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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?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2025)

Garret Ahearn: ..., to outline what will happen with the project. This road project was funded up to a certain point. It had almost reached planning stage when funding was stopped in 2024. It needs an extra €2 million to get to planning stage and then it will be a decision for the Government to decide to construct it. The challenge we have in Tipperary and Kilkenny is that people in many areas...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (13 Feb 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: ...only then to deny them the actual possibility of meaningfully engaging with us here in the Seanad on the really important subject matters and issues. It cannot be feel-good, giving them a €5 million budget or a €20 million budget for something, that is what they have, they get to do a few bits and pieces, have some photo opportunities around the country and places feel a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Feb 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware that on January 20th 2025 Oxfam International produced a new report entitled “Takers not Makers: The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism” which highlights issues concerning wealth inequality. In its associated Press Release, Oxfam Ireland called for the Government to introduce "a flat rate tax of 1.5% on all net wealth above €5 million or a...

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (12 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: ...Fáil, Fine Gael and the Independents by creating as many goodies as possible for those TDs. The fact is that a junior Minister will now get the salary of a TD of €113,000, with a top of €45,000 and another potential top up of €32,000 in travel expenses. A junior minister will now get approximately €200,000. A super junior Minister will get...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (12 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ..., at Easter and at Christmas but having to be always available to work for the company, whose name is Pi Comms. I am not sure, and maybe the Taoiseach will confirm the details, but I think the company gets €5 million or even €7 million per year for the contract. All of the equipment is provided directly by the Oireachtas and all the paperwork is done by the Oireachtas, so...

Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2025)

Pádraig Rice: ...no one. I have real concerns about the Government's affordable housing schemes. There is one in my constituency on Seaberry Drive in Grange, Cork. Houses in the scheme cost €389,498 plus a 5% equity stake. On what planet is a house costing more than €400,000 affordable? We need an urgent review of the Affordable Housing Act 2021, because it is not delivering affordable...

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