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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (14 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: ...the Plan and the recovery of the sector. These reports have further informed my thinking, and that of my colleagues in Government, with regard to ongoing measures to support the sector. I secured €55m in Budget 2021 for Fáilte Ireland’s Tourism Business Continuity Scheme, three stages of which have now closed for applications. The aim of the Scheme is to assist...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...be paid in respect of children until their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a disability. Child benefit is currently paid to over 637,000 families in respect of over 1.2 million children with an estimated expenditure of more than €2.1 billion in 2021. Families on low incomes may be able to avail of a number of social welfare schemes that support children in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have provided over €2.1 million each year in funding to youth services in the Dublin 9 and 11 areas. Over €8.5 million has been provided in the period from 2018 up to end June in 2021, as per the table below. My Department currently provides funding for targeted youth services through UBU Your Place Your Space to over 250 youth organisations. A further 30 National Youth...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...With regard to disability services, day services re-opened at 39% capacity at service locations throughout August and early September of 2020, and by end of January 2021 this had increased to 51%. The combination of supports in the location, outreach supports, and remote supports provides an overall quantum of support to service users of over 60% at the end of January. The increase in day...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...Exchequer support. It was provided to support Irish beef farmers who saw beef prices fall in light of market disturbance. As the Deputy will be aware, one of the conditions under which the €50 million was granted by the EU was that there had to be an element of reduction or re-structuring built in to the scheme. Accordingly, in applying for BEAM, participants agreed to reduce...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (14 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: .... Cork City Council along with Galway City Council and the Dublin local authorities are not eligible for funding under the LIS Scheme. I launched the 2021 LIS on 14th May. I was pleased to secure a 5% increase in funding for the Scheme, bringing the funding available for this year to €10.5 million Cork County Council has been allocated funding of €920,00 in 2021. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Pre-Budget Submission: Dóchas (14 Jul 2021)

...and the clerk to the committee for facilitating this important discussion at such a critical time in the budget 2022 negotiations. Our core message is Ireland’s aid is not only a lifeline for millions of people but it is also an investment in a better, more peaceful, world. Its impact cannot be underestimated and it is needed now more than ever. The pandemic has been a brutal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is moving well. By the end of this week we aim to have administered more than 5 million vaccine doses. We have very high uptake rates among the populations to whom it is available. We are now using the full range of vaccines across all age groups. That has helped because it means we can use all the vaccines coming in. We have good line of sight on many of the deliveries we are...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021) See 2 other results from this debate

Catherine Martin: ...economic activity and physical and societal well-being. Well-being is a core principle underpinning the living with Covid plan and it will be fundamental to public confidence and resilience as we emerge from and manage the crisis over the longer term. Total 2021 funding for the sectors supported by my Department is as follows. There will be €220.9 million for tourism services,...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 Jul 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: .... It was introduced in 2012 and is collected by the Revenue Commissioners. The local property tax is the largest extension of self-assessment in the history of the State, with more than 1.3 million taxpayers obliged to file local property tax returns and pay the tax in respect of approximately 1.9 million properties. The local property tax has two objectives. These are to broaden the...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...access to home support services a priority. This is reflected in the unprecedented level of investment, secured by the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for these services in budget 2021. Some 5 million additional home support hours will be provided for in communities throughout Ireland this year. Some €632 million was allocated in funding in 2021 and will provide for a total of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (13 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: As I said, this time last year, funding amounting to €7.8 million was made available through the Sláintecare initiative to address the backlog of assessments of needs. Since then, more than 80% of that funding has been delivered and we have managed to move forward with the PDS initiative. I have a concern in regard to CHO 5, however, in terms of ensuring all assessments are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...one of the lowest levels of excess mortality also. Our vaccination programme is also performing extremely well. By the end of the week the vaccination programme is expected to have administered 5 million doses, with more than 2 million adults fully vaccinated and more than 70% of the adult population having received their first dose. I am delighted to be able to share that when one...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Jul 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...is a difficult decision for many sectors, particularly for many businesses which had hoped to open last week. The vaccination programme continues to make significant progress however, with over 4.7 million doses of the vaccine now administered and almost 57% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. Since last Monday, those aged between 18 and 34 have been receiving Janssen...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (13 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52, 53 and 60 together. Home supports enable older people to remain in their own homes and communities, as well as facilitating timely discharge from hospital.  Since 2018 the funding for home help and standard home care packages has operated as a single home support service.  We have made improved access to home support services a priority. In 2021...