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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (25 Feb 2025)

Mary Butler: ...the details of an individual case here, I acknowledge what the Deputy has told me and am sorry to hear about this experience. As Deputies will be aware, eating disorders occur in approximately 5% of the population and have long been recognised as one of the most severe of the mental health conditions. We also know that it disproportionately affects adolescents and women. While some...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes (25 Feb 2025)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister. On the figures, I chaired the committee meeting last year in which Revised Estimates were gone through and there was an underspend of €158 million. It was listed as a saving and it was money brought back in this scheme. In fairness, it was expected a lot more would apply in the first year and that was fair enough. If there is such an underspend of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Peadar Tóibín: The Government spent €5 million on the National Cyber Security Centre-----

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (25 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: .... 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, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (25 Feb 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...scheme which is examining the impact of a basic income style payment on artists and creative arts workers. 2,000 artists and creative arts workers have been receiving a weekly payment of €325 since October 2022. The cost of Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot scheme is €35m for a full calendar year for 2,000 artists to participate. The Scheme is not currently open for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Feb 2025)

Dara Calleary: Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit is a new social insurance income support which will replace the Jobseeker’s Benefit scheme for people who become fully unemployed from 31st March 2025. Government has provided almost €160 million for the scheme in 2025. Pay-related benefit means that a person's rate of payment will be linked to their previous earnings, subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (25 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...an important milestone in the development of an indigenous sector. As committed to under the Strategy, my Department opened the first capital grant programme for the industry last Summer. €40 million of funding approved for this scheme has been sourced from the EU funded Recovery and Resilience Programme. Capital grant letters of offer issued to 18 applicants in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Feb 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 continues on addressing a number of remaining issues, before the details of the eligibility requirements and benefits to successful applicants under any scheme can be finalised. My Department has received representations...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (25 Feb 2025)

Paul Murphy: 767. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 532 of 11 February 2025 and 954 of 5 February 2025, if she will outline the difference in the overall funding for youth affairs; how the figure for ELS is €86,293,514 but then the overall figure of €84.9 million is used; which figure is the representative...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (25 Feb 2025)

Dara Calleary: ...; Community Activation Programme (SICAP). The ECP commenced in 2022, providing funding for 14 projects. At present there are 17 projects supported under the programme, with annual funding of €2.3 million. One of these projects is in the Clondalkin-Moorfield Electoral Division (Small Geographic Area) covering Balgaddy, Quarryvale and Rowlagh in the South County Dublin Council...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Policy (20 Feb 2025)

James Geoghegan: .... It relates to the funding of the recommendations of the Dublin city task force. The task force identified that the capital costs to fulfil those recommendations would be between €750 million and €1 billion and that the ongoing operational expenditure would be €150 million. It is stated in the report that there are a number of ways in which the operational revenue...

Importance of Agrifood to the Irish Economy: Statements (20 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...parish in the country that is not enriched by the contribution made by farmers, or where some small business does not depend on this sector for its existence. The sector is responsible for the stewardship of 4.5 million ha of agricultural land and more than 800,000 ha of forestry. It consists of 133,000 farms, 2,000 fishing vessels and aquaculture sites and some 2,000 food-production and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (20 Feb 2025)

Peter Burke: ...The Government is focused on maintaining this strong economic stability. According to the latest employment figures from the CSO’s Labour Force Survey (November 2024), total employment stood at 2.79 million in the third quarter of 2024. This represents 96,800 additional jobs since the same period in 2023. There are now more people employed in Ireland than ever before. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Data (20 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: ...to China in 2024 were valued at €10.068 billion and goods imports at €11.843 billion. Figures for services are not available. In 2023, Ireland exported goods to China to the value of €9.5 billion and services to the value of €10.8 billion. Ireland also imported goods and services worth €16.3 billion from China in 2023. In 2022, Ireland exported...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (20 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 Feb 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. I am committed to delivering for these...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (19 Feb 2025)

Alan Dillon: ...reduce their costs. The online Retail Scheme was introduced by my Department in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland as part of the ongoing work of the Retail Forum. From 2018-2023 more than 850 projects from retailers based in Ireland were approved for €30.7 million in funding through seven rounds of competitive calls, including two pilot rounds of the Online Retail Scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: ...pillars: 1. Establishing a career framework; 2. Raising qualification levels; 3. Developing a national Continuing Professional Development system; 4. Supporting recruitment, retention and diversity; and 5. Moving towards regulation of the workforce. Successful delivery of commitments under the five pillars will be supported by three "key enablers" that are identified in Nurturing Skills:...

Road Safety: Statements (13 Feb 2025)

Seán Canney: ...carrying out extensive analysis of the network to identify high-risk locations through analysis of collision data and through inspections. In 2024, increased funding of approximately €30 million was made available from within protection and renewal to support safety improvement schemes such as junction improvements and road segregation on national roads. In addition, TII funds...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2025)

Paul Lawless: During that time, the national cybersecurity agency had a budget of €5 million. In contrast, the Department of the Taoiseach had a public relations budget of €15 million. What is the total estimated cost of the cyberattack to this State?