Results 1-20 of 76 for 5 million speaker:Damien English

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Damien English: ...and over €160 16 and 17 years €40 2013 18 years and over €160 16 and 17 years €40 2012 18 years and over €188 16 and 17 years €40 2011 18 years and over €188 17 years €95.75 16 years €76.65 2010 18 years and over €196 17 years €99.80 16 years €79.90 A small number of students may also...

National Drugs Strategy. (8 Feb 2006)

Damien English: ...done to fast track the process? If the Minister of State sees beneficial projects, better even than those in other countries, is it possible for the money to be spent more quickly? The sum of €2 million falls far short of the €5 million or €6 million that is badly needed.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Damien English: Under savings on subheadings, on the version we have, there are no figures for A7 and B4 but on the copy Deputy Tóibín has, there is a figure of €5 million for B4. There seems to be a difference which I cannot explain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)

Damien English: Is €5 million the lowest in terms of investment?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (15 Sep 2022)

Damien English: To date, my Department has provided funding of €250 million, administered by Enterprise Ireland, to assist the establishment of some 270 Enterprise Centres throughout Ireland. In 2022, €5 million in funding was made available to Community Enterprise Centres though the Regional Enterprise Innovation and Scoping Scheme. Since 2017, Enterprise Ireland has administered...

Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006)

Damien English: ...week, such a sum will not deliver much. It will not deliver effective youth programmes and will only employ one or two staff in an office. It will not achieve results. The Minister of State said €5 million has been allocated to the regional drugs task forces of which, half way through the year, 13% to 20% has been spent. A sum of €5 million out of potential expenditure of €12.2...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Building Energy Rating Administration (11 Dec 2019)

Damien English: As part of the just transition proposals for the midlands region, budget 2020 has made provision for an additional €20 million to fund energy efficiency upgrades to local authority houses in the affected midland counties. There is €5 million in the initial tranche. This funding is in addition to the €25 million, which my Department is making available in 2020 for energy...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Damien English: ...the ambitious targets under the Rebuilding Ireland programme. If we stick to this plan and continue with this investment of money, we will solve the current housing difficulties. The extra €600 million provided, a 46% increase in funding for next year, will allow us to meet the housing needs of some 25,500 households and to focus increasingly on direct construction. The...

Statements re Minister for Finance's announcement on banking of 30 September 2010: Questions (20 Oct 2010)

Damien English: ...able to work on the figures so I ask if the Minister could provide it in the near future. I have a couple of questions for the Minister. The threshold for loans being moved to NAMA started at €5 million and has now increased to €20 million. I ask the Minister to elaborate on the reason for this increase. On the issue of restoring trust in the banks, Deputies were being told by...

National Drugs Strategy. (9 Nov 2006)

Damien English: ...more than I did before the question was answered. I accept, however, that the Minister cannot predict what will be the figure and that we will be obliged to wait until the end of next year. If the 5% target is to be perceived as being real, every effort must be made to reach it. Does the Minister of State intend to increase funding in the next two months and in the first half of 2007 to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Éireann (9 Jun 2015)

Damien English: ...recalled to address minor defects. The inspections are an essential part of Bus Éireann's strong safety protocols, which collectively have served to deliver an incident rate of well below one incident per million journeys undertaken on Bus Éireann school buses in recent years. On the completely separate issue in relation to statistics around incidents and accidents on school...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations Upgrade (27 Sep 2018)

Damien English: ...were asked to review these plans with a view to finding savings as it was felt the project offered insufficient value for money. A re-assessment of fire station projects was undertaken in 2015. This graded proposals on the basis of: - Area Risk Categorisation of the Fire Station (population, fire risks etc.) - Established Health and Safety Needs - The state of...

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Damien English: It is a question. The Minister says he is happy that €5 million has been given to the regional drugs task forces but that is less than €250,000 per county to tackle drugs. It will not even cover four or five staff in a treatment centre or working with young people to prevent them taking the drugs road. Will he return to the Government and ask for an increase in money to fight drugs? Youth...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: The Local Enterprise Offices will receive an additional €2m under Budget 2022 which represents an almost 5% increase in funding. This additional investment will allow each of the 31 Local Enterprise Offices to enhance the role they already play in assisting local and regional development including the launching of the Regional Enterprise Plans. The additional funding provided will...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Nov 2021)

Damien English: ..., championing design thinking, and informing Government policy. DCCI’s activities are funded by my Department through Enterprise Ireland. In 2022, my Department will provide an additional €1 million in funding, up to a total of €5.6 million, to support the work of the Design and Crafts Council Ireland in what is an extremely valuable indigenous industry in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (25 May 2017)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together. The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides the statutory framework for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board and for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme to be implemented by the Board with support from the Housing Agency.  The pyrite remediation scheme is a scheme of “last resort” and is limited in its...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (19 May 2022)

Damien English: ...and regional area while providing facilities for remote working, helping start-ups to scale internationally and attracting small scale FDI. To date, my Department has provided funding of €250 million administered by Enterprise Ireland to assist the establishment of some 270 Enterprise Centres throughout Ireland. In 2022, an additional €5 million in funding will be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (19 Oct 2022)

Damien English: ...of which are regionally based, provide space, mentoring and support to start-up founders and teams, helping them to scale internationally. To date, my Department has provided funding of €250 million administered by Enterprise Ireland to support the establishment of some 270 Enterprise Centres throughout Ireland, of which approximately 40 of these Centres originated from the...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Damien English: ...and business if we are to upgrade those services that we want to invest in in the years ahead. This is a strong budget in that regard, as it must be. Our Department will receive an extra €136 million in our direct line budget and we will be able to tap into an extra €100 million from the recovery fund next year. People will say that there is a great deal of uncertainty...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Promotion (15 Sep 2021)

Damien English: ...a pilot online retail scheme, in 2018. Some 40 retailers across Ireland were provided with €894,636 in funding over two calls of the pilot scheme with grants of between €10,000 and €25,000 on a 50% matched fund basis. In 2020, my Department launched the Covid-19 online retail scheme in response to the Covid-19 crisis and the urgent need for retail companies to...