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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (18 Dec 2018)

John Curran: ...infrastructure for Dublin in the future. The Government has a key role to play in that. There is a carbon reduction programme in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport with about €5 million available to it. I understand that the vast bulk of that money has not even been used this year. These are the challenges facing the Minister. We can have scheme after scheme and...

Dublin (North Inner City) Development Authority Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Nov 2018)

John Curran: ...of approximately €60,000 being provided per RAPID area. That is paying lip-service to the programme. The Government knows that. When there is a serious problem it is not €60,000 that is provided but the €5 million that the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Ring, has indicated he is paying this year. That is the level of commitment and investment...

Social Welfare Bill: Second Stage (23 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. The main purpose of this Bill is to give legislative effect to the budget day announcements which primarily see increases of €5 across a range of social welfare payments and the extension of maternity benefit and leave for premature births. As I said last year, in a society where we try to treat people equally I find it...

Report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (7 Jul 2016)

John Curran: ...in the private sector means there is little social housing coming through the Part V process. Targets for social housing set out in Social Housing 2020 rely heavily on the provision by the private rented sector of 75,000 of total units to be provided through the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, and the housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme. However, this sector is seen by some...

Written Answers — Sugar Imports: Sugar Imports (27 Oct 2010)

John Curran: .... The table shows the total quantity of cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose imports by country for the year January-December 2009. The total value of sugar imported in 2009 was €99.9 million and the quantity was 169,130 tonnes. Imports Jan-Dec 2009 Country € 000 Tonnes Australia 6 6 Austria 1 1 Belgium 782 1,111 Brazil 1 1 Canada 0 0 China 30 26 Czech Republic 3 3...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2010)

John Curran: The recommendation before the House suggests a change to section 150 which concerns the domicile levy. The levy will be payable by an individual who is Irish-domiciled and an Irish citizen, whose worldwide income exceeds €1 million, whose Irish-located capital is greater than €5 million and whose liability to Irish income tax in a tax year is less than €200,000. The Senator's...

Seanad: Road Network (26 Jan 2010)

John Curran: ...their overall regional and local roads resources to finance necessary weather related works. The amount of money provided in the 2010 Estimates for funding regional and local roads is €411.177 million and this year's allocation will be based on that amount. The Minister hopes to announce these allocations by mid-February. In the meantime, the Minister has issued a circular to local...

National Drugs Strategy. (16 Dec 2009)

John Curran: ...that were mainstreamed and originally funded from another Department. I can confirm that projects that are mainstreamed to the HSE while there will be a percentage cut, it is in the order of 5% or 7% and not of the same scale. So those projects may experience some difficulty, but not a withdrawal of funding as has been indicated in this case with the Department of Education and Science....

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

John Curran: ...first six months of this year the Courts Service estimated that there were approximately 4,300 applications to the District Court for enforcement orders. In the same period 186 people, less than 5% of the total, were imprisoned. The average imprisonment period is 20 days. The majority of people who may ignore every other step of the process find the means to pay their debts when faced...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (9 Jun 2009)

John Curran: ...Programme per county for 2009 is set out in the table that follows this reply. Following the recent supplementary budget, the allocation for the Community Development Programme for 2009 is €20.9 million. As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is undertaking a review of the Community Development Programme. There is an ongoing need to ensure that resources are directed in a targeted...

Infrastructure Stimulus Package: Motion (Resumed) (29 Apr 2009)

John Curran: .... That is why in our recent supplementary budget we provided over €31 billion in Exchequer capital expenditure for the next five years, an annual average of over 4%, one of the biggest in the EU15. The Government does not deny that we face very difficult choices in the next several years, choices that any Government of this country would have to confront. Expenditure plans, however...

School Services Staff. (29 Jan 2009)

John Curran: ...in 2002 the provision of laboratory assistants to schools as part of a strategy to strengthen the implementation of the physical sciences in schools. At the time this was costed at €18.8 million per annum. The costs of such a development are now estimated at €25.4 million per annum, for the science subjects only. Provision of assistants in this area would undoubtedly lead to demands...

National Drugs Strategy. (29 Jan 2009)

John Curran: To refer to the particular project we visited, it shows the inter-agency approach and the effectiveness of a number of agencies where 40 out of 50 people recovering from addiction and in rehabilitation are learning a skill with the real prospect of going to employment. Deputy Byrne mentioned the cuts and I will be as direct as I can. For the five year period from 2003 to 2008, the allocation...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector: Voluntary Sector (18 Nov 2008)

John Curran: ...a more supportive environment for the non-profit sector, as articulated in Towards 2016. In this context, the Deputy should note that the Charities Bill 2007 was passed by Dáil Éireann on 5 November last and is expected to commence its passage through the Seanad in the coming weeks. I am confident that the Bill will help to secure accountability and to protect against abuse of...

National Drugs Strategy. (18 Nov 2008)

John Curran: In 2008, the funding for task forces was €32 million. Despite my Department and this subhead experiencing a 5% cut, front line services provided by the task forces will receive €32 million in 2009. The appeal is to consider new ways in which to do business. Instead of asking for more money to deliver the same services, the commercial principles that apply in the private sector should...