Government (Houses of the Oireachtas)

Government - Legislative programme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...if he has engaged with the Department of Justice and Equality on introducing legislation to provide safeguarding officers with access to private settings in view of the reported levels of abuse of vulnerable adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 141 to ...

Government - Legislative programme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] The safety and protection of vulnerable people in the care of the State is paramount. As the Deputy will be aware, a number of important steps have been taken in recent years to strengthen the protection afforded to vulnerable and adults in the States’s day care and residential car...

Government - Legislative programme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...when he expects the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill to be published and brought before either House of the Oireachtas for a second stage debate [Q. No(s) 154 to Minister for Health ]

Government - Legislative programme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] On Tuesday 3 October 2017 the Government approved the drafting of a Bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research. Officials in my Department are engaging with the Office of the Attorney General in relation to the process of drafting this Bill. In add...

Government - Legislative programme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the status of the Aarhus Convention Bill. [Q. No(s) 202 to Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment ]

Government - Legislative programme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] The draft Heads of the Aarhus Convention Bill are scheduled for publication before year-end, and will then be subjected to the pre-legislative scrutiny process, with a view to progressing the Bill through the Oireachtas next year. Ireland ratified the Aarhus Convention in 2012 an...

Government - Ministers - meetings

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] I can inform the Deputy that I met with the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd MP, last Wednesday 11 October, in London. We were joined at the meeting by Justice Secretary, David Lidington MP, and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James Brokenshire MP. Our discussions focused on ...

Government - Ministers - meetings

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the meetings she has had with the CCPC. [Q. No(s) 57 to Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation ]

Government - Ministers - meetings

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] Since I have taken office as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I had an introductory meeting with the Chairperson and two Members of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) on 6 September 2017. I also met with the Chairperson of the CCPC on 5 Octob...

Government - Ministers - meetings

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...if he will report on his recent meeting with the UK Home Secretary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 27 to Minister for Justice and Equality ]

Government - Legislation - commencement

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...when it is expected that section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 will be commenced; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 236 to Minister for Justice and Equality ]

Government - Legislation - commencement

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers] The commencement of the provisions in section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 awaits the finalisation of regulations required to facilitate their implementation. These regulations are currently being progressed in conjunction with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel in the ...

Government - Legislative programme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...when he plans to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which was signed by the government on 30 March 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 213 to Minister for Justice and Equality ]

Government - Legislative programme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers] Ireland signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007 and since then, successive Governments have emphasised Ireland’s strong commitment to proceed to ratification as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure all necessary legislative an...

Government - Strategic Communications Unit - issues relating to

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers] I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 to 93, inclusive, 96 and 97 together. My Department's budget for 2018 has decreased by 2% compared to 2017. My Department does not have any budget for capital expenditure. The focus of the new Strategic Communications Unit established in my ...

Government - Strategic Communications Unit - issues relating to

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...his plans for the five million euro announced in budget 2018 for the strategic communications unit; and the number of additional staff he plans to recruit on the top of the six that are working there. [Q. No(s) 91 to Taoiseach ]

Government - Strategic Communications Unit - issues relating to

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the element which is current and capital in the five million announced for the strategic communications unit in his department in budget 2018. [Q. No(s) 92 to Taoiseach ]

Government - Strategic Communications Unit - issues relating to

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the way in which the strategic communications unit can be cost neutral and save money for his department as outlined previously and receive five million euro. [Q. No(s) 93 to Taoiseach ]

Government - Strategic Communications Unit - issues relating to

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the locations and the way in which he and his officials plan to spend the five million euro allocated in budget 2018 for the strategic communications unit. [Q. No(s) 96 to Taoiseach ]

Government - Strategic Communications Unit - issues relating to

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the location savings will be found within his department to enable the strategic communication unit to be cost neutral. [Q. No(s) 97 to Taoiseach ]

Government - Strategic Communications Unit - issues relating to

Sitting date: 12/10/2017
[Written Answers] Communications is an essential part of effectiveness of any modern organisation. That is particularly true of Government Departments and public service bodies in all countries, given the impact of their activities on the lives of their citizens. Communication to the public is a...

Government - Strategic Communications Unit - issues relating to

Sitting date: 12/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the way in which the new strategic communications unit will be used by the Office of the Tánaiste or her office; and if staff from the Office of the Tánaiste or her department will be moved to it. [Q. No(s) 23 to Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation ]

Government - Ministers - meetings

Sitting date: 11/10/2017
[Written Answers]...if he will provide a copy of the minutes and the agreed actions from a meeting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 124 to Minister for Health ]

Government - Ministers - meetings

Sitting date: 11/10/2017
[Written Answers] I can confirm that, as Minister for Health, I met with members of the Donegal Diabetes Action Group on 28 June 2017 and have asked officials from the Department to send a copy of the requested minutes to your office.

Government - Legislation - commencement

Sitting date: 10/10/2017
[Written Answers]...when a commencement order will be signed to commence the operation of Part 12 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 208 to Minister for Justice and Equality ]

Government - Legislation - commencement

Sitting date: 10/10/2017
[Written Answers] Under Part 12 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 there is to be a new Advisory Committee on the Grant of Patents of Precedence that will be established by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority. As well as receiving and considering relevant applications, the Committee will...

Government - Legislation - commencement

Sitting date: 10/10/2017
[Written Answers]...if all sections of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 are now in force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 698 to Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection ]

Government - Legislation - commencement

Sitting date: 10/10/2017
[Written Answers] The Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 provides for a wide range of matters relating to the registration of life events in the State. Certain provisions, such as those relating to marriages of convenience, were commenced in August of 2015. However, it has not been possible ...

Government - Legislative programme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 10/10/2017
[Written Answers]...when the Education (Admissions to Schools) Bill 2016, will return to Dáil Éireann for fourth stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 103 to Minister for Education and Skills ]

Government - Legislative programme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 10/10/2017
[Written Answers] The Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 was published on 6th July 2016 and passed Committee Stage on 28th June 2017. My officials are currently engaging with the Office of the Attorney General in relation to a number of amendments proposed for Report Stage of the Bill. I...