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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Oct 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Budget 2023 for year two of Core Funding provides further opportunity to invest in an additional 3% growth in capacity. For Year 2 of Core Funding, the budget has increased by 11% to reach €287 million, providing a sustainable platform for investment with increases for all services. The additional funding for Core Funding Year 2 is being allocated as follows:€8.47 million...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

...condemn racism in any form. It has no place in sport or society. A wide range of Government funding is invested by Sport Ireland to deliver an inclusive sport sector in Ireland. In 2023, Sport Ireland will invest €10 million in the network of local sports partnerships and €2 million in funding in disability-focused governing bodies in sport. This is an increase in 2022...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I move Financial Resolution No. 1: (1)THAT for the purposes of the tax charged by virtue of section 95 of the Finance Act 1999 (No. 2 of 1999), that Act be amended, with effect as on and from 11 October 2023, by the substitution of the following for Schedule 2 to that Act: “SCHEDULE 2 Rates ofMineralOilTax Light Oil: Rates per 1,000 litres Heavy Oil:...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023) See 14 other results from this debate

Thomas Pringle: ...within the document. This demonstrates just how troubling the Government's priorities are. There has been a serious decline in the mental health budget in Ireland from 13% of the overall health budget in 1984 to just 5.1% in 2023. This is despite a rise in those experiencing mental health difficulties to around 40% in Ireland and the fact that Ireland’s prevalence rates of...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Finance): Statements (10 Oct 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ..., the pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a rate of inflation not seen in decades. Despite these significant challenges, we have an economy operating at full employment with a record high of 2.64 million people at work, and an unemployment rate of 4.2%. This positive economic performance is a testament to the resilience of the Irish people and the success of the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (10 Oct 2023)

Michael McGrath: I understand that Deputy Creed is referring to the chargeable excess tax and Standard Fund Threshold (SFT) regime. I am advised by Revenue that the SFT was introduced in Finance Act 2005, with the purpose of addressing excessive pension accrual, and it applies to all private and public sector pension arrangements. It is provided for in Chapter 2C of Part 30 of the Taxes Consolidation Act...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Agriculture Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As per Sections 27, 28 & 29 of the Finance Act 2020, the carbon tax will increase by €7.50 a tonne as part of Budget 2024. The increase on transport fuels is effective from 11 October 2023, while the increase on home heating fuels will not take place until 1 May 2024. In the Programme for Government - Our Shared Future, the Government committed to ring-fence all revenues raised...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The State is committed to providing timely access to new and innovative medicines to all patients. €50 million in funding was allocated for the approval of new medicines in Budget 2021, €30m in 2022, and a further €18 million in Budget 2023 which will provide access to new innovative medicines for patients. The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and...

Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Catherine Connolly: ...of State talked about context. I would like to give some fuller context. Ireland is a neutral country and we should have a voice commenting on the context of what we are doing here today. Some 108.4 million people are now displaced, which means 1.2% of the global population have been forced to leave their homes. Among that number are 32.5 million refugees and some 76% of them come from...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...levy and taxpayers are aware of their obligations in that regard. As the Deputy will know, it applies to individuals domiciled in Ireland whose worldwide income in the tax year has exceeded €1 million, whose liability to Irish income tax was less than €200,000 and who own Irish property on 31 December of the tax year where the market value of that property is greater in...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Mr. Stephen Mulvany: That is out of a budget of approximately €220 million. It is less than 5%.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

...Agency for 2022, which received a clear audit opinion. However, I drew attention through note No. 7 to the financial statements, which discloses that the agency incurred an expenditure of €227,500 in respect of 2022 as a result of a vacant site levy charge by the local authority. This is the fourth or maybe even the fifth year in which a levy has been paid. Already, they have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (5 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...significant progress in relation to both in recent years. At a policy level, last year I published Sustainable Mobility Policy which has two particularly relevant high-level goals, namely – Goal 5: Take a whole of journey approach to mobility, promoting inclusive access for all; and Goal 6: Design infrastructure according to Universal Design Principles and the Hierarchy of Road...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (5 Oct 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...final deadline for eligible businesses to submit claims for relief under the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) was Saturday, 30 September 2023. The scheme is now closed. Over €140 million has been paid out to 31,044 businesses across the country. I am advised by Revenue of the registrations and claims for the businesses who availed of the TBESS for the following...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (5 Oct 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...final deadline for eligible businesses to submit claims for relief under the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) was Saturday, 30 September 2023. The scheme is now closed. Over €140 million has been paid out to 31,044 businesses across the country. I am advised by Revenue of the following registrations and claims for the businesses who availed of the TBESS: ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (5 Oct 2023)

Michael McGrath: The Living City Initiative, provided for in Finance Act 2013 and commenced on 5 May 2015, is a tax incentive aimed at the regeneration of the historic inner cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick and Waterford. The scheme provides income or corporation tax relief for qualifying expenditure incurred in refurbishing/converting qualifying buildings which are located within...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: ...plays an important role in supporting the well-being and mental health of our young people and is currently funding a range of initiatives and supports in this area. I recently announced a €5 million pilot programme of counselling and mental health supports for primary schools, which will run for the 2023/2024 school year. The new pilot includes two strands and will work to mitigate...

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (4 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 5: In page 11, to delete lines 8 to 11 and substitute the following: "(b) the cumulative value of the transaction and each transaction between the parties to the transaction, or persons connected with third country undertakings that are parties to the transaction, in the period of 12 months before the date of the transaction is equal to or greater than— (i)...

Seanad: Access to Third Level Places and Student Accommodation: Statements (4 Oct 2023)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister coming to the House to speak to us on the opportunities and places at third level. He recently announced funding of more than €5 million for the further education and training, FET, sector. That is topping up funding he issued in April into the FET sector. Under his watch in this new Department we have seen a phenomenal focus on the opportunities under further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Okay. Mr. Delany spoke to the committee earlier in the year about €1.3 billion. The announcement - as we got a bit baffled - is €304 million of aid from Brussels and the rest will be grants over 15 to 20 years. It was thrown out in the media that it would be thrown out in the next five years. The public needs to know that. On planting, if I want to apply for a licence...