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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Ireland (23 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 358 together. Culture Ireland is a unit of my Department with responsibility for the promotion of Irish Arts internationally. In doing so, they work with International presenting partners and annually funded bodies to bring high quality Irish arts, across all artforms, to global audiences. In 2023 Culture Ireland's allocation is €6.6m. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (23 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over the past eight budgets, investment in Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.25 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. Despite this progress, investment in the area remains low by international standards. In their latest calculation, the OECD report Ireland spends 0.3%...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (23 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...is responsible for the implementation of its own commitments that impact upon Travellers and Roma, including in relation to culture, heritage and identity. In 2023, my Department is providing €5.942 million in core funding to a number of Traveller and Roma organisations to progress actions under the NTRIS. This represents a 5% increase over the 2022 allocation. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (23 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...support payment. These benefits are in recognition of experiences while resident in Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions. The overall cost of the Payment Scheme is estimated at €800 million. The Government proposals for the Payment Scheme were developed following deliberations on the very complex issues in question. They were informed by a consultation process undertaken...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 May 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: The ECCE scheme is a universal programme which provides 2 years of free preschool to children in the eligible age range of 2 years and 8 months to 5 years and 6 months. My Department funds private early learning and care service providers to provide the ECCE programme at a standard rate of €69 per week per child attending the ECCE programme. Under the new Core Funding scheme, where...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy for his question. Under Housing for All, in the period 2022 to 2026, the Government will deliver: 47,600 new build social homes; 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing; and 28,500 new affordable homes. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of more than €4 billion per annum, through an overall combination of €12 billion in direct...

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 May 2023)

Peter Burke: ...hard to commend it. Regarding his comments on the Defence Forces, the Commission on the Defence Forces will bring us to level of ambition 2, LOA2, and will see the State spending approximately €1.5 billion by 2028, updating our Defence Forces. That will be key to modernising all sectors of our Defence Forces and their capacity, which will be critical. The Senator also made...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023) See 6 other results from this debate

John Brady: ...the Opera Site. We know UL was deeply invested in the process of trying to acquire the Opera Site. The finance, human resources and asset management committee, FHRAMC, gave approval for up to €5 million to be spent on the acquisition of the site and preparing it to get to planning stage. Would it be the normal procedure for the approval of funding like that to go through that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (18 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...supports have included the retention of the lower VAT rate since November 2021, a rate which was most recently extended until 1 September 2023. In 2021, supports from my Department included €55 million for a dedicated tourism business continuity fund, €17 million in capital investment for an outdoor dining scheme and €5 million for an urban animation scheme. In...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (18 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...will develop Mountains DEDP,commencing 2023. 2022 was a busy year for the Dublin Region with a number of projects and initiatives completed. For example, Dublin's Surprising Stories Small Grants (€1.7 Million), were all completed in 2022 allowing for better international language provision and story interpretation across 10 key visitor attractions. In addition, Failte...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (18 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the administrative burden for Departments and public bodies developing capital projects. One of these specific changes is the reduction of the number of approval stages prior to implementation from 5 to 3, reducing the administrative burden on Government departments charged with developing and delivering projects. The three approval stages prior to implementation are:Strategic Assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (18 May 2023)

Norma Foley: ...awarded to date. It is my intention to seek funding for further capitation increases in future budgets. In addition, as part of the Cost of Living measures introduced in Budget 23, €90 million has been provided in once-off additional funding to support increased running costs for recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme, in particular in dealing...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (18 May 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...artists countrywide with record €130m annual funding for the Arts Council now in place for the third year running. I am informed that in January, the Arts Council announced funding of over €9 Million for Arts Centres and Ealaín na Gaeltachta for 2023. The purpose of Arts Centre funding is to invest in and support the infrastructure of Arts Centres required to sustain and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated full year cost of increasing the rate of payment by an additional €5 per week, from €129.70 to €134.70 per week, is €3.6 million. This includes a proportionate increase for qualified adults and those on an age-reduced rate of Supplementary Welfare Allowance. This costing is based on the estimated average number of recipients in 2023, and is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (18 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: .... The 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. In furtherance of this commitment, my Department’s focus to date has been on strategically developing the National Hub Network and the shared online booking platform...

Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)

Mary Butler: ...in health has been a substantial priority for the Government. In just three years, the net core allocation for our health services increased from €17.9 billion to €22.8 billion, almost €5 billion more, or a 27% increase in core funding between 2020 and 2023. That investment is clear, tangible evidence of the commitment the Government has made to healthcare and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Mr. Patrick Davitt: We have not carried out much research on the 25,000 target but we conducted a small survey a year and a half ago in one county and two small rural areas in that county. In one case, there were 74 houses in one rural area, yet 40 of them were not being lived in because they were either vacant or derelict. That figure is astonishing. At the moment, if we are to believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...leads across the climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in the Department of Transport. The engagement is timely. We are now approaching both the midway point of our first carbon budget to 2025, the first full year under the sectoral emissions ceilings agreed by the Government last July and the first year of implementation under our national sustainable mobility policy, which was...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: ...are on hand, including 40 new school buildings and 260 projects of additional accommodation of various types. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing €4.4 billion between now and 2025 to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities throughout the country for the almost 1 million students and 100,000 staff who attend our schools. Key priorities for the Department are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

...week by Eirgrid mark a significant milestone for Ireland’s offshore wind. These projects, involving in excess of 3 GW of capacity, represent a major step forward to delivering a capacity target of 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030. I take this opportunity to congratulate all those involved in Ireland's first offshore wind auction. The first successful wind farm operators can progress...