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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...one of the lowest levels of excess mortality also. Our vaccination programme is also performing extremely well. By the end of the week the vaccination programme is expected to have administered 5 million doses, with more than 2 million adults fully vaccinated and more than 70% of the adult population having received their first dose. I am delighted to be able to share that when one...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Jul 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...is a difficult decision for many sectors, particularly for many businesses which had hoped to open last week. The vaccination programme continues to make significant progress however, with over 4.7 million doses of the vaccine now administered and almost 57% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. Since last Monday, those aged between 18 and 34 have been receiving Janssen...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (13 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52, 53 and 60 together. Home supports enable older people to remain in their own homes and communities, as well as facilitating timely discharge from hospital.  Since 2018 the funding for home help and standard home care packages has operated as a single home support service.  We have made improved access to home support services a priority. In 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: ...the mental health sector. This additional capacity includes the purchase of acute beds as well as longer term care beds in order to free up capacity in the statutory sector.  A total of €13.65 million has been allocated to purchasing the additional capacity in 2021. Following a specific procurement process, 5 additional Mental Health Intellectual Disability beds and 10...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...for services. My Department  does not have full access to information on the impact of this ransomware attack on elective waiting lists but will provide an update as soon as one is available. An additional €240 million has been provided in Budget 2021 for an access to care fund, €210m of which has been allocated to the HSE and a further €30m to the NTPF. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (13 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: ...improved access and shorter waiting lists, remains a key priority for me, the Government as a whole and the HSE. In response to the growth in cases presenting to mental health services, €5.7 million has been allocated for the Eating Disorders National Clinical Programme since 2016. The Eating Disorders Model of Care was launched in 2018 and was developed in partnership with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (13 Jul 2021)

Mary Butler: ...improved access and shorter waiting lists, remains a key priority for me, the Government as a whole and the HSE. In response to the growth in cases presenting to mental health services, €5.7 million has been allocated for the Eating Disorders National Clinical Programme since 2016. The Eating Disorders Model of Care was launched in 2018 and was developed in partnership with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The vaccination programme continues to make significant progress with over 4.55 million vaccines administered as of 7 July. Over 2.6 million have now received a first vaccine dose with more than 1.9 million fully vaccinated. The vaccine rollout continues at pace despite the HSE cyber-attack, albeit with some impact on data reporting systems. There are now 42 Vaccination Centre sites...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (13 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Holly Cairns: 201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 15 June 2021, the amount allocated to each local authority from the €5 million additional funding for litter prevention and cleaning announced on 5 May 2021. [37416/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: ...;aimed at helping the tourism sector to survive and recover from the pandemic. Extending the wage support measures was an important step in assisting tourism businesses with staff retention. Funding of €5 million was also provided to Fáilte Ireland in Budget 2021 for upskilling training and to improve digital presence. The Tourism & Hospitality Careers Oversight...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (13 Jul 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...is 1,555 personnel, as of 31 May 2021. Expenditure relating to the cost of the AR and NSR is drawn from a range of subheads. Subhead A.5 of the Defence Vote provides for a budget of €2.15 million of which €2.068 million is allocated for paid training for members of the AR and NSR. This allocation provides for seven days annual paid training for each effective member of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...of children until their 18th birthday who are in full-time education, or who have a disability.  Child benefit is currently paid, as of end-May 2021, to over 637,000 families in respect of over 1.2 million children with an estimated expenditure of more than €2 billion in 2020. Families on low incomes may be able to avail of a number of social welfare schemes that support...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (13 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to provide current individual values for contracts entered into by my Department. However, it may assist him to note that the total value of the three contracts in question comes to approximately €5 million per annum.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland, subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132.  Just over 33,000 participants joined the scheme and over €77 million was paid to them in 2019.   In joining the scheme, these participants gave a commitment to reduce the production of bovine livestock manure nitrogen on their...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (13 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...the platform, with an additional 49 hubs in the process of being onboarded. Furthermore, the number of hubs identified through the Western Development Commission's hub discovery process has increased to 505. These are in the process of being verified before they are mapped on . This interactive map provides useful information in relation to each of the hubs and the services that are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Service Staff Pay (12 Jul 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...year I asked Tusla to examine what additional resources it could provide for these organisations on a once-off basis. As the Senator is probably aware, Tusla was able to provide an additional €7 million in funding last month for the section 56 organisations. A once-off 5% increase in funding was provided to these organisations, which amounted to €6.2 million. Additional...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2021)

Paul Gavan: ...at a well-attended protest yesterday. We need to reflect on where we are in terms of Shannon Airport and its use by the US military. Since the attacks of 11 September 2001, it is estimated that 5 million deaths have occurred, including the death of 1 million children. We are, unfortunately, culpable because we continue to facilitate the movement of US military through Shannon. Some...

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Seán Fleming: ..., encouraging employment and helping to maintain the link between employers and employees. As of 8 July 2021, direct subsidy payments of over €3.8 billion have been made with an additional €627 million given in PRSI relief to over 50,500 employers in respect of over 609,700 workers. Sections 3 and 4 make a number of changes in respect of the Covid restrictions support...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: ...LDA, under a Part 9 affordable housing delivery agreement. Part 9 has been also amended to provide for 80% affordable housing on relevant public lands in urban areas with a population greater than 150,000, that is, the cities of Dublin and Cork. Section 75(4) of the LDA Bill states that there shall be a specified percentage and section 75(11)(a) specifies that this is 80% for...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Jul 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...a right around the country as the hours of many day care and other disability services have been constrained. The availability of respite services has been constrained. Additional funding of €5 million has been provided to develop new respite centres. Despite Covid and the recent attacks on the ICT health system infrastructure, all community health services, including disability...