Results 1-20 of 131 for 5 million speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Expenditure (26 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: At a meeting on 24 November 2011 the Government approved the allocation of €10 million in the form of a non-repayable grant as seed capital for the Microenterprise Loan Fund. The allocation of €10 million to Microfinance Ireland was met from savings in the Vote of my Department. Using an initial 5 year horizon, this €10 million seed capital, supplemented by a further...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: ...pupils with special educational needs who are awaiting a school placement. This year, 12,040 special needs assistants are available for allocation to primary and secondary schools to the end of the 2015-16 school year, which is an increase of almost 14% in the number available since 2011. There are currently more than 11,800 learning support and resource teacher posts in mainstream...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Apr 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...offices together with the number of staff employed in each office. The total costs associated with the running of both IDA Ireland's and Enterprise Ireland's overseas offices in 2011 was €29.559 million, of which €19.043 million related to Enterprise Ireland and €10.516 million related to IDA Ireland. This figure includes the salaries and other costs of staff who directly engage...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Supplementary) (26 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: All of the €31 million is new money. There is no roll-over. The €20 million is allocated through the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, as opposed to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. The Deputy will be aware that another element of the just transition is the doubling of the warmer homes allocation for poorer families. That...

Written Answers — International Trade: International Trade (22 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: According to Central Statistics Office published data, in 2010 (the latest full year in respect of which country-specific trade statistics are available) Ireland exported €82 million worth of goods to Iran. The four most significant categories were general industrial machinery and equipment etc. - €15.1 million; medical and pharmaceutical products - €14.4 million, miscellaneous edible...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2009)

Richard Bruton: My amendment is similar. .According to the Minister's own statistics, there are not many people earning under €25,000. I think it is only about 20,000 in total. Therefore, the cost of making this concession would be extremely small. It goes to the heart of the matter. My original amendment which was ruled out of order provided that it be compensated for further up the levy structure...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: In February 2015, as part of Government’s Action Plan for Jobs: Regional Initiative, I announced details of a 5-year strategy aimed at accelerating jobs recovery in every part of the country. In May 2015, as part of this initiative, Enterprise Ireland launched a €5 million Community Enterprise Initiative Scheme. This competitive scheme was open to new and existing...

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Richard Bruton: He wasted €300 million, a drop in the ocean in Government terms, but it could have funded medical cards for children under five, subsidised 20,000 new child care places, put in place 5 million extra home help hours or carried out 20,000 extra inpatient operations.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (25 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: In the 2014/15 academic year, there were just over 18,000 core staff across the higher education system (whole-time equivalents). This figure encompasses some 9,800 academic staff and 8,300 non-academic staff. These figures do not include contract research staff. There were just over 190,000 students (whole-time equivalents) enrolled in 2014/15 giving an average academic staff:student...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...the region. My officials are currently finalising the Midlands Plan and I anticipate that it will be launched in the coming weeks. The Government has also announced that it will provide up to €250 million in funding over the next five years to support the Action Plans for Jobs: Regionalinitiative. This funding includes €150 million for an IDA property investment programme...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (14 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: ...entrepreneurship. This voluntary initiative is a prime example of how communities can work together to support business development and job creation. Last year, I announced details of the 5-year, €250 million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...and Minor Works Grant Schemes. The total value of grants approved under these headings to schools in County Wexford is set out in the table. Project Category Funding Major Projects €38.4 million PPP Projects ** Additional Accommodation €7.6 million Emergency Works Scheme €1.1 million Summer Works Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: .... I am informed by IDA Ireland that information in relation to sponsored site visits by potential investors is provided on a county by county basis only and that from 2012 to the end of June 2015 there were a total of 1,310 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to various locations across the country. Details of the number of these site visits during this period, which...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (15 Apr 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...schemes in 2012: the Microenterprise Loan Fund and the Credit Guarantee Scheme. Microfinance Ireland (MFI) was established to manage and control the Microenterprise Loan Fund. I provided a €10 million Exchequer allocation to MFI in 2012 which will be supplemented by €5 million from the three main banks to cover the first 5 years of the Fund. There is scope within the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together. My Department does not have any capital projects that have cost €100 million or more in the past 5 years. My Department has one capital project that is anticipated to commence in the next five years that is expected to cost over €100 million, the National Broadband Plan. The Department is commencing a procurement process...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (27 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...now accepts applications directly. While recognising that the Scheme is demand-led, Microfinance Ireland is committed to reaching the long term objective for the Scheme which should see, the €10 million Exchequer allocation, supplemented by €15 million bank borrowing in tranches of €5 million over the following years generating €40 million (€8m per...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (16 Apr 2019)

Richard Bruton: My Department reprofiled €4 million, representing less than 1.5% of my Department's overall 2019 capital allocation, across the Subheads set out in the following Table, to support the additional costs arising this year on the National Children’s Hospital project. The timing of payments arising under these Subheads will be managed to ensure that service delivery is maintained and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Just Transition Fund (28 Nov 2019)

Richard Bruton: ...has also been invited to take account of relevant existing plans and programmes such as the regional enterprise development. On immediate resources that are available, the budget announced €20 million for a new energy efficiency retrofitting scheme to be focused on the midlands, €5 million for peatland rehabilitation outside of the Bord na Móna estate, €6...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...Expenditure and Reform that are reported in the Expenditure Reports published with the monthly Exchequer Statement. My Department’s voted expenditure at the end of June was under profile by €27 million, which is less than 1%. Current voted Expenditure is running €1 million behind profile (less than 0.5%). Student Support Non-Pay Grants (subhead C11) is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Enterprise Centres (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: Last year, I announced details of the 5-year, €250million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call, the Community Enterprise Initiatives Fund, with a budget of €5 million over two years, which focused on community-driven enterprise initiatives and...