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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

...base within the HSE of directly employed staff. It is a concern. I know from the Minister and the Department that it is an area to be looked at from a policy perspective because it is a major tenet of the shift of care to keeping people at home. That is not just from a cost perspective but because of people's standard of living and quality of life at a time when they need it. It is a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regulatory Bodies (22 Sep 2022)

Barry Ward: ...to prevent allowed things to get out of control and create huge economic problems. In raising this matter, I am in no way seeking to undermine the importance of those measures or many of the tenets of those measures. People will be aware that the measures I am talking about are essentially the guidelines the Central Bank issues to lenders on the extent to which borrowers can obtain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

...infrastructure. The Wheel and Charities Institute Ireland, Cii, is tasked by our members to represent their views, amplify their voices and ensure that proportionality, parity of esteem and respect are core tenets of and expectations from engagement with policymakers and officials. This legislation is long awaited by our sector and we are encouraged by many of the positive proposals,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...in extensive consultations as part of the deliberations that informed its report and recommendations including with Garda members and Garda staff and with their representative bodies. A central tenet of the CoFPI report is that An Garda Síochána should be a single organisation with a single workforce. It found that more integrated workforce structures were required to...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Steven Matthews: ...of seeking judicial review. They do so because they are seeking justice in the planning system and access to justice. We could never deny that access to justice. Access to justice is one of the tenets of a free democracy. If needed, I will stand up every day and fight for people's right of access to justice. I am glad amendment No. 25 to section 50 has been removed. Amendment No. 26...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: ...unleash a cavalcade of opportunities. It is all nonsense. None of them has said they will uphold their responsibilities to international law, be that to the Brexit withdrawal agreement or to the tenets of the Good Friday Agreement. What reply is the European Council preparing for when a new British Prime Minister forces that legislation through the House of Commons and enacts...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: ...language module. On 29 March I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle redevelopment are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (12 Jul 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...in 2021. The total numbers receiving treatment in the community has increased, with 70% of cases now treated in outpatient facilities. The provision of healthcare services in the community is a key tenet of the Sláintecare approach. The commitment remains to expanding the provision of community-based services in conjunction with drug and alcohol task forces and the HSE. Funding of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Humanitarian Crisis Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Department of Foreign Affairs (6 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: .... The Minister will be aware that our wider European political family, the European People's Party, called for a European Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Ukraine. One of the central tenets of that is seizing the assets that have been frozen and using the at least €36 billion taken from the Russian regime and its supporting oligarchs to fund that reconstruction. Would the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...who have been awaiting trial for up to eight years. They have been held on remand and incredibly strict bail conditions for that period. This is contrary to basic human rights. A fundamental tenet of the law has to be that everybody is not only entitled to justice but to justice in good time. There are also much longer remands in Northern Ireland than in most states. Has the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Jul 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...for reward, it is subject to the same regulations as other SPSV operators. Dispatch operators are required to only provide bookings to SPSV licensed drivers using SPSV licensed vehicles.  A fundamental tenet of Ireland’s SPSV regulatory regime is that only SPSV licensed drivers and vehicles are used for the carriage of passengers for reward, to protect the consumer and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Reform (30 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: ...Deputy is aware, on 29 March I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: ...students, stakeholders, staff and the public. It is important to note that the legislation will not impinge on the academic freedom of HEIs or their staff in any manner or means. This is a core tenet that will continue to be enshrined in legislation. Institutions will continue to be supported to do what they do best, namely, deliver excellence in education and research and provide...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...the same regulations. The NTA has licensed Uber as a dispatch operator. Dispatch operators are required to only provide bookings to SPSV licenced drivers using SPSV licensed vehicles.   A fundamental tenet of Ireland’s SPSV regulatory regime is that only SPSV licenced drivers and vehicles are used for the carriage of passengers for reward.    I met with Uber...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (28 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...Act 2013.  Dispatch operators are regulated in Ireland by the NTA.  They are permitted to provide bookings to SPSV licenced drivers using SPSV licensed vehicles, only.   A fundamental tenet of Ireland’s SPSV regulatory regime is that only SPSV licenced drivers and vehicles are used for the carriage of passengers for reward.    Ireland's...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Built Heritage Protection) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Fintan Warfield: ...levels. It would also be good for the House to have statements on Heritage Ireland 2030 at some point but, for now, I welcome this Bill and commend An Taisce and the Dublin Civic Trust on their work on it. Some of the tenets we support include mandating the employment and increasing the number of conservation officers per number of protected structures in local authorities; prescribing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (26 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...the Deputy is aware, on 29 March I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system -...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (26 May 2022)

...said, there are a lot of applications. Some 30,000 applications go through the system every year and only 10% of them are appealed, with only 8% ending up in judicial review. That is why a basic tenet of this is no unnecessary change. Part of our approach is that while there are things that might look a bit complex, people understand them, so we need to be careful about pulling things...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market (Resumed): Engagement with Financial Services Union and Electric Ireland (25 May 2022)

...we have a stake in another bank, and we have a regulator and a Government. We can determine the future of the banking system, just as simply as the banking system can have an input. The central tenet of our debate and of the paper we have published on the future of banking relates to whether it should be driven solely for the benefit of shareholders. In both banks, share buy-backs and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (19 May 2022)

Simon Harris: ...will certainly take the Deputy's considerations on board. For the record, graduate entry medicine courses are not approved for funding under the student grant schemes because progression is a key tenet. Students accessing graduate entry medicine will, as a matter of course, hold a level 8 qualification prior to entry. Completion of a graduate-entry medicine degree also confers a further...