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

Roderic O'Gorman: ...in 2024, building on the increases in recent years and securing the achievements into the future. The full package of current funding for youth services and programmes in my Department is €77.95 million, an increase of €5 million, or 6.8%, on the 2023 budget. There is no capital allocation in 2024. €74.45m is being provided for youth services funded under the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (7 Nov 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...funding has allowed the OPW, in partnership with local authorities throughout the country, to treble the number of schemes at design, planning and construction to some 98 schemes at this time. In the last 5 years (2018 - 2022), the OPW has invested some €300 million in flood relief expenditure. To date, 53 schemes have been completed, which are providing protection to over...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (7 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: ...to the players in the construction value-chain in Ireland, my Department with Enterprise Ireland has established a new Construction Technology Centre, Construct Innovate, with initial funding of €5m over 5 years. The Centre is a consortium hosted by University of Galway which also includes Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, University College Cork and the Irish Green...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Through Project Ireland 2040, we are investing at least €5 billion over the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for almost one million students and over 100,000 staff that learn and work in our schools every day. The School referred to by the Deputy received capital investment of over €68,000 in 2021. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Through Project Ireland 2040, we are investing at least €5 billion over 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 in our schools every day. My Department has a proven track record of delivery, with over 180 projects completed last year within a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...my Department. The Government is committed to ensuring that a stock of high quality accommodation is available for those who live in the private rented sector. Housing for All sets a target of 25% for the inspection of all private residential tenancies from 2021. A total of €9 million in Exchequer funding is being made available by my Department to local authorities this year to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...year-olds in full-time education was one of my key priorities as part of Budget 2024. The measure is expected to benefit approximately 60,000 18 year olds each year at an estimated cost of €21.6 million in 2024. With many children now starting primary school at age 5 together with the increase in pupils doing transition year, there has been an increase in the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In recognition of the difficulties experienced by the tillage and horticultural sectors this year, I secured €9.53 million from the EU Agricultural Reserve of which €7.147 million will go to support the tillage sector and €2.382 to the horticulture sector. The tillage allocation will be distributed as a one-off flat rate payment of €28 per hectare on the area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...tonnage of 6,300 GT representing 80% of the original target of 8,000 Gross Tonnes to be voluntarily withdrawn from the Irish fleet as recommended by the Seafood Taskforce, at a total cost of €60 million. Of the 39 vessels proceeding:35 vessels have been decommissioned.4 are currently being dismantled and will be completed in November.To date, 34 of the 39 vessels have been paid...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...termed Horizon Europe, specifically under Cluster 6 ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’ and the associated Soil Mission. For my own Department, over €245 million has been committed since 2010 to research conducted across the agriculture, food, forestry and bioeconomy sectors. The research is currently supported through five strands...

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 Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (7 Nov 2023) See 2 other results from this answer

Simon Harris: ...Agency (HFA) to provide finance directly to Irish public higher education providers to develop student accommodation. This deal will further the Government’s priorities, as this new funding will form 25% of the Housing for All commitment made by the HFA. The funding is ring fenced for 5 years and is now open for applications. The initiative is separate to the Government...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023) See 8 other results from this debate

Michael McGrath: ...stimulus plan, the scheme was amended so that the level of support available to first-time buyers was increased to the lesser of €30,000, which was up from €20,000, or 10%, which was up from 5%, of the purchase price of a new home or self-build property or the amount of income tax and DIRT paid in the four years before the purchase or self-build. The scheme was extended in...

Joint Committee on Disability Matters Report: Motion (26 Oct 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...were, where they would like to attend school, what they would like to do at another level and what sort of training they would like to receive. This year in the community healthcare organisation, CHO, 5 area, 116 children did not have to attend day services. They were given the opportunities with either the national learning network and education and training board, ETB, to actually...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (26 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...requested and secured support for the sector from the EU agriculture reserve in light of the significant challenges relating to the weather and harvest this year. A support package of €7.1 million has been allocated to the sector under this fund. A one-off flat-rate payment of €28 per hectare will be made on the area of oilseed rape, winter and spring barley, wheat and rye...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Mr. Seamus McCarthy: The 2022 Appropriation Account for Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage records gross expenditure of €5.632 billion. Appropriations-in-aid of the Vote amounted to €71.4 million. The surplus of the amount provided over the net amount applied in the year was €586.7 million. Of this, the Department received permission to carry over to 2023...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2023)

...but they were late for the list. They received a clear audit opinion, but, as members will remember, I drew attention to a settlement with the Revenue Commissioners of slightly less than €1 million in March 2022 in respect of underpayment of relevant contract tax and professional services withholding tax. The second item is the National Tourism Development Authority's, or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (26 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...manure nitrogen per hectare. However in return, our derogation farmers are subject to stricter environmental conditions, including a higher inspection rate. Last year saw the introduction of Ireland’s 5thNitrates Action Programme where the scope of some existing measures was broadened, other measures were expanded, and a number of new measures were introduced to drive improvements...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (26 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...deal with the difficult trading conditions that have arisen because of Brexit. It also aimed to help the sector transition to longer-term restructuring measures. The scheme had a budget of €3.5 million, with payments of between €2,700 and €4,000 available to eligible inshore fishers. As of 25 October 2023, a total of 737 applications have been received with a total...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (26 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...is an important and integral component of the Agri-Food industry which I have strongly supported in recent years. I doubled the annual budget for the Protein Aid Scheme from €3 to €7 million. The Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) has paid €19.5 million to tillage farmers since it was launched as a pilot in 2021. I announced €7 million in additional...