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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (22 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...vehicles by bridging some of the price difference between conventional heavy-duty vehicles and alternatively fuelled vehicles, which offer environmental benefits. The Scheme is once again funded in 2023, with €5 million being made available. In addition, Ireland has the Low Emission Vehicle Toll Incentive or ‘LEVTI’ Scheme, which offers toll discounts for alternatively...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...susceptibility to economic shocks, the contribution that the USC makes to the stability of the State’s revenue sources is considerable. It is also important to note that the USC yield is c. €5 billion (projected €5.2 billion for 2023). If the USC were to be abolished it would be necessary to generate this yield from alternative sources. Currently, there is an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (22 Jun 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...question. This Government is encouraged by the growth in Credit Union lending to date. In total, SME lending has grown 12.4 % year on year to the end of March 2023. Credit unions with over €50 million in assets and reserves greater than 5% can notify the Central Bank that they intend to use a 10% combined SME and mortgage lending limit. A number of enabling provisions in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (22 Jun 2023)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Deputy for his question. As of March 2023 the total credit union mortgage book is €364 million. The average credit union mortgage is approximately €100,000. Mortgage lending in the sector is up 26.6% year on year to March 2023 and this growth demonstrates that there is demand for credit union mortgages. Credit union mortgage lending is fragmented with 20 mainly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (22 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Public Spending Code aimed at enhancing NDP delivery were introduced that seek to streamline the appraisal and approval of projects. These include: increasing major project thresholds from €100 million to €200 million; reducing PSC approval stages from 5 to 3;removing Government as the approving authority for major projects and the requirement for a technical review of...

Home Care and Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Mary Butler: ...on wheels. We have 330 day care services back up and running. We have 46 specific dementia day care services up and running. That is nearly 380 in total. Meals on wheels provides meals to 250,000 people every month and is hugely important. It is so much more than just a knock on the door with the meal; there is a social connection. Then we have home care. I am pleased to say that...

Seanad: Youth Mental Health and Guidance Services in Secondary Schools: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Róisín Garvey: ...; the ex-quota system ringfenced hours for guidance counselling based on the number of students in the school; - a 2023 survey of guidance counsellors by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors found that only 52% of the hours allocated by the Department of Education were available to guidance counsellors; - this survey also found that only 4% of guidance counsellors reported they had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

...supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It will recognise many of the challenges the industry faces as we begin to educate, inform and adapt towards the challenges of net-zero carbon in 2050. At international level, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, FEI, our international governing body, has established the FEI ethics and well-being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (21 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...will be paid. This will be calculated for the remaining years left in premium and paid in a single sum.In addition a change made to the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (Number 5) regulations 2022 now means that the replacement of broadleaf high forest by conifer species in areas less than 10 hectares is exempt entirely from planning. The RUS scheme which includes a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (21 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: First 5 is Ireland’s first ever cross-departmental strategy to support babies, young children and their families. The ambitious ten-year plan will deliver a broader range of options for parents to balance working and caring and a new model of parenting support. In line with the principles set out in Sláintecare, and the First 5 Whole of Government Strategy for Babies, Young...

Education Costs: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...to every school in the country that they should not do this anymore. We could do what the Catholic Primary School Management Association has said, and replace that funding to the tune of about €45 million in the Minister's budget, which would mean that no school would have to raise funds. We could end this interschool competition when it comes to school uniforms. We could make...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...Total DFA Posted Staff as of 31 December 2022 Total Operating Cost 2022 (€) Europe Athens 3 760,065 Berlin 6 2,205,192 Berne 2 915,293 Bratislava 2 557,548 Brussels (Emb) 2 ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (20 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael McGrath: I thank the Deputy for his question. As of March 2023 the total credit union mortgage book amounted to approximately €364 million. The average credit union mortgage is approximately €100,000. Mortgage lending in the sector is up 26.6% year on year to March 2023 and this growth demonstrates that there is demand for credit union mortgages. Credit union mortgage lending is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Jun 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...has undertaken to calculate what such a payment might cost on the basis requested The number of children approved for targeted supports under Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) Level 4, 5 and 7 supports for the 2022/23 programme call is 7,275. Based on this figure, if each family were to receive a payment of €500 per-month for 12 months the cost would amount to over...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...patients to access emergency dental treatment by directly contacting private contractors or by arranging treatment to be provided by HSE-employed dentists. An additional allocation of €15 million has been made in Budget 2023 to enhance the provision of oral healthcare services. This includes €5 million allocated on a once-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice (20 Jun 2023)

...says that by having juries we have all these delays. It takes far too long to get cases on. When I retired in 2021, there was a litigant before the court who had been waiting for a trial since 2015. Admittedly, that was exceptional, but two or three year delays were not unusual. The reason for that had nothing whatsoever to do with jury trial - or trial by jury. It had everything to...

Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...in the House agree that taking action to protect the lives and health of our young people is important, and that efforts to reduce the prevalence rate of smoking should be encouraged. Smoking is very harmful to health and generates hundreds of millions in health service costs each and every year. We would also agree that whatever measures we take to tackle these problems must be...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC (15 Jun 2023)

Brian Stanley: I know that. I do not want you to put the final price on it because, obviously, it will be going to tender, but is it €5 million, €100 million?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2023)

Catherine Murphy: In the table on page 2, the claims that jump out are the big ones. There were 389 claims for Mountjoy Prison with an estimated liability of €14 million. There were 102 claims against the Portlaoise Prison campus. It is a lower number of claims but the potential liability is €12.9 million. It would be useful to pick out a few of these and ask the SCA to expand on the nature...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Micheál Carrigy: ...and support it. I would also like to welcome one of the proposals regarding mental health supports in schools. I know the Minister for Education, Deputy Norma Foley, announced what I think was €5 million in funding for seven counties, and I am delighted that my own home county of Longford is one that will be taking part in that trial to give counsel and supports in our schools....