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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...plan in the history of the State. The Plan is supported by an investment package of over €4 billion per annum, through an overall combination of €12 billion in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5 billion investment through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and €5 billion lending through the Housing Finance Agency (HFA). Budget 2024 again provides record levels...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...homes has gone down considerably in recent years precisely because home support has improved and people can stay at home for longer. The overall budget for home support this year is €723 million. That is an increase of €228 million since this Government came to office, so nearly a 40% increase in funding for home care just under this Government. Far from being cut, the...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023: Second Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...two electricity costs emergency benefit schemes, in 2022 and 2023. The electricity costs emergency benefit scheme III will see three payments of €137.61, excluding VAT, made to approximately 2.2 million domestic electricity accounts between December and April. Following a review of the previous schemes, this scheme will introduce a low-electricity-usage threshold to ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector (8 Nov 2023)

...undergraduate higher education delivery for the land sector. Total annual participation levels for Teagasc further education and Teagasc-linked higher education programmes have ranged from 5,000 to 6,000 in recent years. Teagasc also offers Quality and Qualifications Ireland-accredited and non-accredited short-duration courses on specific topics subject to demand. The Teagasc...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 144. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how much of the €5 million allocated to the blue ways tourism fund that has been drawn down in Kildare south; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48882/23]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2023) See 4 other results from this debate

Michael McGrath: ...years old. It allows these investors to avail of a reduced rate of CGT on a sale to a third party. The investment made must be for a minimum amount of €20,000, or €10,000 where at least a 5% shareholding is acquired, and the shares acquired must be held for a minimum of three years. The reduced CGT rate of 16% is available on a gain of value equivalent to twice the value...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...to access and meaningfully participate in the ECCE programme since it was first introduced in September 2016. A commitment to expand AIM beyond the ECCE programme was first made in the First 5 strategy. The fulfilment of this commitment was to be informed by an independent evaluation of AIM. That evaluation is now complete and it will be published before the end of this year. ...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Risk Management (7 Nov 2023)

Joe O'Brien: ...response agencies for their work in very difficult and challenging conditions during this flooding event. Last week the Minister, Deputy Heather Humphreys, announced that she has secured a further €3 million in funding for the humanitarian assistance scheme, which is administered by the Department of Social Protection. This scheme provides support to those living in properties...

Seanad: Housing For All: Statements (7 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

John Cummins: ...many of the comments made by the Minister with regard to the progress that has been made through both Housing for All and Rebuilding Ireland. If we look at where we came from in 2013, fewer than 5,000 homes were being built in this country. Last year, 30,000 homes were delivered. We are going to exceed that number again this year. More than 470 first-time buyers are purchasing their...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (7 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...in 2024, building on the increases in recent years and securing the achievements into the future. The full package of current funding for youth services and programmes in my Department is €77.95 million, an increase of €5 million, or 6.8%, on the 2023 budget. There is no capital allocation in 2024. €74.45m is being provided for youth services funded under the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (7 Nov 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...funding has allowed the OPW, in partnership with local authorities throughout the country, to treble the number of schemes at design, planning and construction to some 98 schemes at this time. In the last 5 years (2018 - 2022), the OPW has invested some €300 million in flood relief expenditure. To date, 53 schemes have been completed, which are providing protection to over...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (7 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: ...to the players in the construction value-chain in Ireland, my Department with Enterprise Ireland has established a new Construction Technology Centre, Construct Innovate, with initial funding of €5m over 5 years. The Centre is a consortium hosted by University of Galway which also includes Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, University College Cork and the Irish Green...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Through Project Ireland 2040, we are investing at least €5 billion over the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for almost one million students and over 100,000 staff that learn and work in our schools every day. The School referred to by the Deputy received capital investment of over €68,000 in 2021. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Through Project Ireland 2040, we are investing at least €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 proven track record of delivery, with over 180 projects completed last year within a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...my Department. The Government is committed to ensuring that a stock of high quality accommodation is available for those who live in the private rented sector. Housing for All sets a target of 25% for the inspection of all private residential tenancies from 2021. A total of €9 million in Exchequer funding is being made available by my Department to local authorities this year to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...year-olds in full-time education was one of my key priorities as part of Budget 2024. The measure is expected to benefit approximately 60,000 18 year olds each year at an estimated cost of €21.6 million in 2024. With many children now starting primary school at age 5 together with the increase in pupils doing transition year, there has been an increase in the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In recognition of the difficulties experienced by the tillage and horticultural sectors this year, I secured €9.53 million from the EU Agricultural Reserve of which €7.147 million will go to support the tillage sector and €2.382 to the horticulture sector. The tillage allocation will be distributed as a one-off flat rate payment of €28 per hectare on the area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...tonnage of 6,300 GT representing 80% of the original target of 8,000 Gross Tonnes to be voluntarily withdrawn from the Irish fleet as recommended by the Seafood Taskforce, at a total cost of €60 million. Of the 39 vessels proceeding:35 vessels have been decommissioned.4 are currently being dismantled and will be completed in November.To date, 34 of the 39 vessels have been paid...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...termed Horizon Europe, specifically under Cluster 6 ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’ and the associated Soil Mission. For my own Department, over €245 million has been committed since 2010 to research conducted across the agriculture, food, forestry and bioeconomy sectors. The research is currently supported through five strands...