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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (30 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, my Department is investing €5 billion over the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for the almost one million students and over 100,000 staff that learn and work in our schools every day. My Department has a strong track record of delivery of school building projects and this was achieved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2023)

Josepha Madigan: .... It is a priority for me that the NCSE expand and develop its services to meet the needs of children with special educational needs. That is why we are investing an additional €13 million for the recruitment of up to 161 additional staff in their organisation. It was very important that the NCSE plan effectively for this expansion, which will see them increase their workforce...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, my Department is investing over €5 billion over the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for the almost one million students and over 100,000 staff that learn and work in our schools every day. My Department has a strong track record of delivery of school building projects. Since 2020 we...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2023)

Josepha Madigan: ...schools which they attend. As a result of the significant increase in funding that this Government provided to the NCSE in Budget 2023, the NCSE is now undergoing an expansion which will see a 50% increase in the number of staff employed. A huge focus of the increase in staff will be on front line services and this will see SENO numbers increased by at least an additional 43 staff. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (30 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: ...supports which help facilitate the continued provision of high quality and inclusive school and education systems and promote improved learning outcomes for pupils and students. Funding of €5 million is being provided for additional Educational Welfare Officers posts. It will also provide supports for the Alternative Education Assessment and Registration Service (AEARS) for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Membership (30 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...necessary reference point in the next phase in the EU enlargement process. Ireland is steadfast in our support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s aggression. Ireland has provided over €90 million in stabilisation and humanitarian support and approximately €122 million of non-lethal military assistance under the European Peace Facility to Ukraine. This includes...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (30 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...The EU's response has been unprecedented in its unity, firmness and determination. It has encompassed political, financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support for Ukraine. So far almost 5 million Ukrainian refugees have found sanctuary in EU Member States, with Ireland alone hosting over 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war. While EU Member States may have different positions...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Food Security (30 Nov 2023)

Seán Fleming: ...’s efforts to ensure that countries most affected by food insecurity can continue to access the critical supplies they need. In September, as part of a package of direct Irish support to Ukraine of €26 million, we announced €2 million in assistance for the Grain from Ukraine initiative launched by President Zelenskyy to provide grain to at least 5 million people in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (30 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...the report’s assessment, which is currently under close review. On 17 October, at the 4th meeting of the Moldova Support Platform (MSP) in Chisinau, Minister Burke, on behalf of Ireland, pledged €2 million in funding for Moldova to assist the Government in making critical investments and strengthening institutions in the context of its EU membership perspective and the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (30 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...screening processes which would offer protection in particular for vulnerable groups and existing holders of Pakistan residency cards. On 7 November 2024, the EU released an additional €61 million to support the people of Afghanistan and Afghan refugees within Pakistan. Ireland supports the EU’s response to the crisis in Afghanistan including the allocation of more than...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...screening processes which would offer protection in particular for vulnerable groups and existing holders of Pakistan residency cards. On 7 November 2024, the EU released an additional €61 million to support the people of Afghanistan and Afghan refugees within Pakistan. Ireland supports the EU’s response to the crisis in Afghanistan including the allocation of more than...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (30 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: ...September 2024. A Post-graduate Programme for SPHE/RSE post-primary teachers in DCU has commenced with the first intake of 34 teachers since Feb 2023. A second intake is planned for January 2024, with up to 70 places on the course. €5 million is being invested to pilot a programme of counselling supports for primary school students. This will serve to support the very...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Industry (30 Nov 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...inflationary costs on services. In February this year one off funding was announced for providers of health related community and voluntary services. Most drug and alcohol projects were awarded a one off 3.5% increase or a minimum of €1000. Further information on the scheme and the list of organisations benefitting is in the link:...

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...of an unprecedented housing crisis. On the other hand, there are problems of chronic overspending, or, some would say, underfunding. For example, the HSE reported a deficit to the end of March of €178 million. The HSE's allocation for the period was €5.33 billion but spending was more than €5.5 billion, primarily due to spending in the early months of 2023 in acute...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 5: To insert the following after “That Seanad Éireann”: “notes that: - while it is acknowledged that the horse and greyhound racing sectors do not qualify for sports capital funding, they are unique in Irish sport in that they are supported by the State through their own ring-fenced statutory fund; - that payments into the Fund have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

...the negative impacts of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and how the measures carried out under the fund would alleviate the adverse consequences. The total fund is €5.5 billion at EU level and Ireland received just over 20% of the entire reserve with an allocation €1.015 billion. This Department was allocated almost €300 million...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...capacity offshore of approximately 37 GW and approximately 10 GW onshore. That is, from wind alone, never mind other renewable power sources. At the moment, Ireland's grid only uses about 5 GW. The whole point of decarbonising our electricity generation and moving away from carbon-based fuels to more renewable and clean power generation capacity is to do what we need to from a climate...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Stephen Donnelly: ...declaring we were "at war", I wonder with whom we are at war. With our international healthcare workers? Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, where the children were cared for, has people of 65 nationalities working there; Irish, of course, being just one of those. We are very fortunate to have healthcare workers from all over the world. As I said in the Dáil last night,...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (28 Nov 2023)

Brendan Howlin: ...day of the budget, shows that, in sub-programme A, defence policy and support, military capacities and operational outputs - the core spending of the Department on the military - is to rise from €915.362 million next year to €920.712 million. That is a 1%, or €5 million, increase. It is a joke. The Government is not serious about giving capacity to our Defence...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (28 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Micheál Carrigy: ...local authority was targeted by the Department to reduce vacancy rates within its council housing stock. Longford County Council was given a target of reducing its 2021 vacancy rate of 7.2% to 3.5% in 2023. This was an ambitious target that was set for the local authority but I know the council was fully committed to achieving it and significant progress has been made on achieving the...