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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...the country. Ireland's regional and local road network spans over 96,000 km. The network requires significant funding to ensure it remains fit for purpose, safe and resilient. As such, €658 million was allocated to regional and local road grants in 2024, with approximately 90% of this funding being directed towards maintenance and renewal works. This represents an overall grant...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services (21 Mar 2024)

Niall Collins: ...approach. At present, some areas of the country have no home visiting programme available while other areas provide universal access or targeted access to a home visiting programme. The First 5 strategy for babies, young children and their families includes an action to agree an approach to home visiting services across a continuum of need, building on the current public health nurse...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ukraine War (21 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...;s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has led to the unprecedented mobilisation of EU efforts to provide both civil and military assistance to Ukraine to defend itself in line with Article 51 of the UN Charter. While Ireland's policy of military neutrality is characterised by non-membership of military alliances and non-participation in common or mutual defence arrangements,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (21 Mar 2024)

Jack Chambers: In June 2019, the Government at that time gave an approval in principle of an expression of support for an expansion proposal at Waterford Airport and to providing Exchequer funding of €5 million towards a runway extension project. Government support was not only contingent on local authority and private investment necessary to complete the project being committed and any risks...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...a regular basis to reflect project progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing over €5 billion during 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Mar 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...from the first of May. In the region of 60,000 children are expected to benefit from this measure annually. The additional estimated cost of bringing the commencement date forward to May is €21.6 million. In the case of a child who has already turned 18 and who is still in full-time education, Child Benefit will be payable again from May 2024 up to their 19th birthday, or until...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (21 Mar 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) was launched in 2016 and since then over €156 million has been allocated to more than 1,700 projects. The 2023 TVRS was launched on 21 July 2023 with an overall fund of €15 million, which is designed to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland through a renewed focus on town centre economic and social vibrancy and regeneration. ...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: ...and employment from 2014 to 2016, I took a huge interest in the development of Microfinance Ireland and the various schemes it operated. I recall making some significant changes back in 2015 - for example, the removal of the impediment that lay in the way of lots of microenterprises that required funding from MFI. That was the obligation to receive a formal refusal from a bank before...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Seán Haughey: ...using starvation as a weapon of war. President Higgins has said something similar. The EU at least has opened up a humanitarian corridor to Gaza from Cyprus. It has also decided to allocate €50 million to UNRWA, although why it initially suspended funding to UNRWA is hard to understand. Thankfully, Canada and Sweden have decided to resume funding of the agency. Humanitarian aid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

.... Our Department co-chairs the nitrates expert group with DAFM. Regarding the six questions posed by the committee, our Department is in a position to respond to four of those. Currently, 54% of more than 4,800 water bodies are achieving their environmental objective of at least good status, but 46% are not, according to Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, monitoring. We urgently...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (20 Mar 2024)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 225 together. The Government is aware that high prices and taxes may make Ireland an attractive location for the illicit trade of tobacco products and therefore tobacco smuggling remains a high priority area. The illicit trade detracts from legitimate businesses, drains resources from the Exchequer, and undermines our public health strategy. Each...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (20 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...;80,000 for goods. The Increased Cost of Business Scheme (ICOB) was also announced as part of Budget 2024 and will provide a grant to benefit a significant number of small and medium businesses at a cost of €257 million. The grant will be at a rate of half an enterprise’s commercial rates bill, for 2023, for firms paying up to €10,000 in rates. A flat €5,000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2024)

Josepha Madigan: ..., special classes and special school places are provided. In 2023, my department spent over €2.6 billion on special education and further progress will be made this year as an additional €113 million will be dedicated to providing supports for children with special educational needs. This includes funding to support children with special educational needs in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: On 5th March I announced details of a new ground-breaking scheme which provides free schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme. Special schools who have Students enrolled in Junior Cycle programmes will also receive this funding. More than 213,000 students enrolled in approximately 670 post-primary schools and 70 special schools, will benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...achieved again in 2023 notwithstanding the wider construction sector environment of high inflation, labour shortages and supply chain issues. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing over €5 billion during 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...is updated on a regular basis to reflect project progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing over €5 billion during 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...again in 2023 notwithstanding the wider construction sector environment of high inflation, labour shortages and supply chain issues. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing over €5 billion during 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...a regular basis to reflect project progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing over €5 billion during 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (20 Mar 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 to 572, inclusive, together. In July 2019, after an extended period of consideration and negotiation, including an assessment of the costs and benefits, the Government approved a package of financial support for the hosting of the event, to which the Deputy refers. The main payment to the event organisers to host the event is an event licence fee which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Private Partnerships (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...housing. Housing for All includes a specific objective to increase the use of PPPs to deliver social housing. The current Programme consists of 7 bundles of projects which will provide over 4,500 social housing units and is being delivered through the ‘availability’-based PPP model. Under this type of contract, a PPP consortium, as the private partner, designs, builds,...