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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...a number of priority groups who are under-represented in higher education and need additional focus, including students with disabilities. The Department has provided funding of an additional €35 million to support the objectives of the NAP over its lifetime from 2022 to 2028, including a new PATH 4 stream, which puts a further focus on students with a disability, including those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I agree with the Deputy. One of the statistics that bears testimony to what he is saying is that in a very short period, the budget for FET has grown from €5 million to €65 million. This comes from the creation of the Department, which was a commitment in the programme for Government. Let us be realistic, when all of this was part of the remit of the Department of Education,...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements (22 May 2024)

Ossian Smyth: ...hot water to heat homes in the area. At the moment, we have approximately 41% of our municipal waste being incinerated, approximately 16% being landfilled, approximately 26% being recycled and 15% being composted or anaerobically digested There is a mix of things there. Generally, there are EU targets on recycling. It is considered to be a better thing to do than incineration, which is...

Dentistry Services: Motion (22 May 2024)

Holly Cairns: ...and Department of Health seem to have in improving dental services. The Minister has not even turned up for this debate. What little has been done is nothing short of insulting. Some €5 million was allocated in the budget to address the backlog in school screening. However, this money cannot be used to hire more public dentists. How exactly does the Government intend to fix...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...life on our roads, and concerned by the recent worrying increase in road fatalities after many years of progress in making our roads safer Budget 2024 provided an unprecedented budget of €2.35 billion for the Garda Vote, a total increase of 25% since 2020. The unprecedented level of investment into An Garda Síochána has enabled the roll out of the highest number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 May 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 27 February 2024 (details supplied), if he can confirm how much of the €67 million in additional funding that was provided for the apprenticeship system was allocated toward the national recruitment campaign of craft apprentice instructors; the number of instructors hired to date; can he...

Housing for All: Statements (21 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Ivana Bacik: ...social and affordable housing delivery targets in 2023. Just 499 affordable purchase homes and 966 cost-rental homes were delivered. The Government fell short by more than 1,000 of its target of 5,500. There have been delays in delivery. I think of the Poolbeg site in my constituency which should by now have delivered 3,500 homes. Construction has started, which is welcome, but there...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (21 May 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: ...the RHA, prioritises disabilities. For far too long in regions of this country, HSE estates did not prioritise capital development for disabilities. I welcome that I have my own budget of €23 million.It has now come across to the Department. I will liaise with Bernard Gloster to ensure we have a point of contact for capital projects so that when they go on a capital plan they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Africa Day: Discussion with African Ambassadors to Ireland (21 May 2024)

...than 3%. The world GDP is $100 trillion yet GDP in Africa is less than $3 trillion. It is a huge problem. The contribution of African countries to global trade has gone from 2.2% in 2000 to 3.5%. Still we are far from a fair contribution to world trade or the world economy in general. The past experience for Africa's development has been that of facing many challenges. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, the 9 per cent VAT rate was applied on a temporary basis to the hospitality and tourism sectors until 31 August 2023 when it reverted to the 13.5 per cent rate. The 9 per cent rate was introduced on 1 November 2020 in recognition of the fact that the tourism and hospitality sectors were among those most impacted by the public health restrictions put in place...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reviews (21 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...Act 2006. The regime achieves this by imposing an additional tax charge on the value of retirement benefits above set limits when they are drawn down. The SFT limit was initially set at €5 million when it was first introduced. Following two initial increases on the basis of an earnings adjustment factor in 2007 and 2008, the SFT has been amended downwards twice. The first...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (21 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ..., and within Northern Ireland, for those over age 66. At the end of April 2024, there were 1,099,732 qualified primary recipients; and the total number of beneficiaries increases to over 1.8 million when spouse and companion passes are included. My Department is not in a position to provide an individual breakdown per private transport operator, as this is commercially sensitive. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Based on 2019 data, pre the impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is estimated that the new Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit for fully unemployed jobseekers will cost approximately €130 million in a full year. Full year costs will not arise until 2026 as people who are in receipt of Jobseeker's Benefit when the new scheme commences will remain on that scheme until their claim is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (21 May 2024)

James Browne: ...initiatives which primarily seek to divert young people who have been, or are at risk of becoming, involved in anti-social and/or criminal behaviour. On average, the YDPs engage with between 3,500 and 4,000 young people across the State in any one year. These projects provide an invaluable support to complement the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing youth crime and protect...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (21 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...available from their website, www.coford.ie. Their report, which was published in 2022, estimates that total direct and indirect employment in 2020 within the "Forestry and Logging" sector is 3,501 full time equivalents. It further estimates that the employment levels in the "Manufacturing of Wood and Wood Products" sector is 5,922 full time equivalents. While these figures do not capture...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (21 May 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...a critical part of the nation’s infrastructure, both as a core element of the education system for children and a prerequisite of job creation and labour market participation for parents. €89 million has been allocated to this sector under the revised NDP over the period 2023-2026. First 5: A Whole of Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (21 May 2024)

Mary Butler: ...ADHD is a key priority for me and for the HSE. The National Clinical Programme for ADHD is being implemented across the country by multidisciplinary teams on a phased basis. Since 2021, over €3 million has been made available for funding ADHD posts. This has enabled the set-up of 5 fully operational ADHD Teams with recruitment of over 25 posts, and two more teams are currently in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (16 May 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I provided funding of, I think, €5 million to clear the line from Collooney, all the way down to the CLÁR area boundary, which was south of Claremorris, back in 2006. What we need now is construction. We know the line is intact. We have been trying to explain that for a long time. It is intact from Collooney. That section of the line was cleared last year, but perennially...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024)

...and our colleagues in Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in supporting this and in supporting these very needed projects. If we look at the €300 million supplementary budget, €55 million of it was Ukraine related. The breakdown of the €245 million includes project roll-out. Obviously there is an inflation element and it...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...at €76.1m inclusive of VAT. The contract will see the delivery of radios along with associated systems and supports to the Defence Forces. Deliveries will commence in Q2 2024, and will continue over a 5 year period with the vast majority of equipment to be delivered by Q2 2026. Under the terms of the contract over 6,000 radios will be delivered providing capability in the form...