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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...of skills and apprenticeships. Very significant progress has been made. The Covid-19 pandemic created very significant backlogs in respect of apprenticeships but those are reducing. The number of apprenticeship registrations to the end of 2023 was 8,712, an increase of 5% on the end of 2022 and of 41% on the 2019 figure. There has been a very significant change in respect of people...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourist Accommodation (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: ...that is not registered with Fáilte Ireland is also contracted to the State. My colleague, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, has made up to €10 million available for a programme of supports targeted at tourism businesses experiencing particular challenges linked to the reduction in footfall in regions most impacted by...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: ...did not purchase them but that is not how the model worked. I am speaking about the IPAS centre operators. Properties in my constituency that had been sold in the preceding decade for under €1 million were sold for over €4 million or €5 million for the purpose in question. The business model for the operators is so lucrative that the taking of such decisions can be...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...Arts Council which is independent in its funding decisions under the Arts Act 2003. I have successfully secured increased funding for the Arts Council in recent years, with a record breaking €134 million being allocated in 2024. The Arts Council operates within a published ten-year strategic framework entitled Making Great Art Work. The Arts Council supports and develops the arts...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (18 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: ...that demonstrate the capacity for rapid growth and entry into export markets. This support is crucial for stimulating job creation and economic development in the regions. In 2023, EI made payments of €2 million to client companies based in County Louth, and an additional €630,000 in payments towards infrastructural investments in entrepreneurship and innovation. 504 jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...market. Action 1 My Department was originally responsible for the publication of the Action Plan for Insurance Reform on 8 December 2020. The Report detailed 66 actions. Action 2 95% of these actions have now been implemented according to the 4th Implementation Report on the Action Plan for Insurance Reform which was published on 29 February 2024. Previous Implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (18 Apr 2024)

Peter Burke: Under its current strategy, ‘Driving Recovery and Sustainable Growth 2021–2024’, IDA is committed to delivering 19 Advance Building Solutions across six regions in 15 locations. Eight buildings are now complete, a further 5 buildings are expected to be "on site" in 2024 with the remainder in the planning and site selection stages. Moreover, the IDA has made considerable...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...into the future. The Scheme was reintroduced by my Department in 2017 following a number of years with no dedicated funding. Between 2017 and 2023 my Department has allocated almost €130 million to local authorities under the Local Improvement Scheme. This has upgraded, up to end of 2023, over 4,000 non-public roads and lanes which has benefitted almost 20,000 landowners and...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Denis Naughten: ...it should be explicitly stated in the Bill that investment funds be prohibited from investing in fossil fuels and the arms industry; and that the total amount of charges should equate to a maximum of 5%. The report of the parliamentary research service on our recommendations stated the Department had taken on board two of the 21 recommendations, partially adopted six and rejected 13, some...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: ...made by some Ministers in recent days carefully, I see an attempt to downplay the responsibility of society, the Government and State intervention in this. For example, there is currently a €5 billion backlog of maintenance work on rural roads, that is a legacy of huge cutbacks in the austerity era. In addition, as society emerged from the austerity era, in a Government led by...

Disability Justice: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: ...the average was ten. His mother submitted a complaint under the Disability Act to the HSE in May 2023. This was upheld and it was recommended that John receive an assessment of need no later than 5 April 2024. The date 5 April has come and gone and John has still not received his assessment of needs. John’s situation is not unique. There are thousands of Johns right across...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: ...last summer estimated that 14,088 children were enrolled in early learning and childcare in Galway. This represents an 8% increase from 13,047 in the previous year. The data also indicated that 50% of services had waiting lists and 50% had at least one vacant place. This year's annual early years sector profile will commence in May and will provide an updated picture of the capacity in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Textbooks (17 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State. The junior cycle book scheme was published on 5 March 2024. It provides free books to second level students up to junior certificate, excluding fee-paying schools. Under Article 42.4 of the Constitution, the State has a duty to supplement and give reasonable aid to private and corporate educational initiatives. To the extent that reasonable aid is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024)

Mark Wall: I want to raise several issues today. The first concerns emergency electricity credits. We all know that 2.2 million households will benefit from the worthwhile and needed €450 million that was announced by the Government in recent months. The reason I raise this issue today is that, in response to a number of queries I have had in the last couple of days, particularly around low...

Seanad: Cost of Doing Business: Statements (17 Apr 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Peter Burke: ...are currently being brought forward to assist businesses in adjusting to these increased costs as well as more generally to improve the cost of competitiveness of firms, including making up to €15 million available to local enterprise offices to enable a top-up payment of up to €3,000 in energy efficiency grants for businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors, bringing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (17 Apr 2024)

Michael McGrath: I am advised that Revenue is precluded under Section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 from commenting on the tax affairs of an individual, person, organisation or other legal entity. Revenue is, therefore, unable to provide information on the tax affairs of the organisation the Deputy’s question refers to or provide information on any tax settlements that might have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my department has invested in the region of €4.5 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 800 school building projects and with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes 31 new school buildings. These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State investment of over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing: Irish Harness Racing Association (17 Apr 2024)

...that the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine does. It identified that there was huge potential for the sport if it was supported financially. Just for the track it would cost about €1 million to €1.5 million to cover car parking and an all-weather track. It is not a huge sum of money in terms of some bills that are out there. The maintenance of the track is an...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on Indexation of the Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

...Justice Ireland has consistently called for core social welfare rates to be benchmarked. We believe that average weekly earnings is the best anchor for indexation, beginning with a benchmark of 27.5% of average weekly earnings and then setting out a pathway to move towards 30%. As noted in the committee's 2022 report, indexation would provide certainty to households as it would make...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

...A key determinant in sustaining a business into the future is its viability. Economic viability is defined within the Teagasc farm survey as those that get remunerated to the minimum wage plus a 5% return on non-land-based assets employed on the farm but the latest results from the Teagasc farm survey show that only 27% of cattle farms or mixed farms are economically viable. The...