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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Sep 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 (27 Sep 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 (23 Oct 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 (1 Nov 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

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...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: My question is simple. Will long Covid be included in the terms of reference of the Covid inquiry? It is clearly important that if we are to come to a balanced assessment of mistakes that were made and so on, we do not look just at the short term but also at the long-term implications for hundreds of thousands of people, such as illness, isolation and inability to work. In that regard, the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (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. ...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Sep 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

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 my Department for a five year residency extension. In that context they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements. The dependants of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...and clear what they are saying about people not feeling supported. It is of great concern and I want to reflect this. I advise the Deputies that the HSE has developed an interim model of care for long Covid that aims to build on existing service provision in addition to establishing new services in GP, community and acute hospital settings. The HSE identified early in the pandemic the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Levels (2 Feb 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...and second, through Pathways to Work to ensure that as many of these new jobs and other vacancies that arise in our economy are filled by people taken from the Live Register, and in particular the long-term unemployed. Reflecting the impact of government policy, and the overall improvement in the labour market, long term unemployment continues to fall. The most recent data show that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (27 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: In January of this year, there 16,825 persons signing on the Live Register in Kerry, of which 36% (5,983) were long-term registrants. Long-term unemployment is a primary focus of the Government’s activation policy both in Kerry and nationally. In the first instance, the Government’s primary strategy to tackle long-term unemployment is to create the environment for a strong...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (5 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: The Government’s approach to tackling the unemployment problem is to focus resources on those individuals most at risk of long-term unemployment with age being a significant determinant. The Department of Social Protection keeps a detailed breakdown of the profiles of jobseekers. Data on each client’s age, past occupation, and his/her education, is collected at the point of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Staff (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: .... Private Office Minister for Defence June 2013 Grade/Position No. Current Salary Scale Higher Executive Officer 1 Higher Executive Officer standard scale €43,816 - €55,415 (includes long service increments) Executive Officer 1 Executive Officer PPC scale €30,516 - €47,975 (includes long service increments) Staff Officer 1 Staff Officer €33,070 -...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (10 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: ...of permanent residency in Irish Immigration legislation. However, the proposed Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill will, for the first time, make statutory provision for a status of long term resident. The most recent application for long term residency from the person referred to by the Deputy was received on the 14th September 2006. The position in relation to granting long term...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (5 Mar 2015)

Joan Burton: The Government’s primary strategy to reduce long-term unemployment is through policies to create the environment for a strong economic recovery by promoting competitiveness and productivity. Economic recovery will underpin jobs growth. This strategy has been succeeding, with an increase of over 80,000 in employment over the last 2 years. The Action Plan for Jobs is focused on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2024)

Denis Naughten: Long Covid is tough on individuals who are dealing with ongoing health problems such as tiredness, trouble thinking clearly and breathing issues. It is not just having an impact on individuals; it is also having a profound impact on our workforce and presenting challenges that are complex and far-reaching. A report just published by the EU Commission provides estimates on the prevalence of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Levels (23 May 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Based on Eurostat Labour Force Survey data, the Irish long-term unemployment rate was 3.6% in Q4 2016, as compared with 3.8% in the EU overall. The situation in Ireland has improved substantially both in absolute terms and relative to the EU average in the last few years. The long-term unemployment rate here peaked at 9.5% in Q1 2012 at a time when the EU average rate was 4.5%. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 May 2023)

David Cullinane: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational health reviews which have taken place in relation to long-Covid or similar indication, in tabular form; the number of workers who sought leave on the basis of long-Covid; the number of workers asked to return despite claims of long-Covid; the number of workers granted leave, by length of leave in timebands; the number of workers...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: That is all welcome. It is important that the State recognises that long Covid is prevalent and the vast majority of people will make a full recovery as long as they get the intervention, which is most important. A major concern is waiting times for those suffering from long Covid. At present, it can be up to a year before they can get that intervention. That is probably not good at...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Oct 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Long term residency was introduced by way of an administrative scheme in May 2004. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am very aware that Long COVID is having a devastating effect on people. Clinical evidence currently suggests that longer-term effects of COVID19 are felt mostly by adults. The Interim Model of Care being implemented by the HSE aims to ensure a national service to support those needing care. €2.2m was allocated this year and within Estimates 2023, additional funding has been...