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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Ms Anne Graham: That is noted. On wheelchair-accessible taxis, we increased grants this year to try to get more applications. I think we allocated up to €6 million; certainly €5 million was invested in the grant system. We may, with the approval of the Department, increase that grant to see if we can get more. The grant is very generous in terms of trying to ensure we get a...

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Róisín Shortall: ..., who certainly did not need that €600. It was public money badly spent. Of course, it should have been targeted at those families who most needed it. The other point about that is that €12.4 million in energy credits went to the owners of holiday homes. By contrast, the working family payment measures in last year's plan amounted to just €4 million. Does this...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (26 Sep 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputies for their questions. As Deputy Dillon mentioned earlier, Cabinet today signed off on the tender and gave approval for the N5 Scramogue to Ballaghaderreen road project to go ahead. It is an investment of about €450 million and will dramatically improve access to and from County Mayo in particular. It will also have huge benefits for towns like Strokestown,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (26 Sep 2023)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157, 173, 187, 188, 190 and 191 together. I understand that Deputy Lowry, in line with Deputies O'Dowd, Bruton, Troy and Smyth, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, we will be 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. During the period 2018 to 2022, nearly 900 school...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...;1 billion to early learning and childcare – a clear demonstration from Government of the value of the sector. Over the past eight budgets, investment in early learning and childcare has risen from €260 million in 2015 to € 1.025 billion in 2023, reaching the First 5 investment target 5 years ahead of time. This unprecedented investment speaks to the commitment of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (26 Sep 2023)

Simon Harris: ...to existing PATH 1 Initial Teacher Education initiatives and PATH2 -1916 bursaries, targeted at socio economic disadvantaged groups, Budget 2022 provided an additional dedicated investment of €35 million. (€5 million over 7 years) to support the objectives of the National Access Plan. Part of this funding has been allocated to a new PATH initiative - PATH 4 aimed as students...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...community-based organisations, of personal alarms or pendants. This scheme is open to applications at all times. The Scheme to Strengthen and Support Volunteeringprogramme has a budget of €6.5 million in 2023. This fund supports the network of 29 Volunteer Centres across the country as well as a number of national volunteer-supporting organisations including Volunteer Ireland,...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Sep 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...late. Although Deputy Bruton pointed out that €1.6 billion in energy credits were paid out over the last 18 months, that is in fact only a fraction of what was paid out. I calculate that approximately €5 billion was paid out to consumers over the last two years in electricity and energy supports. How will the money that is raised from this windfall levy be spent? It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Sep 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...regions, don’t have a scheme in place for adults which is free at point of access. From January to July this year, 131,626 additional treatments have been provided under the DTSS, with over 24,500 extra unique patients treated when compared with the same period last year. Where access to a DTSS dentist is difficult, local HSE services assist patients to access a dentist. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (21 Sep 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...interagency action and supporting evidence-informed approaches to addressing substance use in local communities. The Network of 24 Drug and Alcohol Task Forces receive in the region of €29 million in annual funding from the Department and the HSE of which the North East Task Force receives €937,813. In August I announced recurring annual funding of €3.5 million to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Sep 2023)

Simon Harris: ...disabilities does not reflect the wider population. That is why we have placed an unrelenting focus on this area and have a new target of 16% by 2028. In January 2021, I announced approval for €5.8 million towards strategic initiatives aimed at supporting students with disabilities to access and engage with higher education funded under the Fund for Students with a Disability...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Community (21 Sep 2023)

Simon Harris: ...are members of the Irish Traveller community has improved marginally but still remains disappointingly low. Recent data for 2021/22 indicates that the current number of Traveller new entrants is 52. The current National Access Plan targets 150 new entrants from the Traveller community by 2028. Learners from the Traveller and Roma communities are priority target groups under the new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (21 Sep 2023)

Simon Harris: ...regional investment, skills and employment retention and creation, increased access to higher education, ensuring greater equity and countering educational disadvantage. A national network of 5 TUs stretches across some 25 campuses, bringing the advantages and potential of university-driven skills and innovation to communities across the country. Higher education access is being...

Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Sep 2023)

Mick Barry: There have been ten ECB interest hikes. It has gone from 0% to 4.5%. Before this latest increase, some 20% of mortgage holders are estimated to lose €3,000 this year. A further 20% are estimated to lose €5,700 a year. Mortgage holders are being put on a rack and stretched. At the same time the banks make combined profits of more than €5 billion. This Government has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Child Maintenance and Liable Relatives) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

.... First, the Department will no longer assess child maintenance payments in the means tests for social welfare schemes. This will be of direct benefit to an estimated 16,000 lone parents at a cost of some €10 million a year. In some cases, this will mean that people will receive a higher payment. In other cases, it will mean that people will now qualify for a payment for the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (20 Sep 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...line with Deputies Burke and McNamara, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (20 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 403, 404 and 524 together. The competition to appoint the next chief executive of Dublin City Council was advertised by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) on 15 September 2023. The competition is open for applications until 5 October 2023 and details of the appointment process are outlined in the information booklet for this competition. Dublin City...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (20 Sep 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...arisen over the years, the existing rights of individuals, as well as the lack of significant scientific and environmental impact data on the natural resource. Prior to the commencement of Part 5 of the Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act 2021 and the establishment of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority or MARA on the 17 July 2023, Section 3 of the Foreshore Act provided for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (20 Sep 2023)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, which includes the enforcement of road traffic legislation. As Minister, I have no role in such matters. As the Deputy will be aware, GoSafe is a private company contracted to An Garda...