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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

...employ hundreds of people. As I outlined in my presentation, we fund 16 indigenous feature films a year, some of which would be quite low budget films; a higher budget film would cost about €5 million to €7 million. A €7 million expenditure would be the highest, so they are at the lower end of the scale when compared with much of the inward production.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (26 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: .... As of 19 May, there were 668 delayed discharges nationally of whom 381 were in the Dublin academic teaching hospitals. That compares to a high of 830 in December last year. I note that €25 million was provided for support services to provide alternatives to relieve pressure on acute hospitals. Of that €25 million, €10 million was used to provide an additional 300...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (17 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: ...people who are over-indebted and need help and advice in coping with debt problems, in particular those on low incomes and people living on social welfare payments. In 2014 funding of some €18.6 million was provided to MABS. Information on the waiting times in each MABS office is compiled on a quarterly basis and posted to the website. The most recent statistics available,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...in 1982 to support civil society organisations in creating better understanding between the people and traditions of the island of Ireland, and also between Ireland and Britain. Over €48 million has been allocated to over 2,000 projects during this time. As part of the 2014 Stormont House Agreement, the Government committed to the continued allocation of €2.7 million...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jan 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The 2017 Revised Estimates Volume capital allocation for my Department was €555 million. The provisional outturn of capital expenditure was €546.53 million, leaving some €8.47 million in capital monies remaining. Of this, €8 million was converted to current moneys and expended by year end as part of the Department’s contribution to the new Brexit Loan...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Jul 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...of the supportive comments other leaders have made on the arts. The budget increase for the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for last year was between €18 million and €20 million. This included a €5 million, or 8%, increase in the annual budget of the Arts Council, an increase in the budgets of all of the national cultural...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 673 to 675, inclusive, together. The estimated full year cost of increasing the Carer's Support Grant from €1700 to €2000 is €41.9 million. The estimated full year cost of increasing the rate of Carer's Allowance and Carer's Benefit by €5 per week is €17.2 million and €0.7 million respectively. The costs shown above...

Other Questions: Child Care Services Staff (11 May 2017)

Robert Troy: ...- that is a given. The Minister must accept that most community employment workers who commence work in child care services are taking part in training programmes under which they attain a level 5 qualification after the first year and a level 6 qualification after the second year. Earlier today, I spoke to a lady who runs the community child care service in Ballymahon, County Longford....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (15 Jul 2014)

Alan Kelly: The current value of the Axes 3 and 4 elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 is €370 million. In addition, €5 million has been provided for an Axis 1 Agri-food measure. Up to a maximum of 20% of the total expenditure can be used to defray administration expenses leaving a minimum of 80% of the funding available for projects and animation expenses. To date,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (27 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide details of the latest figures of the net worth of Irish households, including the net worth of the top 1%, the top 5% and the top 10% of these households; to estimate the revenue that would be generated by levying a tax of 2% on the top 5% allowing for a tax-free allowance for each household of €1 million; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 205 together. My Department is currently conducting a tender exercise to put in place a Framework Panel for Consultancy Services for large school building projects. These Frameworks will replace the existing Frameworks which were put in place in 2012 and which expire in April 2014. The panels will provide the basis for Architectural, Engineering...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Haulage Industry (4 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: Some 1.5 million Irish homes are to be retrofitted with the support of the State through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI. This programme was costed by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, at €8 billion. The SEAI is costing it at €35 billion over 35 years, as per its website, under deep retrofit. A house will burn...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Council (29 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: ...the Scene + Heard festival. What Government can do is support funding for the arts. That has happened in an unprecedented way again this year. The Minister, Deputy Martin, has secured €130 million for the Arts Council, €35 million for the basic-income-for-artists pilot scheme which will see 2,000 artists receive a payment of €325 per week for three years; €7...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (5 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Following clarification with the Deputy’s office, I understand that the question concerns the cost of reducing the marginal rate of tax to under 50% for all taxpayers. Following the changes announced in Budget 2017, the top marginal tax rate for incomes up to €70,044 is 49%, comprised of 40% income tax, 5% USC and 4% PRSI. It should be remembered that as recently as December...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (29 Nov 2017)

Simon Coveney: ...in 1982 to support civil society organisations in creating better understanding between the people and traditions of the island of Ireland, and also between Ireland and Britain. Over €48 million has been allocated to over 2,000 projects. As part of the 2014 Stormont House Agreement, the Government committed to the continued allocation of €2.7 million annually to the...

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (12 Apr 2005)

Mary Harney: To the end of December 2004, the total cost of the post mortem inquiry was approximately €20 million. Total legal and administrative costs were approximately €11 million. The remainder of the costs include establishment and office rental costs of €2.29 million, grants to the former eastern regional health authority of just over €5 million, grants to Parents for Justice, PFJ,...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (17 Apr 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: I request the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss an urgent and specific matter of public interest, namely, the reports that the new €5 million accident and emergency unit at Mercy University Hospital, Cork, will close each evening at 8 p.m. because of financial cutbacks. The accident and emergency unit at this hospital treated 25,000 people last year and 10,000, or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: The gross capital underspend of €580 million, as published in the Fiscal Monitor on 5 January 2022, represents the provisional underspend for 2021.  The Comptroller and Auditor General, following his detailed audit of each Departments’ accounts, will formally endorse the expenditure outturn for 2021 later this year. The €580 million variance as published does not...

Written Answers — Library Enhancement Projects: Library Enhancement Projects (4 Nov 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: ...to the assessment of library enhancement proposals were: 1. Evidence of need 2. Evidence of capacity 3. Consistency with Government policy programme and objectives 4. Evidence of additionality 5. Strength of proposal 6. Consideration of sustainability In December 2007, 147 library enhancement projects were approved by Government for a total of €5.08 million in grant-aid. In June 2008,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ministerial Responsibilities (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Martin: ..., sports and media, have sought to address in a range of ways. Some key measures have been introduced to help support the tourism, arts, culture and sports sectors, including an additional €25 million for the Arts Council, a €5 million live events pilot grant scheme, €5 million to support national cultural institutions and nationwide arts infrastructure, the stay and...