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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...firms that have been affected by rising costs but is not intended to compensate directly for all increases in wages or other costs for every business. The total allocation for the grant is €257 million. Officials within my Department are leading the introduction of this scheme, working in conjunction with the local authorities, the Local Government Management Agency, LGMA, the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Feb 2024)

...and Clare Education and Training Board for 2022, received a clear audit opinion. However, I drew attention to two matters. The first is a disclosure that there were payments totalling €20,645 to a business with which a staff member had a direct connection and which represented a conflict of interest. The second issue I drew attention to was non-compliance with procurement rules,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...are considered in the final assessment of any licence application. In the period 7 October 2023 to date, my Department issued three individual dual-use export licences with a value of €31.4 million to end users in Israel. The three exports license were for category 5 items - ICT hardware and software.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...Rural Future’ policy recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated national network of 400 remote working hubs by 2025. The Department of Rural and Community Development has invested over €150 million in the development of remote working facilities through programmes such as the Town...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (7 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Garret Ahearn: ...them all, which is why, even before 2020, the school put in an application to the additional accommodation scheme. It was approved in February 2020. It is a huge project that involves almost €5 million in investment. It will deliver two special education teaching rooms, two science labs, a prep room, a design and communication graphics room, a home economics room, a textiles...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...pressures, exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine. While it is welcome that the two most recent Central Statistics Office, CSO, monthly bulletins have reported a decrease in inflation below 5%, we will all agree that inflation had a significant impact on households and the cost of living during 2023. My Department has been front and centre in the delivery of the Government’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: .... In the energy sector, the focus is on accelerating and increasing the deployment of renewable energy to replace fossil fuels, with a target 9 GW of onshore wind, 8 GW of solar, and at least 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030, while developing an associated industrial development strategy. Significant progress is already being made to establish our offshore wind generation infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...is aware, in June 2019, the Government at that time gave an approval in principle of an expression of support for an expansion proposal at Waterford Airport and to providing Exchequer funding of €5 million towards a runway extension project. Government support was not only contingent on local authority and private investment necessary to complete the project being committed and any...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...again in 2023 notwithstanding the wider construction sector environment of high inflation, labour shortages and supply chain issues. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing over €5 billion during the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for the almost one million students and over 100,000 staff that learn and work...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (7 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...provided for the programme as part of Budget 2021 measures. The increasing of the SCP full year budget to €27m from 2022 encompassed the extension of SCP to an additional 28 schools and incorporated a 5 percent increase in budget to SCP funding overall. From September 2022, an additional €4 million (€5.9 million full year) was provided to allow access to SCP to new...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...Estimate and I am glad to be back again to bring forward this Estimate, which will ensure the progress we have made in recent years continues into 2024. For 2024, gross expenditure of €431 million is budgeted, which consists of €221 million in current expenditure and €210 million in capital expenditure. My Department also has a capital carryover of €20 million...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2024)

Joe O'Brien: Under Project Ireland 2040, the Department of Education is investing well in excess of €5 billion over the period 2021-25 to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for the almost 1 million students and over 100,000 staff who learn and work in our schools every day. The Department of Education has a strong track record of delivery of school building...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...very significant scheme, which I introduced back in 1998. I have had a lifelong interest in special needs education and I am very keen that we continue to improve resources. Approximately 20,045 special education teachers will be available for allocation to schools in 2024. That is an increase of 20% compared with 2019-20, when the number was 16,626. By the end of this year, there...

Seanad: Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (1 Feb 2024)

Thomas Byrne: ...in certain donor or trust funds, subject to certain conditions, more rapidly and effectively. Should the legislation be passed, it is the Minister for Finance’s intention to seek approval for Ireland to contribute €7 million to the EIB’s newly established EU for Ukraine trust fund using this framework. I will now give an overview of the operation of the Bill, which...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

Mr. Robert Watt: We can set out the full list of projects that we have above a certain threshold, perhaps €3 million or €5 million. We will figure it out.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (1 Feb 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...2012 to 17% in the most recent result (6 months to September 2022). However, the recent growth in non-bank finance activity as a source of credit for SMEs is a contributing factor. The 5% of SMEs who stated they applied for non-bank finance in the 6 months to September 2022 is notable and reflects a growing market share for this source of finance, with further expected future demand....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...achieved again in 2023 notwithstanding the wider construction sector environment of high inflation, labour shortages and supply chain issues. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing over €5 billion during the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for the almost one million students and over 100,000 staff that learn and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (1 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...Future recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated national network of 400 remote working hubs by 2025. There are currently 343 remote and co-working facilities across the country on-boarded to the platform. Table 1 attacehd sets out the total number of hubs onboarded in each county. My department...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: It is not broken down into languages. About €5 million was spent on military education and training. Suffice to say, we do a lot of training in the Defence Forces. There is a lot of education, which is good. There is a lot of advancement and progress. I will check that for the Deputy. It is a fair point because people serve overseas and language is important.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (1 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...in 2024 and will be happy to take questions afterwards. For 2024, the overall gross estimate for the Department of Foreign Affairs group of Votes is €1.113 billion, including a capital allocation of €25 million. This represents an increase of €56 million on the initial 2023 allocation of €1.057 billion. With the committee's agreement, I will start with Vote...