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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...

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

Paschal Donohoe: Relief from Capital Gains Tax (´CGT´) is available under sections 598 and 599 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (´TCA 1997´) to individuals aged 55 years or more on the disposal of qualifying business assets. The relief is commonly referred to as retirement relief, although it is not necessary for the individual to retire to qualify for the relief. Section 599 TCA 1997...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: ...to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation or at other schools in the area. Since 2020, my department has invested over €5.8 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 1,300 school building projects.? Between projects currently under construction and projects moving to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year, over 172,500 children, are transported daily in approximately 7,900 vehicles across 10,300 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. This figure includes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 507, 508, 519 and 525 together. The Humanitarian Assistance Scheme, administered by my department through the local Community Welfare Service, was activated on the 23rd January 2025 to assist householders across the country affected by Storm Éowyn. Up to Wednesday 26 March, the Community Welfare Service have registered 75,813 claims for Stage 1 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Welfare Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

Dara Calleary: ...for the scheme. Pay-related benefit means that a person's rate of payment will be linked to their previous earnings, subject to maximum and minimum rates. Government has provided almost €160 million for the scheme in 2025. A commencement date is required for the introduction of any new scheme. The Commencement Order provides that this scheme comes into operation on 31 March...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (1 Apr 2025)

Norma Foley: ...lead educators, or graduate managers. The Core Funding grant is available to all services who meet the criteria outlined in the Agreement for Provision of Core Funding Programme Year 3 (2024/2025) funding agreement. The scheme is worth to €331 million in the current programme year. The table below provides information on the Core Funding received by the service in question...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Citizens' Assembly (1 Apr 2025)

Norma Foley: ...must also publish a statement outlining the reasons for their gender pay gap (if any) and any measures that they are taking to reduce or eliminate the gap. In 2024, organisations with over 150 employees were required to report on their gender pay gap. In 2025, the Regulations will be revised to extend this obligation to organisations with over 50 employees. An online reporting system is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 Apr 2025)

Norma Foley: ...sector. Outcomes from the Joint Labour Committee process are supported by the Government through the Core Funding scheme, which has an allocation for this programme year (2024/2025) of €331 million. In Budget 2025, an additional €15 million was secured specifically to support employers meet the costs of further increases to the minimum rates of pay. This allocation,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Fees (27 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 and 5 together. The programme for Government does indeed commit to reducing the student contribution in a financially sustainable manner over the lifetime of the Government. As part of the cost-of-living packages over the last three budgets the student contribution was reduced by €1,000 per annum on a temporary basis at a net cost of circa...