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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Smith: ...-national road network. I accept that each year the Government has increased funding but it is not adequate to meet the additional costs that have been incurred due to the war Mr. Putin inflicted on Ukraine and the resultant increase in energy costs. Incessant rain for most of the past 12 months is continuing to exacerbate the problems on roads, both those that were in good condition and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...to allow them to do that, and in particular to assist businesses in local towns and communities across the country. We also have a range of products in the growth and sustainability loan scheme and the Ukraine credit guarantee scheme. Finally, we are developing a new national enterprise hub, which we will launch shortly, which will allow SMEs to identify specifically the supports...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...Deputy O'Gorman, that over 300 accommodations which were in use by the Department, directly or through local authorities, for the beneficiaries of temporary protection since the commencement of the Ukraine crisis are no longer being used as of mid-April. Of these, over 40 are hotels with approximately 1,500 beds associated, and another 90 are categorised as bed and breakfast...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024) See 23 other results from this debate

...to programme E, which funds the provision of support for international protection seekers. This was more than four times the 2021 expenditure of €200 million, reflecting the impacts of accommodating refugees from the war in Ukraine and the post-Covid surge in the number of persons seeking international protection. The remaining two Vote programmes are on a much smaller scale. One...

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

Catherine Martin: ...and societal roles played by local hotels in regional towns across the country. The impacts of tourism accommodation stock displacement due to the national response to the humanitarian crises in Ukraine and elsewhere are felt across the country and the Government has clearly stated its intention to reduce the reliance on tourism accommodation in this regard. My Department engages...

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

Peter Burke: ...that firms have faced a significant challenge in facing multiple crises alongside cost increases over the last number of years, including Brexit, the COVID -19 pandemic, the Russian war in Ukraine and the associated supply chain shock, the energy cost crisis and rising inflation along with wage demands, and rising interest rates. It should be noted that not all cost increases however are...

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

Peter Burke: ...a result of these inflationary pressures, input costs rose for many Irish businesses, peaking in 2022 and early 2023. In large part, this was driven by high energy costs resulting from the war in Ukraine. However, inflation has moderated significantly over the last number of months. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 2.9% between March 2023 and March 2024, down from an increase of...

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

Peter Burke: ...that firms have faced a significant challenge in facing multiple crises alongside cost increases over the last number of years, including Brexit, the COVID -19 pandemic, the Russian war in Ukraine and the associated supply chain shock, the energy cost crisis and rising inflation along with wage demands, and rising interest rates. It should be noted that not all cost increases however are...

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

Peter Burke: ...trade. Since formal negotiations concluded in 2019, the global trade policy landscape has changed considerably. The rise in trade nationalism, the economic impacts of COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and the accompanying impacts on global supply chains have demonstrated the importance of diversifying our import and export markets by securing robust and comprehensive trade deals with global...

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

Peter Burke: ...environment, and issues arising. I recognise that firms have faced a number of significant challenges over the last number of years, including Brexit, the COVID -19 pandemic, the Russian war in Ukraine and the associated supply chain shock, the energy cost crisis and rising inflation along with wage demands, and rising interest rates. The Government has advanced a range of measures to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (18 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...as a whole, of whom nearly 7,000 are children. This compares approximately 8,700 people at the end of February 2022. Together with Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection displaced by the war in Ukraine, this means that Ireland is now accommodating over 100,000 people in state-supported accommodation The costs outlined below include all accommodation and related costs, including transport,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (18 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outset of the war in Ukraine in early 2022, Ireland has provided accommodation to over 112,000 people between those fleeing Ukraine and International Protection applicants. IPAS The International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) is working tirelessly to bring more bed spaces into use, and since January 2023 have brought 125 properties into use to accommodate those who...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Last week, the Taoiseach made a full commitment to supporting Ukraine's sovereignty. In the same week, he made an argument for Ireland to cede sovereignty to the European Union in the EU migration pact. Sovereignty is no small thing. It means that the people of this country can self-determine the laws that govern us, they can influence the elected representatives and hold them to account....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Lynn Ruane: ...silent on the issue of the killing of thousands and thousands of people in Palestine over recent months. This comes after some universities did not remain neutral when it came to the war on Ukraine but then asserted neutrality when it came to what is happening to the people of Palestine. For me, this is hiding behind the idea of academic freedom when there is a blatant and obvious...

Seanad: Cost of Doing Business: Statements (17 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Peter Burke: ...substantial action in supporting enterprises in recent years. A variety of supports have been made available to businesses, including through the temporary business energy support scheme, the business user support scheme for kerosene, and the Ukraine enterprise support scheme. In addition, many rateable premises will have benefited from a commercial rates waiver that was in place from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Norma Foley: ...over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. The total cost of the scheme in 2023 was €382.02m. There has been an overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: ...over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. The total cost of the scheme in 2023 was €382.02m. As the Deputy is aware, a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...material. The Scheme is funded from a National Exchequer allocation to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine provided to offset some of the negative impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on food and input prices and availability. The scheme is implemented pursuant to the Temporary Crisis Framework for State Aid measures to support the economy following the aggression...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (17 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 to 122, inclusive, together. Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, my Department continues to work as part of the whole-of-Government response with a focus on providing access to emergency temporary accommodation to those fleeing the conflict who request it, in line with Government policy. In the initial stages of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (17 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...Ireland. Through the 2023 allocation, funding of €50 million was approved for some 900 projects in providing support to cities, towns and villages nationwide that have welcomed people from Ukraine and other countries. To further support communities, I announced a further €50 million in funding under the Community Recognition Fund on March 15th last. The...