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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (13 Dec 2022)

Simon Harris: ...Funding our Future to address basic funding needs also serves as a standard for the sustainable funding of additional spaces. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: In May, I announced funding of €3 million a year to 2025 in order for higher education institutions to implement universal design and inclusive practices on their campuses in order to improve the opportunities for students...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (13 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...2020, in mixed retail outlets alcohol products and advertising are confinedto one of the following: - an area separated by a 1.2m high barrier, or - units in which alcohol products are not visible up to 1.5m height, or - up to three units that can be a maximum of 1m wide by 2.2m high. - In addition, alcohol products can be contained but not be visible in a unit behind the counter. (Section...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: Next year the overall funding available to the HSE for Older Persons will exceed €2.4 billion. This includes nearly €1.1 billion for Fair Deal. This represents an overall increase of 25% since 2020. A wide range of core services will be provided for older persons including home support, day care, community supports in partnership with voluntary groups and intermediate care as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is better still. What is the projected profit for this year, roughly speaking? I am not tying Ms Hurley down to €5 million or €10 million. I just want to know roughly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

...Agency at the time. It was tested and agreed to be cheaper than the cheapest debt funding solution. It is partly to do with how the money is paid back. The pension fund, for example, requires a 5% yield of coupon payment. It will put in 5% of the capital and expect 5% back per year, plus an index to keep pace with inflation. With the pension fund we spoke with, we pushed very strongly...

Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: ...useful Seanad debates on it, a few questions jump out and it would be good if the Minister of State could clarify matters. As was highlighted in the Seanad debate, the threshold for registration is 25 cu. m while the threshold for licensing is 2,000 cu. m. I am at a loss to understand why anything below such large volumes of water is exempt from regulation. It is at odds with the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...worth noting that a lot of investment is going into the hospital, for example, in the radiation and oncology building, as I said. There is a new 12-bed cardiothoracic ward, in which have made a €5 million investment. I met the team there recently, and the ward is making a big difference to patient waiting lists. It is true that projects of this scale unfortunately take a very...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2021 Report of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15 - Collection of VAT on e-Commerce
Chapter 16 - Revenue's Suspension of Periodic Reviews of Tax Clearance Certificates
Chapter 17 - Overstatement of Certain Unallocated Tax Deposits (8 Dec 2022)

Mr. Niall Cody: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to make my opening statement. In the context of the discussion today, I draw the attention of the committee to section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and my obligation to uphold taxpayer confidentiality. In 2021, Revenue collected total gross receipts of €96.6 billion, including €17.5 billion in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 19 - Exchequer receipts from National Lottery ticket sales (8 Dec 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...". I looked at this, starting off with the ticket sales. We took the year 2021 and also looked back over a number of years. What actually goes back into good causes works out between 27% and 28.5%. In 2021, the national lottery had ticket sales of more than €1 billion. When the prizes are taken out, the figure is nearly €600 million. The gaming revenue is left, which is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to meet the Sláintecare targets. We now have three-year waiting list plans. A great deal of effort was made on waiting lists in the last quarter of 2021, which resulted in a reduction of 5% in the lists. It was a successful activity. That effort transferred into the €350 million waiting list plan for this year, which mainly focuses on hospital waiting lists. It also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...begun on this review and officials in my Department are engaging with stakeholders. I expect significant further progress to be made in 2023 and have made an unprecedented additional allocation of €15 million in Budget 2023 to support this work and enhance the provision of oral healthcare services next year. This is additional to the €148 million that is already provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...begun on this review and officials in my Department are engaging with stakeholders. I expect significant further progress to be made in 2023 and have made an unprecedented additional allocation of €15 million in Budget 2023 to support this work and enhance the provision of oral healthcare services next year. This is additional to the €148 million that is already provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...investment in dementia services and supports in Budgets 2021 and 2022, the Government will continue to focus on enhancing dementia care for people with dementia in 2023. New funding of €2.1 million has been allocated in Budget 2023 to ensure that dementia-specific day care centres can return to full operational capacity. Dementia in-home day care supports will also continue for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...-annual approach to reduce and reform waiting lists and times, which were exacerbated during the Pandemic. It builds on the success of the 2021 Plan that delivered reductions in waiting lists of 5% in Q4 2021, as part of €340m funding allocated last year. Through the 2022 Plan, €350 million was allocated to provide additional public and private activity to further stabilise...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (8 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...waters around Rockall and the impact of the loss of access to these waters was examined by the Task Force.  The Task Force estimated that, in 2019, the total Irish squid fishery was valued at around €6.6 million.  The majority of this squid is taken by the Irish fleet from the waters surrounding Rockall and this amounted to 1,071 tonnes, valued in...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Cathal Berry: ..., particularly that which supports life such as water and power. This is a ruthless way of doing business coming into winter. I welcome Ireland's support for Ukraine in providing €25 million recently and also the €5 million we have given to Moldova. I had the good opportunity to speak to the deputy ambassador of Moldova last night and he asked me to convey his heartfelt...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

Paschal Donohoe: The FED provides relief from income tax on up to €35,000 for employees who are tax resident in Ireland but travel out of the State temporarily to carry out duties of their office or employment in certain qualifying countries. In this way, FED acts as an incentive to Irish businesses seeking to develop and expand into emerging markets in any of the 30 qualifying countries. To qualify...

Seanad: Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: ...up to 5,000 disadvantaged children; and the universal subsidy was extended to all children under 15 years old who were using registered early learning and childcare. Additional funding of €121 million for the NCS was secured in budget 2023 to increase the universal subsidy from 2 January and to further reduce out of pocket costs of early learning and childcare to families. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...begun on this review and officials in my Department are engaging with stakeholders. I expect significant further progress to be made in 2023 and have made an unprecedented additional allocation of €15 million in Budget 2023 to support this work and enhance the provision of oral healthcare services next year. This is additional to the €148 million that is already provided for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: On the piers and harbours, normally there is €3 million or €4 million per year total investment in local authority piers and harbours. Over this year, taking into account what I announced today, the total amounts to €56 million so it is multiples of that. I made a significant decision today. Normally funding from the Government is 75% and 25% from the local authority....