Results 161-180 of 345 for 5 million speaker:Simon Coveney

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)

Simon Coveney: ...people to get rid of it. I do not want to allow the beef sector to become a byproduct of the dairy sector, which will be a danger as excitement around the dairy industry grows in the lead up to 2015 when milk quotas will vanish. Milk prices will remain strong in the meantime. Half of Irish beef comes from the suckler herd and half from the dairy herd, but nearly all of the top quality...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (15 May 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...affected by this long-running conflict, not just in Gaza and the West Bank, but throughout the region, where agencies such as UNRWA do vital work. To date in 2018, Ireland has provided €4.25 million for UNRWA’s Programme Budget, which supports services and assistance to some 5 million registered Palestine refugees, including in Gaza. I have paid particular attention in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...;s solidarity with Ukraine, bilateral contact with the representatives of Ukraine and of the Russian Federation in Ireland and the provision of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Ireland has committed €20 million in humanitarian aid to help mitigate the impact of the Russian further invasion of Ukraine on the lives of ordinary people. In addition, the EU has agreed a package of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Unfair Dismissals (29 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...employees believe their employment rights have been breached, they have the right to refer complaints to the WRC for an adjudication and possible redress. The Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015 provide that where an employee has been unfairly dismissed, an adjudication officer and, on appeal, the Labour Court may make an order for the reinstatement, re-engagement or awarding of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (23 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...and abuses, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as acts against persons belonging to minority groups. Ireland fully supports these conclusions. Since 2012, Ireland has provided just over €9.5 million in humanitarian assistance to Iraq including €2 million to the UN Iraq Humanitarian Fund (IHF) in 2018 alone. The IHF ensures funding is allocated to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: ...farmers, the cereals sector is a key source of grain for the milling and malting industry and feeding stuffs for the livestock sector. Annual cereals production in Ireland has fluctuated around 2 million tonnes in recent years and it is desirable to try and sustain this level of production in order to avoid over dependence on imported cereals. According to the CSO Cereals Supply Balance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...to take Questions Nos. 118 and 123 together. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) Programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next six years to suckler farmers in Ireland. The BDGP builds on the large strategic investment in data recording and genomics which has been made in recent years, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (9 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) was launched on the 5thMay and my Department has received almost 29,000 applications to participate in the programme.The Programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next 6 years to suckler farmers in Ireland. The BDGP utilises the large strategic investment in data...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...share his concern that children are bearing the brunt of the conflict in Yemen, with nearly every child in the country currently in need of humanitarian assistance. Ireland has provided over €11 million in humanitarian assistance to Yemen since 2015, and we are committed to maintaining support. In 2017, Irish funding of over €5 million was allocated to the UN’s...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Coveney: .... Over the last four years, we have seen the amount of money available for reforming and changing the childcare sector increase by 117%. The available budget for childcare has gone from €265 million to €574 million over four budgets. The report the Deputy refers to shows that more families than ever are taking up childcare subsidies and supports. More than 200,000...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (23 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...in RD&I often achieve greater levels of growth, drive societal benefits, and produce solutions to global challenges such as climate change, sustainability, and digital transformation. Over 25 years, Ireland has gone from a base of 800 RD&I active firms with a research spend of €300 million to almost 1,800 RD&I active enterprises spending of €3.88 billion in...

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Payments (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the REPS, total payments of €23.53 million have been made in 2015 to date. The vast majority relate to 2014, while payments for 2015 have not yet commenced. A total of 3,371 REPS 4 applicants have received payments this year to date in respect of their 2014 contracts, while 157 applicants have received payments in respect of their 2013 contracts. In 2014 there were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund: Motion (13 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: That has come down from a figure of well over €70 million at one point. It is true that in recent years the shift online has been a significant factor but when the initial decisions were made to cut from 20% to 10% to 5%, remote and online betting was not such an issue. I suspect we are on the same page in regard to where we would like to go, first in terms of getting the system...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (12 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Ireland is a strong and longstanding supporter of UNRWA, which is mandated with providing essential services to the 5.4 million registered Palestinian refugees across the region, including education, healthcare and humanitarian relief. Ireland has disbursed €5 million to UNRWA so far this year and we...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (17 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Government has allocated a sum of €5 million to be distributed as emergency humanitarian support to small businesses that have been unable to secure flood insurance and have been flooded arising from the impact of Storm Desmond. The Irish Red Cross Society have agreed to administer the scheme on behalf of the Government. The scheme is aimed at providing a contribution to the costs...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...years, and has had devastating consequences for civilians, with allegations of violations of human rights, international humanitarian law, and significant loss of life. Ireland has provided over €11 million in humanitarian assistance to Yemen since 2015, and we are committed to maintaining support. In 2017, Irish funding of over €5 million was allocated to the UN’s...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vote 30 - Update on Pre-Budget and Policy Issues: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...that we can be well positioned to respond to growing market opportunities. I want to secure the same future for the marine sector and have negotiated a new, substantially improved allocation of €147 million under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, EMFF, increased from €70 million. My officials are working on a draft operational programme that will set out a series of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (29 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: After nearly four years of conflict in this extremely poor country, the lives of millions of people in Yemen are in danger and have been for many months now. In addition to the hazards of war, many have difficulties in accessing food and healthcare due to insecurity and poor humanitarian access. Millions of others are unable to pay for food and medical care even when it is...

Airport Development Projects. (22 Apr 2008)

Simon Coveney: ...an initiative to try to distance Government and ministerial responsibility from this issue which was essentially based on a political promise — Cork Airport is being saddled with a debt of €113 million, which it has to service on an annual basis. No doubt, the Minister of State will dismiss this by saying Cork Airport has a land bank which it can sell off to finance some of that debt....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: On 5 November, following a meeting with Chinese Vice Minister Niu Dun who has responsibility for Fisheries, I was privilaged to open the largest ever Irish pavilion at the China Fisheries Show in Qingdao, the second largest trade show globally for the international seafood sector. An estimated 25,000 visitors from 100 nations were forecast to attend the show, with no other exhibition of its...