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Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Dec 2023)

Joe O'Brien: ...increases in basic rates of social welfare payments, we have once again secured a comprehensive set of one-off payments, including the Christmas bonus, which is being paid this week to over 1.3 million recipients. There will be another double payment for those recipients in January 2024 as well as one-off payments for recipients of working family payment, disability and carers' payments,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Dec 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...plan in the history of the State. The Plan is supported by an investment package of over €4 billion per annum, through an overall combination of €12 billion in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5 billion investment through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and €5 billion lending through the Housing Finance Agency (HFA). Budget 2024 again provides record levels...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Dec 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...year-olds in full-time education was one of my key priorities as part of Budget 2024. The measure is expected to benefit approximately 60,000 18-year-olds each year at an estimated cost of €21.6 million in 2024. With many children now starting primary school at age 5, together with the increase in pupils doing transition year, there has been an increase in the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (7 Dec 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...communities throughout Ireland”. The Department has two overarching policies which support delivery of this mission, firstly, Our Rural Futurethe Governments Rural Development Policy for 2021-2025, and secondly Sustainable Inclusive and Empowered Communities,the 5 year strategy (for the period 2019-2024) to support the community and voluntary sector in Ireland. The very successful...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: ...Deputy Darragh O'Brien. I also welcome the work of the Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan, on this and the work that he has done with the joint committee. Ireland's population has transformed in the last ten or 15 years. We are now at 5 million people. We are at the corner of a climate change opportunity but also a climate change crisis. We have the ability to become a net...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (6 Dec 2023)

Catherine Connolly: ...from Doctors Without Borders. It tells us the situation in Gaza is deteriorating even further. Intensive aerial and ground attacks by Israeli forces are continuing at a relentless pace. Some 16,250 people have died in two months. Women and children make up 70% of the death toll, yet the Taoiseach tells us that he will not or cannot go out on a limb. That is exactly what he needs to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

..., and cutting corners will always lead to trouble for a professional. We are held to account for professional standards by the code of practice and it does not matter whether we are charging $1 million for an operation or whether we are doing it for free, we must still do it to the same standard. There has to be some dawning of reality perhaps, that we cannot cut costs down to zero. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (6 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...in Galway, Kildare and Tipperary), to address the longer-term economic transition of the region arising from the end of commercial peat extraction and peat-fired power generation. To date, €66 million of funding has been made available for projects that support the bioeconomy, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, regenerative tourism, and the implementation of local and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (6 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department is responsible for the implementation of 54 specific commitments in the Programme for Government: Our Shared Future, as well as playing a critical role in supporting other commitments. Key updates regarding policy achievements in 2023 with respect to these commitments, as sought by the Deputy, are set out below. Climate Action Plan The Transport chapter of the national Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Dec 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...in the local government planning sector. The LGMA submitted a report entitled Business Case for Resources for the Planning Function of Local Authoritiesin 2022 which identified a shortfall of over 500 staff in local authority planning services at that time. Further to the submission of the report, my Department is working in conjunction with the LGMA on a programme of support to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (6 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...time access to a series of apps, eliminating paperwork and allowing them to carry out their front-line duties far more efficiently.Over 3,400 Garda vehicles – the highest ever and a 31% increase since 2015Major investment in new and refurbished stations.Earlier this year a further €10 million for Garda overtime in Dublin. This additional allocation is being spent, to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (6 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...families avail of 8 hours a day. It also assumes that all Tusla regulatory requirements are met in relation to full day care services. The 2024 expenditure for ECCE is estimated to be approximately €256 million. Taking into account the assumptions outlined, it is estimated that the additional funding required to meet the additional 5 hours would be approximately €426 million....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (6 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...the sector. However, based on data available to My Department, if all staff wages were included (including wages for ancillary staff) it is estimated the total annual cost of wages would be €863 million per year, of which €815m relates to directly employed staff and €48m to staff whose wages are paid through State employment and training schemes. Excluding ancillary...

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,...

Renters: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...Housing for All is a key priority for the Government. This is underpinned by the unprecedented level of Exchequer investment in the housing budget for 2024. The coming year will see more than €5 billion of capital investment in housing, which is a record figure. We will continue to increase housing stock in the country while progressing major reforms in our housing system....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2023)

Michael Lowry: ...and sponsorship perks were followed by acrimonious debate. It was clear that if RTÉ was to survive, decisive action and Government help was required. The Government approved a State bailout of €56 million subject to a number of stringent conditions. As these Government discussions took place, they were closely observed by Independent Broadcasters of Ireland, IBI, the body...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Seán Kyne: ...Minister shall, within 2 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report on increasing the size of the VAT Compensation Fund for Charities to €40 million per annum.". The VAT compensation scheme was introduced by the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, in budget 2018 to reduce the tax burden on charities. It helps to partially offset the VAT...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Ukraine: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)

..., on behalf of the people of Ukraine, I extend words of appreciation for the support from Ireland, which we are receiving at this unprecedentedly challenging time for our country. Today is the 650th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of my country, a major escalation of the Russian war against Ukraine which began in 2014. It resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and immense...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Josepha Madigan: ...on special education. Further progress has been made in Budget 2024 where 26% of my department’s budget will be dedicated to providing supports for children with special educational needs, representing a 5% increase on Budget 2023. This includes funding to support children with special educational needs in mainstream classes; funding for new special classes and new special...