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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland's Rural Development Policy 2021 – 2025 sets out an overarching vision for a thriving rural Ireland which is integral to our national economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being and development. My Department's mission is to promote rural and community development and to support vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities throughout Ireland. We...

Report on the Good Friday Agreement: Motion (1 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: ...in this milestone anniversary year. We have delivered a range of events both at home and abroad to that end, and I am very glad that the Oireachtas has also played a prominent role in marking the 25th anniversary. There have been a range of debates and motions in Dáil Éireann and the Seanad to which Members from across the political families of the Oireachtas have contributed....

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023)

Verona Murphy: ...issue. Let us forget about the schemes. Approximately 6,000 apartments that are on the table are going to be subsidised. The only site sold in Dublin that I have been able to find of late was 5.2 acres and achieved a price of €60 million, at density levels of 100 dwellings per hectare. That works out at a site value of €126,000 per apartment. If someone builds five...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disabled People's Organisations and the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)

...is a phrase I dislike, it is "best practice". How can I compare best practice in Australia and Europe, specifically Ireland? I cannot. Australia is a country and continent with a population of 25 million, 5 million of whom are people have disabilities. They are spread across urban, rural, regional and remote areas. When I say remote, I mean seriously remote. We cannot even apply a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minor Injuries Unit at Monaghan Hospital plays a vital role in providing valuable services to the local community, treating both adults and children over the age of 5 years. Up until November of last year the opening hours of the MIU at Monaghan Hospital were Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. As part of improving urgent care access for patients, I asked the HSE to standardise opening hours...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 Jun 2023)

Mary Butler: ...increased by 33%, while the number of new cases seen increased by 21% in that same period. 93% of urgent referrals to CAMHS have been responded to within three working days, exceeding the 90% target. 225,000 appointments were facilitated by CAMHS multidisciplinary teams during 2022. Last month, Minister Butler completed a series of three high-level roundtables bringing together Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (1 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: ..., the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, the Department of Foreign Affairs, CERN, and ultimately with Dáil Éireann. The associated annual cost of €1.8 million for each of the five years, of the initial period of associate CERN membership, must be secured through the Estimates process before Ireland can submit an application. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (1 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...to the players in the construction value-chain in Ireland, my Department with Enterprise Ireland has established a new Construction Technology Centre, Construct Innovate with initial funding of €5m over 5 years. The Centre is a consortium hosted by University of Galway that also includes Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, University College Cork and the Irish Green...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: ...initiative benefited from a once off reduction in the Student Contribution rate of €1,000 for the 2022/2023 academic year;PhD students funded by the SFI and the IRC benefited from a once off payment of €500 in the current academic year; andPost Graduate Students who met the eligibility criteria for a Postgraduate Fee Contribution Grant benefited from a once off increase in...

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ..., it is important to note the regulation goes way beyond agricultural land. Article 4 relates to terrestrial coasts and freshwater systems under the birds and habitats directives. Articles 5 covers marine ecosystems. Article 6 covers urban ecosystems, which will be challenging. Article 7 deals with the restoration of our rivers and getting back our free-flowing rivers, which is very...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome the announcement the Minister, Deputy Foley, has made about a €5 million pilot project for counselling and mental health support services in primary schools in Cavan-Monaghan. We are thrilled about that and we know it is much needed. I take the opportunity to ask the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, whether she will consider my plea for a Jigsaw service for Cavan-Monaghan....

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Joan Collins: ...of public housing. We had no money but we did it, and we can do it again. What is lacking is the political will to do so. The idea that the Government is now building the most public houses since 1975 is a joke. Putting aside the fact that Dr. Rory Hearne’s figures showed that only about 3,000 homes were planned and delivered by a local authority or an approved housing body last...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

...to deal with this money in the early 1970s. There was a White Paper on how the petroleum sector would affect the Norwegian economy in the 1970s. The petroleum taxation act was introduced in 1975, which was very important. The source of government income from the oil sector is taxation and direct ownership in the oil sector. The first proposal for creating a fund was in 1983. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Common Vision for Cybersecurity: Discussion (31 May 2023)

...or something like that, these guys maybe set up their businesses at the back of a house and they become extremely large. The have machinery sitting in their warehouses that is worth maybe €5 million or €6 million. When I ask them about how they fix these machines when they break down, they say that they are connected and that a company in Germany or wherever comes in and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...s lives. Prioritisation of women’s health is further supported through the significant investment contained within Budget 2022 and 2023,which allocated €31m and €69.2m respectively in funding for new developments in Women's Health. This includes: 2022:€8.66 million additional funding for the National Maternity Strategy. €9 million to fund access to free...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (31 May 2023)

Mary Butler: ...dementia; to improve diagnosis and provide integrated services, supports and care; and to improve education and research on dementia. The National Dementia Office was established in the HSE in 2015 to provide leadership on, and coordinate the implementation of, the Strategy across the dementia care spectrum Work has continued in 2023 to further implement the National Dementia...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (30 May 2023)

David Stanton: ...in place has been there since October 2022. This means residents cannot rely on their water supply. Up to 10,000 customers are affected. They have to spend between €1.39 and €1.49 on 5 l of water from local supermarkets. This adds up to a minimum of €16 per month for a recommended consumption of 2 l of water per day and a minimum of €64 per month for a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disabilities Assessments (30 May 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...a diagnostic assessment. In the last month, the new clinical guidance has been submitted to the Department for consideration by me and the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. The HSE has been allocated €11 million in budget 2023 to facilitate additional assessments through a suite of measures, including the establishment of dedicated AON assessment teams; private procurement and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The reduction in excise duty on fuel is due to lapse in two days' time. This will put an extra 5 cent on diesel and an extra 6 cent on petrol, which is a significant jump. It will hit families extremely hard. Hiking excise duty when so many families are in poverty and so many families are in arrears on energy bills is the opposite of what must be done at the moment. Figures released to me...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...strategies. The Scottish autism strategy seems particularly relevant to us here in Ireland given the similarities between our two Celtic countries which also have a similar population of more than 5 million. We met with representatives of Autism Scotland at the national AsIAm conference on autism, Same Chance, held in Malahide, County Dublin, in February. Unfortunately, we did not get...