Results 1-20 of 28 for 5 million speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (20 Mar 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 to 572, inclusive, together. In July 2019, after an extended period of consideration and negotiation, including an assessment of the costs and benefits, the Government approved a package of financial support for the hosting of the event, to which the Deputy refers. The main payment to the event organisers to host the event is an event licence fee which...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (27 Feb 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 to 254, inclusive, together. Ireland has been chosen to host the Ryder Cup in 2027 at Adare Manor in County Limerick. On 26 July 2019, after an extended period of consideration and negotiation, including an assessment of the costs and benefits, the Government approved: (i) an offer to the European Tour for the event of up to €31 million which...

Seanad: Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (1 Feb 2024)

Thomas Byrne: ...in certain donor or trust funds, subject to certain conditions, more rapidly and effectively. Should the legislation be passed, it is the Minister for Finance’s intention to seek approval for Ireland to contribute €7 million to the EIB’s newly established EU for Ukraine trust fund using this framework. I will now give an overview of the operation of the Bill, which...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: ...Minister Martin and I are committed to ensuring that we continue to provide increased opportunities for female participation at all levels. Funding allocated for this year shows an increase of €8 million or 5% in the sport budget. This includes an increase of €2 million for the Women in Sport programme this year. The Women in Sport funding programme is in place since...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (5 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: ...of our society and our people and the need to ensure that opportunities are in place to allow everybody to participate in sport. In budget 2024, we announced an overall budget allocation of €183 million for sport in 2024. This is an increase of 5% on the 2023 allocation. The 2024 allocation for Sport Ireland will deliver an increase of over €7 million in its budget,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (5 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: ...and I are committed to ensuring that we continue to provide increased opportunities for female participation at all levels. In the recent Budget announcement, we announced an increase of €8 million or 5% in the sport budget for 2024. This includes an increase of €2 million for the Women in Sport programme which represents a doubling of Sport Ireland’s budget for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Since taking office, the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and the Government have embarked on the largest voids programme ever undertaken. Funding was granted for 3,607 voids in 2020, 2,425 voids in 2021 and 2,307 voids in 2022. The target for this year is 2,300 voids. The funding provided has tackled a large number of long-term vacant stock and brought them thankfully back into use. It...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Policy (19 Oct 2023)

Thomas Byrne: ...of the National Sports Policy 2018-2027 (NSP) continues to proceed satisfactorily and I am pleased to inform the Deputy that, half way through the 10-year lifespan of the policy, some 80% of its 57 actions have either been completed already or are well on the way to completion. Since the launch of the NSP in mid-2018, the Government has placed a special emphasis on the need to increase...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Funding (27 Apr 2023)

Thomas Byrne: ...to support the culture and audiovisual sectors. The second Creative Europe programme for the period 2021 to 2027 was launched in May 2021 with a budget of € 2.44 billion. This is a welcome 50% increase on the previous programme budget. From this, €10.7 million has been awarded to Irish organisations in 2021 and 2022. Creative Europe Desk Ireland is the designated national...

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Motion (1 Jun 2022)

Thomas Byrne: ...riddled with bullets, windshields smashed and bloodstains evident. He described standing at the edge of one of the mass graves while the work of carefully exhuming bodies continued. A total of 503 civilians had been identified at that stage and just four soldiers. Reports like this horrify us all and remind us that we cannot slacken in our support to Ukraine and to the Ukrainian people....

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Thomas Byrne: ...removal of Covid-19 travel restrictions. Many people are getting away, whether for leisure or for work, for the first time in a number of years. The passport service is at present processing about 25,000 applications per week, so the number is high and there is a continuous stream of new applications every single day and a large dispatch of completed passports being sent out every single...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union Response to the War in Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Thomas Byrne: ...to providing political and practical assistance to support Ukraine’s European perspective. In terms of funding, Ireland has contributed in full to the European Peace Facility’s €1 billion military assistance package for Ukraine. Our total share, which is pro rata, is €22 million, will go towards non-lethal elements. The EU has also agreed to provide an...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Thomas Byrne: ...about the availability of funds to cover so-called ancillary costs. As she said, this includes the cost of syringes, swabs, etc. Ireland was an early donor of ancillary costs and we added €1.5 million to our donations late last year to accompany the commitment to the dose donations. We have received private messages of thanks from COVAX for being an early mover in this regard, in...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Byrne: ...positive dynamic and EU leaders will return to this in June. Leaders also agreed to provide financial assistance for Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey. There are approximately 4 million Syrian refugees so this is a humanitarian imperative not just for Turkey but all of Europe really. These refugees and the communities that host them deserve our support and solidarity. ...

Brexit Readiness for the End of the Transition Period: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Byrne: .... Our Revenue Commissioners have written to more than 90,000 businesses that have traded with the UK since 2019 and followed up with direct phone contact with 14,000 businesses. The Tánaiste wrote to all 225,000 companies registered in Ireland with advice on preparing for the end of the transition period. All Departments and agencies have advisory resources available. In the...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: .... Tá Páirtí Shinn Féin ag obair ón mbaile ag cloí leis na rialacha a bhaineann leis an ngéarchéim sláinte. It is nice to see the Sinn Féin Party all working from home and I welcome their commitment to the level 5 restrictions, including in Dáil business. I thank Members, and I include Sinn Féin Deputies in this, for their many...

Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: ...reduced engagement and participation in school life and learning; — principals and teachers have been to the forefront of limiting the negative impacts of homelessness on children's education but with no assistance from the Government; and — schools will receive a 5 per cent increase in capitation funding from September 2019, but that this increase remains significantly...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Thomas Byrne: ...5, which deals with education, simply deals with the issue of student support, which is very important for those in receipt of student support. This year's Estimates provide for a decrease of €2 million in SUSI grants because the thresholds have not been increased, and I am sure there will be further debate about that in the coming weeks. The Bill deals with SUSI grants, which are...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Thomas Byrne: ...Skillnet does tremendous work with employers. I certainly have the height of praise for it. In the budget Skillnet receives an increase of 29% while funding for primary and secondary schools is increased by 5%. Therefore, the increase for business is almost six times greater than that for schools. This is in the education budget, not the overall Government budget. That is where Fianna...

Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Dec 2017)

Thomas Byrne: ...law, such as in the case of a signature on an official order. I refer primarily to Ministers because they are the only ones to have done this so far. It is utterly wrong and disgraceful that the €5 million from the strategic communications unit, SCU, is being turned into paid Facebook ads for Fine Gael and the Minister, Deputy Naughten, should be clear that they are only for Fine...