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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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (12 Feb 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Government has committed €165 billion in capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. As a percentage of national income, annual capital investment is now among the largest in the EU. In 2025, €15 billion will fund vital infrastructure in areas such as housing, transport, education, enterprise, sport and climate action. An additional...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Feb 2025)

Marie Sherlock: ...of services that are experiencing difficult and specifically the powers of intervention and the resources to be made available by the Department of children to those services. We know that €331 million is being spent by the State in this year alone in core funding across almost 4,200 early years services. There is an unprecedented €1.37 billion in total funding to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Programme (11 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: ...unwavering support for the two-state solution. I did set out the Government's approach on this issue in a detailed statement during Sinn Féin's Private Members' time in the Dáil last week, on 5 February. The immediate focus of the Government, and I hope that of the world, must continue to be the full implementation of the ceasefire and the hostage release deal. I welcome the...

Response to Storm Éowyn: Motion [Private Members] (11 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: ...part, are good in that we have acknowledged all the good work on the ground. That has been set out clearly and this is very important. I also acknowledge the latest update we have as of today after 5 p.m, which was that ESB Networks said all the power will be back by tonight. That will be particularly welcome, if the company succeeds in doing that mar tagaim ó chathair na Gaillimhe...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: The Passport Service issued over one million passports in 2024. The average turnaround time for online renewal adult passport applications for both January 2024 and January 2025 was 5 working days. This is well below the advertised estimated turnaround times for renewals which is 10 working days. The turnaround times for passport processing are: Application Type ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Feb 2025)

Simon Harris: The Passport Service issued over one million passports in 2024. To date in 2025, the Passport Service has issued over 100,000 passports. 2025 is expected to be another busy year for the Passport Service and my Department is in an excellent position to meet the demand forecasted for this year. The Passport Service is successfully meeting high demand for passports. All passport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (11 Feb 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: ...to providing all citizens with reliable and realistic sustainable mobility options, and public transport plays a key role in the delivery of this goal. To support this objective, in Budget 2025, the Department of Transport secured €658.442 million of funding for Public Service Obligation (PSO) and TFI Local Link services (an increase from €613.813 million in 2024). This...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Question Nos. 515 and 516 together. In setting regulatory requirements, the primary consideration must be children’s health, safety and well-being. The minimum adult-to-child ratios for pre-school services are set out in Schedule 6 of the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016. School age services' adult-to-child ratios are set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Qualifications (11 Feb 2025)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 517 and 518 together. I acknowledge that many early learning and care (ELC) and school-age childcare (SAC) services report staffing challenges in relation to recruitment and retention. In general, staffing pressures in the sector are caused not by insufficient supply of qualified personnel, but by high levels of staff turnover. Pay is one of a number...