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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (23 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...is a household based payment of €28.00 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €784 each year), paid from October to April, to 370,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €300 million in 2021.  The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs.  The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Remote Working (23 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...development of remote working facilities through the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and the Town and Village Renewal Programme in 2020. Since 2016 my Department has invested more than €50 million in the development of remote working facilities through the Town and Village Renewal Scheme and the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. Investment in new remote working...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Joe Flaherty: ...? Are there any job opportunities? There is a sense that there will not be. Is there an onus on us as a Government to go to the ESB and an onus on the ESB to come forward to say that the €5 million it has committed to the just transition is not sufficient? The midlands have been the energy centre of the country for 60 years. If that €5 million is broken down, it would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Permanent TSB (23 Jun 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

...our purpose into action with a number of measures. We have kept all 76 of our branches open throughout the pandemic and committed to maintaining our existing branch network. In addition to the €30 million investment over the last five years, we have committed to investing a further €5 million over the coming year in refurbishing and maintaining branches to make sure they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Service Providers in the Travel Trade in Ireland: Discussion (23 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: ...to many in the sector because, in some instances, they demand cash security deposits as high as 30% of projected turnover. In one case in Ireland, they demanded a cash security deposit of €1.5 million, which was absolutely ludicrous and would be crippling for businesses that are trying to function to some degree of normality and have fallen well short of that over the past 15...

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: ...in the context of looking at other European countries that got things right and taking the warnings where they got things wrong. I know many Members may be quite envious to see crowds of 12,000, 25,000 or even full stadiums at the European Championships while we are still running test events. It is disappointing but perhaps it shows what we can achieve and how we can work against the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2021 (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I allocated €50 million to a suite of measures to assist the live performance sector.  As part of that funding, on Tuesday June 15th I announced the allocations for the €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021).  I was delighted to be in a position to fund 237 successful applications under this scheme, the details of which are available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Catherine Martin: I refer the Deputy to my earlier reply to Parliamentary Question No 64. I allocated €50 million to a suite of measures to assist the live performance sector.  As part of that funding, on Tuesday June 15th I announced the allocations for the €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021).  I was delighted to be in a position to fund 237 successful...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I refer the Deputy to my earlier reply to Parliamentary Question No 64. I allocated €50 million to a suite of measures to assist the live performance sector.  As part of that funding, on Tuesday June 15th I announced the allocations for the €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021).  I was delighted to be in a position to fund 237 successful...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2021 (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I refer the Deputy to my earlier reply to Parliamentary Question No 64.   I allocated €50 million to a suite of measures to assist the live performance sector.  As part of that funding, on Tuesday June 15th I announced the allocations for the €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021).  I was delighted to be in a position to fund 237 successful...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: ...including bursary, strategic funding, project awards and touring and dissemination awards.  There were very significant increases in supports provided to circus in 2020 and 2021, with over €2.2 million allocated to circus, street arts and spectacle in 2021 to both organisations and individual circus artists. Details of all grants are available on the Arts Council’s...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: ...to prioritise the examination of Recommendation 1 of the Life Worth Living report, and to examine the manner in which a Basic Income Guarantee pilot scheme for artists could be delivered.  I have allocated €50 million to a suite of measures to assist the live performance sector including: - €25m for the Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021). I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the €5 million previously committed to by his Department to Waterford Airport for development works has yet been allocated; if not, when it will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33011/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (22 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...2008 recession resulted in the build-up of a substantial backlog of works across the country. Work is in hand at the moment to firm up on the cost of the backlog but an indicative cost is in excess of €5 billion. As the length of the regional and road network in Cork is about 12% of the total, the Cork County share of the estimated backlog would be over €600 million. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (22 Jun 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...pension fund on retirement for tax purposes, which was introduced in Finance Act 2006 to prevent over-funding of pensions through tax-relieved arrangements. The threshold was initially set at €5 million. It was subsequently reduced to €2.3 million with effect from 7 December 2010 and further reduced to €2 million with effect from 1 January 2014. Information on the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: I refer the Deputy to my earlier reply to Parliamentary Question No 64. I allocated €50 million to a suite of measures to assist the live performance sector. As part of that funding, on Tuesday June 15th I announced the allocations for the €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021). I was delighted to be in a position to fund 237 successful...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: ...On the Arts and Culture side, my Department is also making funding available to local authorities to improve public spaces for cultural and events activity under the Outdoor Public Space Scheme, which I launched on 11 February 2021. The scheme provides up to €250,000 for each of the 31 local authorities to adapt, equip or otherwise improve public spaces for cultural and events...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: ...permits   The Government has responded to the challenges facing the arts, and culture sector through a range of measures. Significant additional funding was announced in Budget 2021, with €130 million allocated to the Arts Council for 2021 and €50 million for supports for life performance. The supports in 2020 and again in 2021 included provision for extensive online...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Catherine Martin: ...and have engaged intensively with Government colleagues, stakeholders and officials to ensure that an appropriate suite of supports is available for the sector. In this context, I allocated €50 million in 2021 to a number of measures to assist the culture sector, which includes the allocations for the €25m Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS 2021) I...