Results 341-360 of 1,310 for speaker:Joe O'Brien in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy is aware, Community Employment (CE) supervisors and CE assistant supervisors sought for several years through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors who are employed by CE scheme sponsoring...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (13 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their local communities. The programme aims to improve a person’s opportunities to return to the labour market. Generally CE placements, for those up to aged 60, are intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Gini coefficient is a standard measure of income inequality, where a smaller number represents greater income equality. The relevant income data is collected as part of the Survey of Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and can be used to measure income inequality in Ireland both before and after social transfers. The table below uses data from Eurostat, which sets out the Gini...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The purpose of the Fuel Allowance payment is to assist households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not intended to meet those costs in full. Only one allowance is paid per household. If a participant on a Community Employment (CE) scheme was in receipt of Fuel Allowance prior to going on the scheme, they can...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (13 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Government is aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and the charities sector in meeting the high cost of energy currently and is committed to supporting the sector in meeting these costs. Not-for-profit and voluntary organisations in the Community and Voluntary sector are woven into the fabric of community life across Ireland, but they are vulnerable to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (12 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 is a whole of Government strategy that aims to reduce consistent poverty and improve social inclusion in Ireland. The Roadmap was published in January 2020 and contains seven high level goals, delivered by 66 unique commitments. Implementation of Roadmap commitments is underway with a number of commitments either fully achieved or close to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ukraine War (12 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: My Department has responsibility for the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2018 – 2023 that provides funding to tackle poverty and social exclusion at a local level through local engagement and partnerships between disadvantaged individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies. The programme is implemented nationally by 46 Local Development...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (12 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: My Department does not provide funding to the Local Environmental Networks (LENs), which are funded by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. My Department does have overall responsibility for the funding, governance oversight and development of Public Participation Networks (PPNs). PPNs are structures that bring together volunteer-led groups in each Local Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. Participation on the scheme is part time - 19.5 hours per week. Currently payment rates on CE are related to the underlying value of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. It supports projects that provide work experience for long term unemployed persons. The programme is delivered through CE sponsor...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. The programme is delivered through independent CE sponsoring organisations that operate in the community and voluntary sector. CE...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Budget 2023 (11 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Government is aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and the charities sector in meeting the high cost of energy currently and is committed to supporting the sector in meeting these costs. Not-for-profit and voluntary organisations in the Community and Voluntary sector are woven into the fabric of community life across Ireland, but they are vulnerable to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Employment Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: My Department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports over 430 community-based organisations, to provide local services through a social enterprise model. CSP provides an annual co-funding contribution of €19,033 for each full-time equivalent (FTE) position being supported, and, where warranted, €32,000 towards the cost of employing a manager. The CSP contribution is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (6 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Rural Social Scheme (RSS) is an income support initiative that provides part-time employment opportunities in the community and voluntary organisations for farmers or fisherman and woman who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments and who are underemployed in their primary occupation. The RSS is funded by the Department of Social Protection and delivered by a network of local...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (6 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. Participation on the scheme is part time - 19.5 hours per week. Currently payment rates on CE are related to the underlying value of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (6 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: 377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of neurology nurse specialists currently employed at Beaumont Hospital; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49296/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: Pobal works on behalf of Government to support communities and local agencies toward achieving social inclusion and development. As part of this service, they have developed 'Pobal Maps', a free Geographical Information System (GIS) informed by census data which provides a range of functions, such as area deprivation profiling, details on Childcare Services, plus a range of other funded...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Sector Pensions (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 418 and 443 together. As the Deputy is aware, Community Employment (CE) supervisors and CE assistant supervisors sought for several years through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: My Department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports over 430 community-based organisations, to provide local services through a social enterprise model, by providing an annual co-funding contribution of €19,033 for each full-time equivalent (FTE) position being supported, and, where warranted, €32,000 towards the cost of employing a manager. The CSP contribution is not...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Crime Prevention (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The allocation for the Seniors Alert Scheme for 2023 is €2.3m. As this is a demand led scheme, it will be kept under continuous review by my Department to ensure adequate funding can be made available to meet the requirements of all qualifying applicants. There is also provision under the Dormant Accounts Fund Action Plan for funding to meet the additional and exceptional demands of...