Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Select Committee on Social Protection
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development and the Islands (Further Revised)
Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I will continue while the Deputy is checking. There was a one-off €10 million for the energy support fund, which we no longer have. In usual terms, there is actually an increase, but removing last year's one-off energy support makes it look like a decrease. There was a 10% increase in the SICAP budget in 2022 and a further increase this year. PPN workers will get an increase this year. There is also an increase of €1 million for volunteer centres. It is all going in the right direction. The one-off €10 million for last year just makes it look otherwise.
I am unsure as to whether the Deputy had related questions.
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