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Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...The Deputy should not be so divisive. He should not use Europe Day, which is such an important day, to be so transparently divisive. Europe Day is an important day for Ireland. We joined Europe 50 years ago and we have benefited from it enormously. Yes, there are difficulties and challenges, but Ireland has done extremely well out of its membership of the European Union. We are very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

...correct. There have been quite a lot of additional resources channelled through the LEOs in the form of the green for micro schemes and additional energy efficiency grants, etc. For instance, on 5 March last, the Government made a decision to provide an additional €15 million to enable top-ups-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael McGrath: ...and the associated tightening of monetary policy, the Irish economy remains in good shape overall. The labour market in particular has proved remarkably resilient, with employment exceeding 2.7 million people in the final quarter of last year, almost 330,000 up on the same quarter in 2019, just prior to the pandemic. As a result, almost three quarters of our working-age population are...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Pearse Doherty: ...improvement if pillar 1 does not go through. However, that is all based on the current projections of the Government. This is where we have dire problems. At its Ard-Fheis, Fine Gael promised 250,000 houses. I think with Fianna Fáil the figure is roughly the same. I am not sure if it has made a statement on it yet. The Commission will argue, I presume, that we need 50,000 houses...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (8 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: Ireland's overall financial support to Ukraine since February 2022 amounts to some €340 million, comprised of over €90 million in stabilisation and humanitarian funding and commitments of approximately €250 million in non-lethal military assistance under the European Peace Facility (EPF). Within these overall figures, funding for humanitarian assistance by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...of the network with c. 10% of the remaining funding invested in new roads/bridges or for road realignments. As outlined in the 2024 Regional and Local Roads programme which I released on the 15th of February this year, the Government is strongly committed to protecting the existing regional and local road network. This network is fundamental in connecting people and places across the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (8 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: I am advised by Revenue that electronic cigarettes, vapes and electronic liquids are not excisable products within the meaning of section 97 of Finance Act 2001 and section 71 of Finance Act 2005. The European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 271 of 2016) is the primary source of regulation of such products, in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Road Traffic Offences (8 May 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...Park Transport and Mobility Options Study Post-Consultation Report was published in 2021 which included a number of key recommendations including a reduction of the speed limit in the Park from 50 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour. The lower speed limit was introduced for public safety. There has been a reduction of speeds within the Park with a noticeable change in driver...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my department has invested in the region of €4.5 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 800 school building projects and with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes 31 new school buildings. These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State investment of over...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (8 May 2024)

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 €43.2 million in 2024. The extension of the scheme takes effect from this month. The qualifying conditions for receipt of payment of Child Benefit for home schooled children has not...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (8 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...prefabricated and modular units 2. Conversion of commercial buildings 3. Targeted purchase of medium and larger turnkey properties 4. Design and build of new Reception and Integration Centres 5. Upgrading of IPAS Centres The multi-strand approach focuses on both increasing State owned permanent capacity, and the upgrading of additional contingency accommodation, developed to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)

...with chronic disease are now fully managed in primary care through the chronic disease management programme. As a result, we have seen a 16% reduction in chronic disease admissions to acute hospitals versus a 3.5% reduction in all medical patients between 2019 and last year. Similarly, there has been a 24% reduction in chronic disease 30-day readmission rates versus 5% for all medical...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cancer Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...the NCCP and includes patient representatives. Under this model, specialist cancer services will work as part of a national genetic service. This is being supported by an investment of nearly €5 million in the national genetics and genomic strategy, which was launched a little over a year ago, and an additional 18 posts. We are very aware of this issue. The hereditary cancer...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...the Deputy rightly identified, we have made significant money available over the past number of years for private care because we need to get these children seen. We invest a little over €200 million every year in public oral healthcare services. An additional €17 million in one-off funding has been invested in recent years. In the longer term, the national oral health...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (2 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the timelines for delivery. The NDP contains expenditure commitments for a range of strategic investment priorities which will contribute towards the achievement of these NSOs, including NSO 5 which relates to a Strong Economy supported by Enterprise, Innovation and Skills. NSO 5 aims to maintain and enhance Ireland's status as a competitive, innovative and resilient enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (2 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: .... It also allows us to take stock of the economic environment and reflect on our ongoing investment path in public services and infrastructure in advance of setting our budgetary framework for 2025 in the Summer Economic Statement. Our expenditure policy remains rooted in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy agreed by Government in the Summer Economic Statement of 2021, with an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2024)

.... Expenditure on development aid would be higher and is more generous than the Tory Government in Britain to the rest of the world. The EU budgetary contribution would be quite significant, at €500 million. Of course, there is no such budgetary contribution currently. Using 2019 data, the result of these adjustments is that the transfer to the North would be approximately...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 May 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...on America. We have to continue exerting our own means of pressure at every level. I completely support the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign is holding a rally for Gaza at 2 p.m. on Sunday, 5 May on the Market Square in Dundalk. Similar events are happening across the country. I agree we need to continue with the work done on divestment. The Government did some initial work on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 22, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on housing met on Monday, 15 April. The next meeting will take place this month, in May. The committee works to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the implementation of Housing for All and for programme for Government commitments regarding housing and related matters, including planning reform. Our...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 May 2024)

Garret Ahearn: ...phases. The phase relating to the part of the road between Cahir and Waterford is the one that has been shelved by the Minister. He has decided not to fund it anymore. We are looking for €2.5 million. Over the past seven years, this Government and that which preceded it spent over €5 million to get to this point. If this project is stopped, it would mean that all this...