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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...for non-EEA family members are set out in this document: www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Policy-do cument-on-Non-EEA-family-reunification.pdf These arrangements reflect the long standing requirement that work permit holders seeking to be joined by their families should be in secure and sustained employment and in a position to support their family members without...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Unit 153 Shannon Business Park was acquired by the Office of Public Works as a solution to meet the long-term requirements of the Department of Transport and a range of other State bodies in the area. The Department of Transport which operates the Vehicle Registration Unit (VRU) from a State-owned building in Shannon town centre, was earmarked as a key priority client to go into this newly...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...proposed by the respective Ministers that are being facilitated by my Department will enhance the options available to members of the uniformed services, and allow them to remain in service for longer if they choose to do so. Furthermore, it will assist in retaining valuable expertise. Following a comprehensive analysis undertaken by my Department to examine the issue of mandatory...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...a substantial property consisting of offices / warehousing in the Shannon area was identified. The property was acquired by the Office of Public Works (OPW) and has the potential to meet the long term requirements of the DoT and other State bodies in the area. A master-planning exercise for the newly acquired building, Unit 153 Shannon Free Zone (Shannon 153), was underway when the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...of climate change, and hence where measures to manage the risk may be required in the future. The OPW's Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan (CCSAP) for Flood Risk Management sets out a long-term goal for adaptation in flood risk management, along with a set of objectives and adaptation actions aimed at achieving those objectives. These actions, that require a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Projects (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...the Fort, a suitable new focus as a visitor centre for the Park and its southern environs. Brief History of the Magazine Fort The Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park is the major surviving Magazine Fort in the country. The complex has had a long history of continuous use spanning three centuries. It is considered to have special architectural, military, historical, social and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...of possible purchase opportunities. Due to the range of accommodation requirements across Government, it is important to keep a dynamic portfolio that has flexibility to meet the evolving long term needs of Government. The OPW’s preference is that functions of infrastructural importance or viewed as a long-term commitment should, where possible, be accommodated in State owned...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...services. More generally, the Government is committed to supporting positive ageing across the life course, as well as to ensuring that older people can continue to live independently in their homes and communities for as long as possible. This commitment is enshrined in the National Positive Ageing Strategy, which provides a blueprint for promoting older people’s engagement in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service requires the submission of a long-form birth certificate as a key supporting document in all first-time passport applications. The Passport Service takes its responsibility to protect the integrity of the Irish passport very seriously. The Irish passport has a strong international reputation due to the strength of the security features within the passport book and the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: ...and effective manner. The Government is providing €12.5 million in core funding for 2024 to UNHCR under a multi-annual agreement. It aims to ensure predictable financing to aid UNHCR in its longer term planning. UNHCR in Algeria works with the most vulnerable refugees in Algeria. Ireland’s engagement with the WFP is led by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Membership (23 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...ürkiye’s accession negotiations. Human rights are a fundamental aspect of EU membership and Ireland is fully supportive of the EU’s engagement with Türkiye around this. As a candidate country for EU membership and long-standing member of the Council of Europe, it is important that the Turkish authorities follow up on the recommendations of the European...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...a total capital spend of €209 million, amounting to 119% of the allocation. The principal demand drivers of Defence capital requirements are the ongoing acquisition and renewal of military equipment, along with the development and upgrade of Defence Forces built infrastructure and ICT capacity. These capital projects are often atypical, with long lead-in times and are usually...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...at rectifying the significant deficit in order to meet the statutory Minimum Funding Standard (MFS) required by the Pensions Authority. The changes also aim to sustain the pension schemes into the long-term. Regarding the 1951 Scheme, CIÉ has prepared and submitted a draft SI to give effect to Labour Court recommendations for the 1951 Scheme, as passed by ballot of trade union...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (23 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...at rectifying the significant deficit in order to meet the statutory Minimum Funding Standard (MFS) required by the Pensions Authority. The changes also aim to sustain the pension schemes into the long-term. Regarding the 1951 Scheme, CIÉ has prepared and submitted a draft SI to give effect to Labour Court recommendations for the 1951 Scheme, as passed by ballot of trade union...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (23 Apr 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...NTMA), through State Savings products, offers a wide range of tax free savings products to the general public, including Prize Bonds and fixed rate savings bonds/certificates. Both short term and long term fixed rate products are offered, with maturities from 3 to 10 years. The interest rates on offer are competitive and provide good value for the holders of State Savings products. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (23 Apr 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...industry. In turn, its members take into account all of this information when assessing exposure to flood risk within these areas. Officials from the Departments of Finance; Housing and Local Government, along with other stakeholders engage constructively with this process on how the levels of insurance cover might be improved in areas where flood defence works have been completed. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (23 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to ensure those suffering from long-Covid are not penalised in the public sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17918/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...of the lands. The period house has had roof and guttering repairs and security fencing has been put in place around the perimeter by the OPW. The fabric of the property is in good condition. The long-term future of the property is under consideration by the OPW in consultation with An Garda Síochána, in line with their potential future requirements.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (23 Apr 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...and Reform the degree to which he remains satisfied that each Department continues to effectively operate best practice in the context of public expenditure and reform, with a view to ensuring long-lasting benefits for the persons and the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18072/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: At the core of our strategy to meet targets is the Medium-Term Expenditure Strategy (MTES), which serves two fundamental objectives: to ensure the long-term sustainability of core expenditure growth and to safeguard investments in public services. This framework undergoes annual review as part of the comprehensive budgetary process, including the Estimates process and the Summer Economic...