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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: ...9 million. A total of 70% of the Estimate relates to staff and administration operating costs. The remaining €11.9 million provides funding for the National Economic and Social Development Office, which incorporates the National Economic and Social Council, the proposed Covid-19 evaluation, citizens' assemblies and several independent inquiries. The priorities of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...most impacted by tourism bed stock displacement. This programme of supports, developed and administered by Fáilte Ireland, includes a business support scheme, investment in sustainable tourism development and promotion, industry digitalisation, promotion of domestic tourism and festivals, and recruitment and retention initiatives. The scheme has been specifically developed to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: ...including the advanced manufacturing factory at Marlinstown Business Park, Mullingar. In relation to the Marlinstown Business Park facility, IDA Ireland secured planning permission from Westmeath County Council in November 2022 for the construction of a c.50,000sq.ft. Advanced Building Solution consisting of office and light industrial/production spaces which also included provision...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: ...across Government, in particular between the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, its agencies and my own Department, as well as between Government, industry, and the education and training system, which together constitute a highly responsive National Skills Architecture. This architecture is overseen by the National Skills Council and aims to...

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024)

Gerald Nash: ...of these on pensions and healthcare, as well as the onward march of digitalisation that need to be addressed. We can also use the fund to address regional imbalances in infrastructure and industrial development across the country, and ultimately pave the way to making sustainable progress towards a fairer and more prosperous Ireland. We in the Labour Party take a much longer term view...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...been achieved. The Attorney General went on to express some concern about the wording of the amendment because the phrase "housing growth target" was specific to the decision of Wicklow County Council and its housing strategy and is not necessarily commonly used. He went on to argue that the wording of the amendment may need to be changed. The concern I have is that we were given the...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Leo Varadkar: I will participate in the March meeting of the European Council in Brussels tomorrow and Friday. The agenda will cover Ukraine, security and defence, the Middle East, enlargement, migration, agriculture and the European semester. There will be a discussion on specific foreign policy issues, including the death of Alexei Navalny and the situation in Belarus. Leaders will take stock of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ... Apartment Owners Network ARUP Arxada Atas Atkins Global Bakkala Engineers Balcas BB7 BCP Capital Berry Global CABE Carroll Joinery Ceramic House Ltd Citifab Clare County Council COFORD Coillte Forest Industries Ireland Commission for Regulation of Utilities Comsec Construction Industry Federation CORA Cork County Council Crossflow CS...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (5 Mar 2024)

Brendan Smith: The comments in the British command paper prior to the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Executive and the North-South Ministerial Council were particularly negative in regard to the all-Ireland economy. Regardless of what British public servants or politicians think, the all-Ireland economy exists, is growing and is being strengthened every day, thankfully, for the benefit...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...a speedy recovery as he remains in hospital and spoke of our colleague Senator Higgins, who is a family member. We wish the President well in his recovery. Senator O'Loughlin also paid tribute to Councillor John O'Neill, who was buried yesterday having spent 30 years involved in local politics in Kildare. He was instrumental in Senator O'Loughlin's political journey. We extend our...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Cian O'Callaghan: ...complex. As a country, we declared a climate emergency in 2019. We are behind in terms of getting our carbon emissions down and 11% of carbon emissions are coming from the building process and the building industry. There are technologies out there that could be used today if there was an obligation to use them and they would significantly reduce that percentage. For example, we have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Much has been done to tackle operational carbon in a building’s lifecycle, however, the carbon emitted in the production and transportation of materials (embodied carbon) used in construction along with excavation and demolition material is more challenging to address. The current Building Regulations apply Nearly Zero-Energy Building standards (NZEB) to new buildings, whereas...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (22 Feb 2024)

...the Deputy. There is a lot of interest from farmers and crafters in the opportunities with wool. I would encourage anyone who is interested or has an idea to engage with the Irish Grown Wool Council because, essentially, it is its function to gather such information and come up with proposals for what would be necessary to develop an industry using Irish wool. The wool research and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The Minister spoke to this in the general but I will ask him a specific question. The chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council, Marie Donnelly, confirms we are in danger of missing our 2025 targets with all of the attendant consequences, including a lost to the Exchequer of some €8 billion as outlined by the Minister for public expenditure, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, last week. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (15 Feb 2024)

Brendan Smith: ...for her support in getting major funding for the flagship project for the Shannon Pot and Cavan Burren Park interpretive centre. We are well advanced with that project and it will proceed to construction within the next few months. It is a €7 million project. The Minister's assistance in promoting it and ensuring substantial funding was provided is very much appreciated in the...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...what will be rewarding and challenging roles. I also wish Matthew O'Toole well, in his role as leader of the opposition in the assembly. The return of Northern Ireland's political institutions, and by extension, the return to full operation of the North South Ministerial Council, was a necessary and overdue step forward. People from across politics and civil society, from all...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (8 Feb 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...sensitive, I am advised that IDA Ireland continues to explore all possible options to identify and secure suitable lands aligned with investor needs and is continuing to liaise with Longford County Council and wider stakeholders in this regard. On conclusion of site selection, the design and planning phases will commence. The specific dates for commencement of construction are wholly...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...anticipated to be on site in 2024 including the advanced manufacturing factory at Marlinstown Business Park, Mullingar. I am further advised that IDA Ireland secured planning permission from Westmeath County Council in November 2022 for the construction of a c.50,000sq.ft. Advanced Building Solution consisting of office and light industrial/production spaces which also included a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: ...in December 2015 and again in January 2016 were the catalysts to commence work for the design of a flood relief scheme for Midleton ahead of the conclusion of the CFRAM programme. Cork County Council is leading the design of the scheme and in 2017 appointed engineering and environmental consultants. Designing any flood relief scheme is complex and requires data on the flood sources...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

...the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. I am accompanied by my colleagues, Ms Áine Maher, principal officer for employment rights, policy unit; Ms Tara Coogan, principal officer for industrial relations, workplace relations and construction contracts adjudication; Caroline Savage, assistant principal in the intellectual property unit; and Mr. Pádraig O'Sullivan,...