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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Magic Roundabout, registered as Beautiful Minds Crèche & Montessori Ltd. received €177,579.70 in year 1 of Core Funding and, as of June 2024, the service had a contract value of €188,820.82 for year 2 of the scheme. Services coming into contract for year 3 of the scheme will benefit from further increases in Core Funding owing to the 15% increase in the total...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (9 Sep 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: Budget 2025 is currently being considered by Government in the context of the annual estimates process. Therefore, the Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this stage. I am aware, of course, of the pre-budget submission in question and the request for additional funding for the youth sector. However, from 2020 to Budget 2024, current Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...expansion of the GP contract to include opportunistic screening of hypertension (a significant risk factor for stroke). This contract is in place and GPs commenced the service in Q1 2024.the recruitment of 11.5 posts to support acute stroke units, endovascular thrombectomy centres and has enabled the expansion of ESD teams in the community from 6 to 11 teams (target is 21 ESD teams...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (9 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...by the Government’s Shared Island initiative and delivered by the HEA on behalf of Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. In July 2021, funding of €40 million was allocated to the North South Research Programme and a further €10 million was announced by the Department of the Taoiseach in December 2022, bringing the total funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: This Government's ambition to increase the number of persons taking up apprenticeships is reflected in my Department's Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 and the Public Service Apprentice Plan which seeks to significantly increase the footprint of apprenticeship within both the public service and the private sector, while ensuring that apprenticeships are open and accessible and seen as...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (9 Sep 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...needs of our rural areas and is delivered at local level by Local Action Groups (LAGs). There were 122 projects approved in Laois under the LEADER programme for the period of 2020 to 2023 for over €5.7 million. There were, for the same period, 180 projects approved for Offaly for over €5.1 million. This programme closed for approvals at the end of 2023. The 2023-2027 LEADER...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...are being processed within or before advertised turnaround times with the majority of adult online renewal applications issuing within two working days. There are currently no backlogs and 95% of applicants apply through Passport Online. Adequate staffing of the Passport Service to respond to demand continues to be a priority for the Department in 2024 and is an issue that is kept under...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45, 46 and 50 together. The Passport Service has issued over 700,000 passports this year, and current demand forecasts indicate that over a million passports will issue by the end of the year. Virtually all complete passport applications are being processed within or before advertised turnaround times, with the majority of adult online renewal applications...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Passport Service has issued over 700,000 passports this year, and current demand forecasts indicate that over a million passports will issue by the end of the year. Virtually all complete passport applications are being processed within or before advertised turnaround times, with the majority of adult online renewal applications issuing within two working days. Passport turnaround times...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The total funding allocation provided for climate related expenditure for my Department in 2024 is just under €675.7 million, an increase of 10%. A breakdown of all allocations for each Subhead is set out in the Table below. Measures and activities under those Subheads are currently underway. Programme 2024 Allocation €000 Change % 2023 €000 A.3 Environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (23 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...sought each year from local authorities under this programme for consideration for funding in the subsequent year. Works funded under this programme include road markings and signage. In 2024, €658 million was allocated to Regional and Local Road Grants, with approximately 90% of this funding being directed towards maintenance and renewal works. This represents an overall grant...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (23 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Pearse Doherty: 302.To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised in first-and full-year terms in each of the years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively, from increasing the rate of residential stamp duty from 1 to 2% for residential property of values between €700,000 and €1 million, and increasing the rate of residential stamp duty from 2 to 5% for residential property of values...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (23 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy will be aware, Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA) provides for the Cycle to Work scheme. This scheme provides 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 Finance: Credit Unions (23 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: The credit union sector loan book is €6.6bn (consisting of €5.8bn personal/unsecured lending and €788.7m mortgage/business lending). Future growth in the loan book will be driven by growth in personal/unsecured and mortgage/business lending. In January 2020, revised Central Bank Lending Regulations were put into effect on credit union house and business lending only i.e....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (23 Jul 2024) See 3 other results from this answer

Paul Murphy: 381.To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of capital acquisitions tax paid annually on inheritances over €1 million, over €5 million and over €10 million for each of the past ten years. [32949/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (23 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 to 407, inclusive, together. The estimated cost of increasing the main tax credits can be found in the Revenue Ready Reckoner (Post Budget 2024 – page 5), available on the Revenue website at: An update of the Ready Reckoner is due to issue in the coming weeks. Amounts other than those shown can be extrapolated using a straight line or pro-rata...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (23 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I am advised by Revenue that the gross additional yield from imposing a 5% levy on the taxable profits of all airlines and aircraft leasing companies is tentatively estimated to be in the region of €33 million, for a full year. These estimates are based on the 2022 tax returns, the latest year for which fully analysed data are available. These estimates do not take account of any...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (23 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: ...on my Department’s Vote, Subheads A7 and B4, which span general supports to indigenous firms and for research and development/innovation supports. My Department has allocated a total of €372.305 million in respect of these subheads in 2024. The cost of increases of 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50% are set out in the table below: - REV Allocation 2024 (€,000) 5%...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: The Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) is one of four National Development Plan (NDP) 2018-2027 Funds under Project Ireland 2040. €500 million has been invested through the Fund up to 2027 for co-funded collaborative projects. It is aimed at encouraging collaboration and innovation in the development and deployment of disruptive technologies, on a commercial basis, targeted...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Capital Expenditure Programme (23 Jul 2024)

Peter Burke: ...enables NIBRT to offer the highest quality training and research solutions. A significant expansion to NIBRT’s Cell and Gene Therapies facility was launched in 2022 which included investment of €15 million in a 1,600 sq. m. building expansion and €3m in equipment, with further investment in research teams as well as additional trainers with Cell and Gene Therapy...