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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (16 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 members...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Communications (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...engagement with Australia’s Finance Minister, Senator Katy Gallagher. However, given the breadth of our relationship, I look forward to an opportunity to engage with her and to continuing the long-standing engagement and cooperation between our countries and economies.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Apr 2024)

Michael McGrath: The Deputy will be aware that it is a long-standing practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions. The Government decided upon the introduction of the Local Property Tax (LPT), that a liability to the tax should apply to all owners of residential properties with a limited number of exemptions...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (16 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...is a live workplace for OPW staff. In conjunction with adjoining properties outside of OPW ownership, the OPW lands at Jamestown Road have been identified by the Land Development Agency as having long term delivery potential for residential-led development and urban regeneration. The OPW continue to work with the Land Development Agency and the Department of Housing Local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Denise Mitchell: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss the long-promised redevelopment of a school in order to meet current demand. [16297/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: ...the demographic demand analysis, my Department monitors planning and construction activity in the residential sector. This involves the analysis of data sources from Local Authorities and the CSO along with the engagement with local authorities and the construction sector. My Department’s Planning and Building Unit also do a more granular analysis of the impact of housing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 Apr 2024)

Sorca Clarke: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding the issue of salary credit for teachers that have returned from teaching abroad; and if she has plans to resolve this long-outstanding issue. [16756/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of new social housing units. This loan facility can support from 25% to 30% of the eligible capital cost of the housing project, with the housing units provided to local authorities for social housing use under long-term lease arrangements known as Payment and Availability Agreements. A nominal interest rate of 2% fixed per annum is charged by the local authority on the initial capital...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (16 Apr 2024)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy is aware Job Initiative (JI) is an employment support scheme which was designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities. Recruitment onto the scheme ceased from November 2004, while existing participants have their annual contracts renewed until they reach 66 years of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Home Care Packages (16 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...child, that is, €210 per month for each twin. All other multiple births are paid at double the standard monthly rate for each child, that is €280 per child. These higher payments continue for as long as all of the children remain qualified. The additional monthly premia in respect of multiple births acknowledges the existence of additional costs for parents of multiple...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (16 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...520 (10 years) paid contributions. A combination of 20 years homecaring periods and 20 years paid contributions can be used to qualify for a full rate pension. Despite these measures, some long-term carer's of incapacitated dependents may still face barriers in accessing the State Pension (Contributory). They may have difficulty establishing the minimum number of 520 paid...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (16 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...civil partner or cohabitant is normally not payable during any period during which he or she is either resident abroad or temporarily absent from the State. The following schemes, mainly contributory pensions and long-term benefits, are payable while the recipient is absent from the State whether temporarily or permanently living abroad. Disablement Benefit Invalidity Pension ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (16 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The January bonus was paid to recipient's of a long term Social Welfare Payment. Long Term are customers with over 312 paid days from this Department. Persons in receipt of Jobseeker's Benefit from are entitled to either 156 or 234 paid days only and therefore would not have an entitlement to the January Bonus, unless it was linked to Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) within 26 weeks,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (16 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Helen McEntee: ...documentation was received in the Kampala office on the 26 May 2023. The application was received in the Dublin Visa Office on the 13 June 2023 where it awaits examination and processing. Long Stay Join Family visa applications are processed in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification. This policy document may be accessed at the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (16 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Helen McEntee: ...need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Agreements (16 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...that people in need of our protection get it quickly and those who don’t are returned to where they came from quickly and efficiently. These reforms can be seen against a backdrop of some of the long-standing challenges faced by Member States in dealing with asylum applications, particularly in the context of the large influx of asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016, and again in 2022...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (16 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ..., developing robust and fair management of external borders and providing stronger governance of asylum and migration policies. These reforms can be seen against a backdrop of some of the long-standing challenges faced by Member States in dealing with asylum applications, particularly in the context of the large influx of asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016, and again in 2022 and 2023. There...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (16 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Question process. The Deputy may consider using the email service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I have long supported the cohort of farmers known as the forgotten farmers and have committed to supporting them. My Department developed a preliminary outline of a proposal to provide support to the forgotten farmer group. Work continues on addressing a number of issues, such as the funding required, consistency with public expenditure and state aid considerations before the details...