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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....

Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...sold by the buyer as part of a promotion; a charge for advertising or marketing by the buyer; and payment of compensation for the cost of examining customer complaints. Chapter 3 provides for powers to levy fines of up to €10 million on buyers, including retailers, food producers and processors, "or 10 per cent of the aggregate turnover ... in the financial year in which the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

...a lot of work to do. My concerns about CAMHS are on the record. We need different leadership, better governance and oversight. There are 73 teams and the Minister of State said there are now 75. Each one has individual autonomy, which will always be a recipe for danger if there is no standing operating procedure. As each CAMHS team can work independently, there are opportunities for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023) See 4 other results from this debate

..., RRDF, funding, local authorities now have strategic direction, underpinned by funding, to address dereliction and vacancy. As an example of this, Waterford council was successfully awarded more than €28 million in funding under URDF call 2 for specifically addressing derelict and vacant properties in the centre of Waterford city. The refurbishment, and return to productive...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (15 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...assistance as part of the ongoing Macro-Financial Assistance operation. On 30 May, the General Affairs Council decided to nearly double the amount of macro-financial assistance to Moldova, meaning that a total of €295 million in loans and grants will be available to support Moldova's economic stabilisation and structural reform agenda. The EU has also provided €87 million to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (15 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...to the employer. The current average number of hours worked by participants in the Wage Subsidy Scheme is 31 hours per week. Over the past five years, the Wage Subsidy Scheme has paid just under €101 million to employers. The following table provides a breakdown of the Wage Subsidy Scheme drawn down by employers per year, the number of employers availing of the scheme and the...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Damien English: ...put the work in. We are getting a bang for our work. Many projects are under way. The Minister visited my county only a few weeks ago. Looking back over the past few years, more than €28 million in funding from her Department has been invested in many projects right throughout the county, from Castlepollard to Fore, and from Oldcastle, Athboy, Moylagh up into Dunderry,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...beds, with further additional beds planned for this year and next year. We have increased the total public health sector workforce by more than 20,000 since the Government came into office. That includes 6,500 extra nurses and midwives, 3,200 social care professionals and 2,000 doctors and dentists. There is a strong pipeline of capital projects, including several new hospitals...