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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (8 Apr 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...tillage farmers. The financial allocation for coupled support under the Protein Aid Scheme has been increased to €10m annually from 2024. The Straw Incorporation Measure has an allocation of €50m over 5 years with €10m allocated for this year. The Tillage Capital Investment Scheme under TAMS provides support for a broad range of investments to support farmers to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Apr 2025)

Martin Heydon: As part of Budget 2025 my Department secured an allocation of €5 million for 2025 to support the group of farmers commonly referred to as forgotten farmers. Work is ongoing to address a number of remaining issues, before the details of the eligibility requirements and benefits to successful applicants under any scheme can be finalised.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2025)

Simon Harris: ...Rose Garden, and that is what it was. One must then work through the legal detail. We are already seeing that things, which were announced as coming in at midnight last night, are not coming in until 5 or 9 April, so there is a fair bit of teasing through beyond the headline announcements. Certainly, the European Union does not impose tariffs of anything like 39% on the United States....

Seanad: International Trade and International Relations: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2025)

Thomas Byrne: ...if tariffs are applied. We believe in, and depend on, free and open trade. I hear many people saying that we need to expand the small and medium enterprise sector in our economy, and I fully agree. We need to expand those companies to enable them to sell to the world. Our Republic has a population of just over 5 million and the island has a population approaching 7 million. We do not...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Apr 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 285D of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for a scheme of accelerated capital allowances for capital expenditure incurred on qualifying farm safety equipment, and adaptive equipment for farmers with disabilities. The aim of the accelerated capital allowance scheme is to incentivise the purchase of farm safety equipment, and the replacement of equipment that may be old or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (3 Apr 2025)

Jack Chambers: ...for deciding on the priority programmes and projects that will be delivered under their remit within the NDP and for setting out the timelines for delivery. The Government committed €165 billion towards capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-30 published in 2021. This expenditure was considered and agreed in order to support those sectors that would be...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (3 Apr 2025)

Neale Richmond: ...widespread loss of life and destruction. Some 3,000 people have so far been reported killed, and the humanitarian impact continues to grow. The Government announced an immediate package of €6 million in response to the impact of the earthquake and to support people in Myanmar already suffering huge levels of humanitarian need as a result of conflict, displacement and climate...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution: Value Added Tax (2 Apr 2025)

Emer Higgins: ...Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 (No. 31 of 2010) and the supply of gas provided for by section 46(1)(caa) of, and paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 3 to, that Act, being 9 per cent until 30 April 2025, be extended until 31 October 2025 and that section 46(1)(caa) of that Act be amended accordingly. (2)  THAT this Resolution shall have effect on and from 3 April 2025. (3)  IT...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (2 Apr 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...of the CAP strategic plan 2023-2027. Under the CSP, an open call for proposals for European Innovation Partnership projects on the overall theme of environmental sustainability was launched on 5 November 2024 with an associated budget of €17.5 million. This was an extremely important EIP call which sought solutions for sustainable agriculture, soil health, horticulture, organics,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dairy Sector (2 Apr 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...second biggest market. We export €2 billion worth of agrifood and drink products to there, with butter and dairy being a key component of that, the butter market alone accounting for nearly €500 million. Of the 59,000 tonnes of butter that the EU exports to the US, 51,000 tonnes comes from Ireland. It is the pride of our Kerrygold brand that it is in such a premium...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (2 Apr 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate the offer to meet. As the Minister of State knows, it is not even just the Donegal fisherman based in Greencastle and Killybegs who would be seriously impacted. I understand that 25% of the value of the fishery for Greencastle has been lost, but it also has an impact down in Castletownbere and the west of Ireland too, so this is an all-of-Ireland issue. I will engage with the...

Seanad: Childcare: Statements (2 Apr 2025) See 2 other results from this debate

Alison Comyn: ...childcare price register to ensure transparency in fees for parents and continue to increase pay for childminders and early years educators through the employment regulation order instrument. A sum of €69 million has been allocated between 2023 and 2025 to the early learning and childcare sectors under the revised national development plan. Tús maith leath na hoibre. When I...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (2 Apr 2025)

PJ Murphy: ...are serviced with wastewater treatment plants. The other 12 are effectively closed to development due to the lack of this critical infrastructure. Two years ago, as part of a pilot scheme, €21 million was made available by the State to Uisce Éireann for the provision of wastewater treatment facilities in two of the villages in the district, namely, Craughwell and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Court Judgments (2 Apr 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: ...Convictions Fines Other outcomes 2020 4 4 convictions resulting in fines of €10,000 - 37 33 convictions resulting in fines of €88,500 4 suspended sentences 2021 14 14 convictions resulting in fines of €32,750 38 36...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (2 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: ...supports to teachers and school leaders, supports for wellbeing include training on Child Protection, Junior Cycle CSPE, Junior Cycle SPHE, Senior Cycle SPHE and Wellbeing. In June 2023, The Minister for Education announced an investment of €5 million in piloting a programme of counselling and mental health supports in primary schools in selected counties. This further supports...

Estimates for Public Services 2025 (1 Apr 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move the following Revised Estimates: Vote 24 — Justice (Revised Estimate)That a sum not exceeding €546,339,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice, Probation Service staff and of certain other services including...

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Michael Collins: ...and not caved in like the Regional Independents. We wanted a Government driven by policy and a proper programme for Government, not new ministerial positions, with perks and Mercs alone costing the country more than €5 million. Independent Ireland was willing at all times to talk and to deliver on housing without dreaming up false figures on housing targets and delivering on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Apr 2025)

Garret Ahearn: ...road are unable to do any work, build houses or do any planning work on farm land because they are in a buffer zone of a road that is not being funded to completion. We have spent over €5 million progressing that road project over the past two years without continuing to the planning stage, which which cost only a further €2 million. Once we get to planning stage, a...

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Apr 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: ...I am saying this right. Section 2(1)(a)(ii) of the principal Act refers to "a sole trader, partnership, trust club or charity ... with an annual turnover in its previous financial year ... of €3 million or less". I ask that the amount would be raised to €5 million.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (1 Apr 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: ...pools of talent in areas outside the main production hubs, to support the geographic spread of the audio-visual sector. The uplift provided for an increased level of credit for five years, with 5% available in years 1 to 3 (2019, 2020 and 2021), 3% available in year 4 (2022), and 2% available in year 5 (2023). The uplift has now ceased. As the regional uplift was an approved State...