Results 21-40 of 163 for 5 million speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Jun 2019)

Simon Harris: Budget 2019 announced that the Government had further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the NTPF increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health, HSE, and NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published on 11th March. Under the Plan the HSE, in line with the National Service Plan, will deliver 1.155...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (5 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: ...put forward were a positive step towards making the public health service a more attractive place to work for nurses and midwives. With regard to consultants, numbers have increased by 125 in the 12 months ending December 2018 to 3,096 whole time equivalents, and by 540 in the 5 years since December 2013. The number of NCHDS has increased by 221 in the 12 months ending December 2018...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospitals Funding (1 Dec 2016)

Simon Harris: ...in public hospitals, something the Deputy would probably support. The Health Insurance Authority has identified that payment by private health insurers to public hospitals increased by €144 million between 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. In 2016 hospitals were set income targets of €50 million or 5% over the normal year on year growth associated with increased activity. This...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Simon Harris: I am informed that approximately 90% of AMRFs are valued at less than €250,000. While this might seem like a lot of money, in the case of an individual retiring at the age of 60 or 65, it is clearly not because the money may have to last both the individual and spouse or partner for a period of time of 25 years or more. The Finance Bill amendment reduces the imputed AMRF distribution...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Engagement with Minister for Health and Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: ...tangible, real examples of what this means to people on the ground. On the issue of funding I have committed to the need to increase the budget next year and we have committed to adding €55 million. The Senator asked about equitable distribution and how to make sure each region or area is getting a fair share. I am due to visit Kilkenny this month and will meet the CHO...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Estimates for Public Services 2023 were published as part of the Budget 2023 Expenditure report. The Higher Education allocation for 2023 includes an allocation of €21million towards Technological University development under the National Recovery & Resilience Plan Allocation (NRRP). The 2023 allocation is the year 2 allocation under the NRRP Priority Component 3: Social...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Offices (15 Jul 2015)

Simon Harris: ..., the cumulative value of savings delivered under the lease rationalisation and re-negotiation programme, between 2008 and 2014 is €110,822,292 and has involved the surrender of approximately 1.2 million square feet of accommodation. Annual rental expenditure, nationally, has been reduced from €132 million in 2008 to an estimated €86 million in 2015. Between 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Nov 2020)

Simon Harris: The Government has provided funding in the amount of €168m to support the return of students to further and higher education for the academic year 20/21. This included €150million in new funding and a re-prioritisation of €18million. The specific student supports include a doubling of the Student Assistance Fund, and a €15 million technology fund for devices for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 May 2017)

Simon Harris: ...of the impact of this on people’s lives. Reducing waiting times for the longest waiting patients is one of this Government's key priorities. Consequently, Budget 2017 allocated €20 million to the NTPF, rising to €55 million in 2018. In December 2016, I granted approval to the NTPF for the first tranche of funding in the region of €5 million for a...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (20 Jan 2016)

Simon Harris: ...not accept that the humanitarian scheme has been inadequately funded purely because of the figures that I have put on the record. The Department of Social Protection's scheme has a budget of €10 million of which €344,000 has been drawn down. The Irish Red Cross has a budget of €5 million of which €530,000 has been drawn down. The councils have been given a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (8 Jul 2021)

Simon Harris: Following my granting on 5 May 2021 of their application for TU status under the Technological Universities Act 2018, the dissolution of Athlone and Limerick Institutes of Technology requires the approval by both Houses of the Oireachtas of a draft order appointing the date of establishment of the new Technological University of the Shannon : Midlands Midwest. The date in prospect is 1...

Written Answers — Coast Guard Service: Coast Guard Service (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if he finds it acceptable that €5 million worth of Coast Guard Service equipment currently lies unused at a storage facility for a period of two years and that warranties are being paid on this unused equipment by the Office of Public Works; and if he will instruct the OPW to immediately engage with all relevant stakeholders in ensuring the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Fees (9 Sep 2020)

Simon Harris: ...Northern Ireland. I presume the same logic would apply in terms of the Deputy wanting to see a reduction in fees in Northern Ireland where Sinn Féin is in government and where the fees are £4,395 sterling per annum and students, therefore, are leaving colleges in Northern Ireland heavily indebted through a student loan system that I view as wholly unfair. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Addiction Services (18 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: My Department has allocated €5 million to the Higher Education Authority for mental health and well-being services this year in Higher Education Institutes. As autonomous bodies, the internal disbursement of mental health and well-being funding, including the funding of student services, such as support for people dealing with gambling addiction, is a matter for each Institute so...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (20 Apr 2023)

Simon Harris: My Department has allocated €5 million to the Higher Education Authority for mental health and well-being services this year in Higher Education Institutes. As autonomous bodies, the internal disbursement of mental health and well-being funding, including the funding of student services, such as support for people dealing with gambling addiction, is a matter for each Institute so...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (15 Dec 2020)

Simon Harris: ...where privately owned accommodation is concerned. I have made some arrangements to assist students financially in other ways. For example, we have doubled the student assistance fund from €8 million to €16 million. Students facing financial challenges may be able to approach this fund for assistance.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (21 Oct 2021)

Simon Harris: In Budget 2022 I secured €15 million to enhance our 2022 student grant scheme by increasing all maintenance grant payments (including the special rate of grant) by €200 per year thus benefitting circa 62,000 Students; expanding the income threshold by €1000 (with the exception of the special rate of grant) and extending the qualifying distance for the higher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2023)

Simon Harris: ...body, address the wider struggles and challenges for students, and deliver sustainable progress across the higher education sector. Budget 2022 provided an additional dedicated investment of €35 million. (€5 million over 7 years) to support the objectives of the National Access Plan. Part of this funding has been allocated to a new PATH initiative - PATH 4. PATH 4...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: ...to address access to primary care-based counselling services for under 18s, the Government has prioritised investment in this area. The HSE's National Service Plan 2016 provided an additional €5 million for psychology for children with a focus on enhanced counselling interventions for children and adolescents. Recruitment of these posts, which includes a mix of psychologists and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (4 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: ...Northern Ireland, and as yet, costs have not yet being finalised. The Deputy will recall that along with the Taoiseach, I launched the North-South research programme with a commitment of €40 million over the next 5 years. The HEA are currently evaluating responses to their Call for Proposals from higher education institutions, North and South.