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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (14 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: .... This has allowed for sustained, ongoing investment into Garda recruitment after the forced closure of the Garda College during Covid-19. Budget 2024 provides for funding for: - 800-1000 Garda recruits - A 25% increase in the overtime budget - A 66% increase in the training allowance (to €305 per week) to support recruitment - €6 million provided for Garda wellbeing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (14 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...in landings of pelagic species, including mackerel and blue whiting, reflecting the year-on-year fluctuations in quota allocations. Employment in the overall seafood sector has been stable in the last 5-10 years although employment in the fishing fleet has tended to fall with pressures from other sectors competing for employees. Exports showed an upward pattern in recent years but dipped...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: Over the past eight budgets, investment in early learning and childcare has risen from €260 million in 2015 to €1.1 billion in 2024. The First 5 investment target for 2028 was reached 5 years ahead of time in 2023. Of this investment, the following amounts constitute direct funding to providers:Core Funding - €303 millionNational Childcare Scheme (NCS) and associated...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Dec 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...2024, building on the increases in recent years and securing the achievements into the future. The full package of current funding for youth services and programmes in my Department is €77.95 million, an increase of €5 million, or 6.8%, on the 2023 budget. €74.45m is being provided for youth services funded under the existing funding schemes. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...2023 Waiting List Action Plan builds on the foundational work done in the 2021 and 2022 plans, both of which reversed the annual trend of rising waiting lists. For 2023, funding totalling €443 million is being allocated to tackle Waiting Lists with €363 million of this being allocated to the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, to reduce hospital waiting lists by implementing...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (14 Dec 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...communities throughout Ireland”. The Department has two overarching policies which support delivery of this mission, firstly, Our Rural Future the Government's 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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Eoin Ó Broin: ...but there are many other categories, which are listed. It is important to state that the Bill was tabled in 2020 and things have changed since then. For example, in Dublin, homeless HAP, which is 50% above the base rate, has changed. At one point, it was available four weeks before notice of termination, then eight weeks, and it is now available 12 weeks in advance of such a notice....

Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Peadar Tóibín: ...the policy of a given society. The truth is that the history of censorship has never ended well. It has been used throughout history as a tool of dictators who have stained the earth with the blood of millions of people. Censorship is authoritarian. It deletes the liberty of citizens to have that competition of ideas and reduces the ability of people to challenge and test the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

...the genetic merit of an animal, a star rating system was introduced in 2012. The idea was that the animals would be divided into quintiles based on their genetic evaluations. The top 20% would be 5 star, the top 40% would be 4 star, and so on. The system has been very successful for farmers quickly getting an understanding of the genetic merit of an animal and the use of the Euro-Star...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (13 Dec 2023)

Jack Chambers: ...with stakeholders at domestic, EU and international level in relation to the efforts to decarbonise aviation. The past year saw the successful conclusion of negotiations on both aviation specific ‘Fit for 55’ proposals, the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for aviation and ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation. Ireland pushed for environmental ambition in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (13 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: As we approach year end, I am in a position to give you a detailed outline of the forecast year end for capital expenditure. The Department expects an underspend of circa 5% of the total budget of €2,622.254m for 2023. The Department has applied to carry this underspend, totalling €140.920m, into 2024 with an additional €4m being surrendered to the Exchequer as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 Dec 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Since 2014, Exchequer funding has also been provided through my Department's Voids Programme to supplement the local authority funding available for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (13 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...livestock production;The ACRES scheme, underpinned by a greater focus on results-based actions and on collective actions aimed at achieving landscape-scale benefits. The Government has committed €1.5 billion to facilitate the participation of 50,000 farmers.The Organic Farming Scheme aimed at more than tripling the area of agricultural land that is farmed organically. The budget for...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

...plan regarding the longer term capital funding needs of the wider sports ecosystem. The FAI’s strategy is certainly a useful input to that wider consideration. The strategy outlines a proposed total investment of €863 million, of which €517 million will come from central government, with €173 million proposed to come from local government, educational bodies...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...has provision for the equipment, technology, facilities, fleet and personnel it needs to carry out vital policing work. Of course, I want that funding to increase so we can provide even more resources. An additional €4.4 million was allocated for the purchase of 95 additional Garda cars and vans by the end of this year. This will include 17 public order Garda vans that will be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...Senator Boyhan for raising this matter which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for agriculture, Deputy McConalogue. Just this morning we announced a new environment scheme for breeding waders, €25 million from my Department via the National Parks and Wildlife Service and €5 million from the Department of agriculture. That is hugely important. As Senator Boyhan said,...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Frances Black: The recommendation calls for a report by the Minister on the potential revenue raised from and the distributional impact of a wealth tax of 2% on all households with assets of more than €20 million. My colleague, Senator Ruane, had an exchange with the Minister on this issue on Committee Stage. We have slightly revised the recommendation to a higher threshold. According to Oxfam's...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (12 Dec 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...of further measures that would be effective in working to restore the democratic path. In 2023, Ireland's total humanitarian funding to Myanmar and to the Rohingya crisis was almost €2.4 million, including grants to civil society organisations and annual payments of €500,000 and €1 million respectively to the Myanmar Humanitarian Fund and the UN Refugee Agency to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (12 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to thank Deputy Devlin for his question. I will refer to my recent response to Deputy Higgins parliamentary question [Dáil Question 55] of December 6th2023. "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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (12 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: ...educational disadvantage experienced by Traveller and Roma learners and by students residing in direct provision or emergency homeless accommodation. This expansion was supported by an additional €32million investment in the programme from 2023, increasing my Department’s overall spend on the DEIS programme to over €180million yearly. The extension of the DEIS...