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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (23 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...annual approach to reducing waiting lists, and just as importantly the length of time that patients are waiting, I published the 2024 Waiting List Action Plan on 27th March. Total funding of €360 million has been provided for the plan this year which sets out 19 Actions across three themes: Delivering Capacity, Reforming Scheduled Care and Enabling Scheduled Care Reform. The Waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Prison Service (23 Jul 2024)

Niall Collins: ..., the Taskforce is driving new innovative approaches. A retrofit pilot programme commenced earlier year, in the Midlands and Wheatfield prisons. This Retrofit Skills Course at QQI Level 5 was developed in partnership between the National Construction Training Campus under Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board and the Irish Prison Service. On completion, participants will be...

Seanad: Better Planning for Local Childcare Provision: Motion (17 Jul 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Great. That is why we have announced the €25 million for next year in terms of building blocks. That will be important. We are focusing that building blocks investment on services that will be offered to one- to three-year-olds, recognising the particular challenge at that end, even before we get into the ECCE side of things. That is where our big challenge is now. When it comes...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation (Resumed): Department of House, Local Government and Heritage (11 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: ...the budget for Traveller-specific accommodation, refurbishment and the provision of halting sites and group housing schemes, we see it has been fully drawn down over the past four years. More than €80 million has been expended. The improvement on this drawdown is a significant step forward. With regard to the question on demand and our focus on delivering local authority-led...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: ...in four key principles: prevention, support, oversight and community. An Implementation Plan for Cineáltas was published on 10th April 2023 and commits to implementing each of the 61 actions contained in Cineáltas within a 5 year period. An Implementation and Evaluation Group has been established to oversee implementation of the actions and the publication of annual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to supporting the emotional wellbeing of all children including those who may have experienced trauma. In June 2023 I launched a €5 million pilot of counselling and wellbeing supports in primary schools in selected counties. This Counselling in Primary Schools Pilot is in addition to the range of mental health and wellbeing supports already being...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sports Facilities (11 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: On 20 February, the Government announced an allocation of €50 million from the Shared Island Fund as its contribution towards the redevelopment of Casement Park. The Government has been clear that we would like to see Casement Park redeveloped in time to host EURO2028 matches in Belfast. The Government remains committed to achieving this goal and will work with the Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (11 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: I had a positive first call with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, on 5 July immediately following his appointment, to congratulate him on his appointment and to welcome his Government's commitment to reset the East-West relationship. We agreed to meet in person as soon as possible. In our conversation I expressed my desire to work with the new Secretary of State...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (11 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 159 together. I thank the Deputy for her questions. Since January 2020 revised Central Bank Lending Regulations were put into effect, and the following concentration limits have applied to credit union house and business lending: Combined house and business lending not to exceed 7.5% of assets of the credit union, with an inner limit of 5% of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: ...application, Requests for Further Information (RFI) from Local Authority and possible third party appeals to An Bord Pleanala can considerably lengthen the process. Stage 1 – Preliminary Design (5-6 months) The Preliminary Design stage includes reviewing all information provided as part of the Project Brief. It also involves establishing and analysing all site factors and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jul 2024)

Mary Butler: ...the NTPF under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Fair Deal). The NTPF is expected to negotiate 389 Deeds of Agreement in 2024. As of end of April, there were 301 still remaining. The average uplift is 5% to date. There were 257 full Deeds renegotiated in 2023 which resulted in a 6-7% average uplift, with a further number of mid-Deed uplifts in addition to this (this is where Deeds were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...done by the end of the year. We are looking at having it by the end of the year. I hope to launch the respite action plan in the coming weeks. We will see the full allocation. I secured €15 million in last year's budget, but in a full year, the amount involved is €25 million. We will see how it will pan out across the entire country. It will be aligned with the...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (10 Jul 2024)

Simon Harris: ...it, as well as improving our internal and external competitiveness, will be vital tasks for the period ahead. Central to that effort will be making a success of the green and digital transitions and our journey to climate neutrality by 2050. I am pleased that the strategic agenda recognises the need for there to be a just and fair climate transition. We want the EU to be a green,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

...transport for some or all of their journeys. Once again, I am happy to report that public transport numbers continue to grow on all our subsidised services. The total passenger numbers in 2023 at 311 million represented a 24% growth on the previous year’s figures and a 5% increase on pre-Covid passenger journeys. In 2024 to date, we have seen a 9% growth on bus services in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA) provides for the Cycle to Work scheme. This scheme was introduced in 2009 and offers an exemption from benefit-in-kind (BIK) where an employer purchases a bicycle and/or associated safety equipment for one of their employees (or directors) to use, in whole or in part, to travel to work. Associated safety equipment may include items...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (10 Jul 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: In Budget 2023, the government provided an additional €13 million for the expansion of services within the NCSE. This will mean an increase of up to 160 additional staff in the organisation, a workforce increase of 50%. Overall, the NCSE will increase from its current staffing base of 327 to 426 approximately. While recruitment for some grades has concluded, it remains ongoing for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (10 Jul 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...to these properties, activity undertaken by them and outcomes, including the scheme or measure used where the property was brought back into use. Also under the Action Plan, I announced a €150 million Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) for local authorities to acquire vacant or derelict properties for reuse or sale, using their compulsory purchase powers were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (10 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, at an estimated cost of €382 million in 2024. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. Only one allowance is paid per household. At the end of December 2023, 411,395 household were in receipt of the Fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (10 Jul 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...the costs to parents for children to participate in ELC. Since January 2023 - with the increase in the minimum NCS subsidy to €1.40 per hour – out of pocket costs to families have fallen by 25% on average. From this September, the minimum subsidy will increase again to €2.14 per hour – and the cumulative reduction in out of pocket cost is estimated to reach...