Results 41-60 of 156 for 5 million speaker:Roderic O'Gorman

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Traveller Community (20 Oct 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...one that will pay dividends in the longer term. In addition to the strategic framework, the Government provides significant amounts of funding to traveller projects. In 2020, €3.8 million in funding was provided to support Traveller and Roma inclusion. I have secured an additional €1 million for 2021, bringing the total to almost €5 million. This funding...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department allocates almost €67 million to support the provision of youth services nationwide. This funding has been maintained throughout the recent challenging period and this has enabled the youth sector to continue to provide supports to young people, particularly to marginalised, disadvantaged and vulnerable young people. The Local Youth Club Grant Scheme, supports...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: It will lead to a €5 increase in the living alone allowance and a €3.50 per week increase in the fuel allowance. Those are the social welfare measures that will be funded as a result of this measure. A number of Deputies raised the issue of rural Ireland. It is important to note that €20 million of the revenue will be used to pilot environmental programmes in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Welfare Benefits (26 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...under 3 years old. They are also available to families with children over 3 years who have not yet qualified for the free preschool programme (ECCE). This subsidy is not means tested and provides 50c per hour towards the cost of a registered childcare place for a maximum of 45 hours per week. - Income Assessed Subsidies are available to families with children aged between 24 weeks and 15...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (7 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Funding provided to ETBs to end October 2023 Laois & Offaly ETB Scheme Amount € Local Youth Club Grant Scheme (LYCGS) €82,544.00 ETB Youth Grant €128,125.00 Youth Information Centres (YIC) €0.00 Capital funding for youth services/clubs ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (2 Nov 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: In Budget 2022 I have secured a total investment of €716m in the ELC and SAC sector next year. The €716 million investment in ELC and SAC includes €37m in a once off measure and a €41m increase in the core allocation. This will allow my Department to bring forward a substantial and comprehensive package of developments to achieve significant progress on its...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (25 May 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: During the period of Covid-19 restrictions, the youth funding provided by my Department to youth work organisations was maintained fully. An additional €5 million was allocated in Budget 2021 and Budget 2022 to bring the annual youth funding, including capital allocations, to €73 million. Specific Covid-19 related funding was also made available. A...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: We have taken very extensive measures to protect children, and the grant we provided this December is not the first grant. A €5 million outdoor play grant was provided in June of last year, and just short of €30 million was provided for a reopening grant in August 2020, around the time I entered this role, to support the reopening of services following the initial large-scale...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Youth Services (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...the youth sector, the work of some 40,000 volunteers was key to maintaining the ability of youth work organisations to function effectively prior to the pandemic. I provided an increase of €5 million in funding for youth services in 2021, bringing the total from my Department to €66.8 million this year. In 2020, I provided once-off funding of more than €1.3...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (6 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...period. My Department has also engaged with the sector to develop sector specific guidance which were updated at each point there was an update in the Covid-19 measures. I secured an increase of €5 million in funding for youth services in 2021. €66.8 million is being provided to youth services nationwide this year. Funding during Covid-19 restrictions was maintained. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...increase in State investment in early learning and childcare since 2015, albeit from a low base. Over the period 2015-2018, investment increased by 84 per cent – rising from €265 million per annum to €485 million per annum. This increased investment provided for a doubling of State-funded pre-school under the ECCE Programme – from one year to two – as...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over the past eight budgets, investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.25 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. Despite this progress, investment in the area remains low by international standards. In their latest calculation, the OECD report Ireland spends 0.3%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Department communicates. It includes representatives of survivor groups and individual survivors and they will be the people who are engaged with first. On the issue of youth funding, the €5 million extra announced for next year is current funding and it will help to bridge the funding difficulties which I know many youth services throughout the country face. We were asked for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (13 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: In Budget 2022, I secured an additional €5 million in current funding for youth services. The additional funding will assist in the further development of youth services during 2022. More precise allocations across the youth subheads are currently being considered by my officials and details will be shared in due course. In recent years, funding for the provision of youth services...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (13 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to provide current individual values for contracts entered into by my Department. However, it may assist him to note that the total value of the three contracts in question comes to approximately €5 million per annum.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (19 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: In Budget 2022, I secured an additional €5 million in current funding for youth services. The additional funding will assist in the further development of youth services during 2022. More precise allocations across the youth subheads are currently being considered by my Department and details will be shared as soon as possible. In recent years, funding for the provision...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...very pleased to outline the key elements of budget 2021 for my Department, which has responsibility for children, disability, equality, integration and youth. It has received an additional €121 million, bringing the total investment for 2021 to €1.95 billion. In the budget unveiled yesterday, one can see the impact of the Green Party in government. It included a carbon tax...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (5 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...completing the Ready Reckoner, I would encourage them to engage with their local City/County Childcare Committee (CCC) who can provide support. The majority of Core Funding (i.e. €183 million of the €221 million) will be distributed based on a service's capacity - opening hours, opening weeks and the age group of children for whom services are provided as well as number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (7 Jul 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...learning and childcare that is affordable and accessible is a key Government priority. To ensure that the supply of early learning and childcare places meets demand, my Department has, since 2015, funded the creation of more than 27,000 new places, as well as the upgrading of services through an annual capital programme. With the onset of Covid-19 in 2020, the annual capital programme...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Traveller Community (3 Nov 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...build their confidence and prepare them for the workplace. In addition to the strategic framework, the Government provides significant amounts of funding to Traveller projects. In 2020, €3.8 million in funding was provided to support Traveller and Roma inclusion. An additional €1 million has also been granted for 2021, bringing the total to almost €5 million. This...