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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (19 Oct 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 443, 444 and 445 together. The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, responsive repairs and implementing planned maintenance programmes, is a matter for each individual local authority, in line with Section 28 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 2009. Notwithstanding the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (19 Oct 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Re-Roofing Of Disaster Store Fire Proofing Upgrade, Cadet’s Mess CCTV Installation Upgrade Refurb Of Hospital Wards 2 And 8 €2.955 million €2.667 million €1.294 million In addition the Deputy may wish to note the following major capital projects which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (19 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: DEIS – Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools is the main policy initiative of my Department to address educational disadvantage at school level.  My Department will spend over €150 million on the DEIS Programme in 2021, which includes some €26.07 million for the School Completion Programme. In the 2021/22 academic year there are 884 schools in the DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (19 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: In Budget 2022, I secured an additional €5 million in current funding for youth services. The additional funding will assist in the further development of youth services during 2022. More precise allocations across the youth subheads are currently being considered by my Department and details will be shared as soon as possible. In recent years, funding for the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: EU Programmes (19 Oct 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...housing. The Guarantee also aims to promote equal opportunity for children at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and to break cycles of inter-generational disadvantage. In 2020, some 18 million children in the EU lived in households at risk of poverty of social exclusion. The plan suggests a target for the EU to reduce the number of people at risk of poverty or social inclusion by at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (19 Oct 2021)

Jennifer Whitmore: 710. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only one week was given for organisations to apply for the €1 million provided for sensory gardens announced on 5 October 2021 with a deadline of 12 October 2021; if he plans to extend the timeframe for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (19 Oct 2021)

Mary Butler: ...dementia and their caregivers together with their representative groups, including the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland.  I was delighted to be able to announce an additional allocation of €7.3 million in Budget 2022 for dementia services. I am confident that this investment will continue to improve diagnosis and access to services for people with dementia across the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of the new home-support scheme in 2021 and to the commencement of its implementation in 2022. While the new home-support scheme is under development, the Government is prioritising improving access to home-support services. As part of Budget 2021, funding for an additional 5 million hours of home-support was provided. This additional allocation will be maintained in 2022. This increased...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of Women’s Health services and to working with women and girls to improve their health across the whole life cycle. This commitment has been reflected within Budget 2022, in the allocation of €31 million for new development funding to specifically support women’s health. Budget 2022 will: -Invest almost €9 million additional funding to ensure continued...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., on 14 October, 2021,  the Government and I announced another record funding plan,  with further increases in the mental health budget for 2022.  A total of €1.149 billion has been allocated to mental health in Budget 2022. This is an additional €47 million for next year and comprises €24 million for new developments, €13 million for existing...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (19 Oct 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 944. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the detail of the €5 million allocated in Budget 2022 to provide for the establishment of a new small capital grant scheme for community centres; and if this is available to all community centres or just non-local authority centres. [50718/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Oct 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ..., Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is carrying out a comprehensive review of the operating model for early learning and childcare in Ireland. This follows on from the commitment in First 5, the whole-of-government strategy for babies, young children and their families 2019-28, to undertake this review with a view to developing more consolidated and streamlined planning,...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Martin Browne: ...chose to continue its old ways by prioritising landlords. However, it does not stop there. The lack of rental properties means that many renters are living in unsuitable accommodation. Of the 765 private rental properties inspected in my own constituency of Tipperary last year - an inspection rate of only 10% - only 91 were compliant with minimum standards. That is the result of the...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (14 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: ...and Kerry; (3) Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss pay and conditions for school secretaries; (4) Deputies Paul McAuliffe and Cormac Devlin - to discuss the return of the night-time economy in Dublin; (5) Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss funding from budget 2022 for the refurbishment and maintenance of mental healthcare facilities; (6) Deputy Dessie Ellis - to discuss the urgent need in the...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Joe Carey: ...this Dáil has been recovery of the aviation sector, which is not only essential but is vital to the recovery of the tourism sector for the entire mid-west and west. I very much welcome the €126 million aviation package and the €60 million of capital investment. We must ensure this package is invested in a fair and regionally balanced way, in line with the aims of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Domestic Violence (14 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Brien: ...aid for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Expenditure on victim supports for people who have suffered domestic, sexual and gender-based violence is also set to increase by €5 million, bringing total funding to €13 million, inclusive of €1 million to improve Garda divisional protective services units. These units are now operating in every Garda...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: ...welfare recipients. On 27 September 2021, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Heather Humphreys, announced the start of the national fuel scheme for the 2021-22 season. A budget of €292 million has been set aside for this season to pay an estimated 370,000 households. The purpose of the payment is to assist the households with their energy costs and the allowance...

Seanad: Finance (European Stability Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Oct 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...estimated in November 2014. Ours will be, or was at that point, €1.815 billion. However, following a review of risks in the European banking system our contribution was revised downwards to €815 million. The second element is the reform of the precautionary conditioned credit line, PCCL. This involves the modernisation of the ESM's financial assistance toolkit. This...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

...income and expenditure relating to those functions are included in the appropriation account for that Department in Vote 33. Total gross expenditure under the Vote in 2020 amounted to €428 million, some 21% or €113 million below the budgetary allocation of €541 million, which included capital carryover. The Covid-19 pandemic impacted expenditure across all...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (14 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The revised estimate for my Department for 2021 provides for a gross allocation of €351 million, with a gross capital allocation of €168.6 million. In addition, €13.18 million of unspent capital funding has been carried forward from 2020 giving a total capital allocation of €181.8 million for 2021. As of 11thOctober 2021 the total capital spend amounted to...