, it is too long. It has gone on for a long time - too long, from our perspective. I will engage with the Minister to see if there is anything we can do in the interim, given the legal context.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Apr 2009)

Micheál Martin: The current authorised number of staff in the Department of Foreign Affairs is 1578. The following table sets out the number of staff in my Department who are in receipt of long service increments (LSIs), along with the associated cost. Number of staff Total annual cost 241 €633,400 A first long service increment (LSI 1) may be paid after three years' satisfactory service at the...

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Mar 2003) See 10 other results from this debate

How much time was given to consideration of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003? For how long was it discussed? When did the Cabinet decide to amend the legislation and how long did the Bill take to go through Cabinet? How long did it take to come back from the parliamentary counsel? When did the Government decide to amend the legislation?

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (31 Jan 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

Noel Dempsey: ...set out in the following table. Title Number Grade/ Grade Equivalent Remuneration Personal Assistant 1 Higher Executive Officer HEO salary scale (Modified PRSI) €43,445 (min) to €55,147 (2nd long service increment) Personal Secretary 1 Secretarial Assistant Secretarial Assistant salary scale €21,632 (min) to €41,737 p.a. (2nd long service increment) Executive Officer 1...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds Data (2 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: Between 1997 and 2013 the Department of Health carried out a survey of long-stay units each year. Each long-stay unit (public, private and voluntary) is sent a questionnaire and the responses are collated by the Department. The aim of the survey is to provide statistics on the number of beds available for long-term care, how these beds are used and the types of residents who occupy these...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (13 May 2004)

Mary Harney: Long-term unemployment has been reduced dramatically during the last seven years. In 1998 long-term unemployment amounted to 63,500, which represented 3.9% of the labour force. By 2002 the numbers had fallen by over 40,000 to 21,600 — 1.2% of the labour force. There was a small increase to 26,900 during 2003, resulting in an end of year rate of 1.4%. The EU average rate, by contrast, is 3%....