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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (18 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: .... The policy recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated national network of 400 remote working hubs by 2025. In furtherance of this commitment, my Department’s focus to date has been on strategically developing the National Hub Network and the shared online booking platform...

Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)

Mary Butler: ...in health has been a substantial priority for the Government. In just three years, the net core allocation for our health services increased from €17.9 billion to €22.8 billion, almost €5 billion more, or a 27% increase in core funding between 2020 and 2023. That investment is clear, tangible evidence of the commitment the Government has made to healthcare and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Mr. Patrick Davitt: We have not carried out much research on the 25,000 target but we conducted a small survey a year and a half ago in one county and two small rural areas in that county. In one case, there were 74 houses in one rural area, yet 40 of them were not being lived in because they were either vacant or derelict. That figure is astonishing. At the moment, if we are to believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...leads across the climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in the Department of Transport. The engagement is timely. We are now approaching both the midway point of our first carbon budget to 2025, the first full year under the sectoral emissions ceilings agreed by the Government last July and the first year of implementation under our national sustainable mobility policy, which was...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: ...are on hand, including 40 new school buildings and 260 projects of additional accommodation of various types. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing €4.4 billion between now and 2025 to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities throughout the country for the almost 1 million students and 100,000 staff who attend our schools. Key priorities for the Department are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Renewable Energy and Port Capacity: Discussion (16 May 2023)

...week by Eirgrid mark a significant milestone for Ireland’s offshore wind. These projects, involving in excess of 3 GW of capacity, represent a major step forward to delivering a capacity target of 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030. I take this opportunity to congratulate all those involved in Ireland's first offshore wind auction. The first successful wind farm operators can progress...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Care Packages (11 May 2023)

Peter Burke: ...;s absence. I thank Senator Byrne for raising this very important issue. Improving access to home support is a priority for the Government. Since budget 2021, we have provided an additional €228 million in funding. In 2023, the overall home care budget is €723 million. The HSE national service plan sets a target to provide 23.9 million home support hours and the...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Financial Statements 2021: HSE
Special Report No. 114 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Emergency Procurement of Ventilators by the HSE
Vote 38 - Health (11 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...providers as part of the overall pandemic response. An overview of the detail in appendix 1 is provided by the procurement service of the HSE. Overall in this period, the HSE spent €20.5 million with established suppliers and €81 million with previously unknown suppliers, of which €8.1 million was the value of ventilators received, €50.5 million was refunded...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health Service Executive (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to the health sector for capital investment to allow for future planning of substantial infrastructure projects and programmes. Currently, the Department of Health have NDP allocations of €1,161 million in 2023 (as per the Revised Estimates for 2023), €1,255 million for 2024 and €1,360 million for 2025. The NDP ceilings for 2023 to 2025 are set and will not to be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...with claims to manage costs. On the matter of the wider capital plan for the health sector over the medium term, it is important to note that the Department of Health has NDP allocations of €1,161 million in 2023 (as per the Revised Estimates for 2023), €1,255 million for 2024 and €1,360 million for 2025. These ceilings for 2023 to 2025 are set and will not be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Environmental Policy (11 May 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...foundation they need to begin their transition to low carbon production processes and through investment in carbon abating capital equipment and technologies. In Budget 2022, Government announced that €55 million would be made available under the National Recovery & Resilience Plan for this Green Transition Fund. The budget is split into two streams, the Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (11 May 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...as others such Greenfield Global (Laois), N’Ware (Laois), Zoetis (Offaly), Medtronic (Westmeath), and Ericsson (Westmeath). FDI employment in the Midlands region has increased by 43% in the past 5 years. FDI has a significant impact on the Midlands Region from an economic impact perspective, with an estimated €402 million spent by MNC’s on payroll during 2020;...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 May 2023)

Michael McNamara: ...the Minister proposes to bring in a definition. It is a loose term that would benefit from elaboration in the Seanad. Likewise, what will happen if these retailers or processors say, "Thanks a million for the request but you can go whistle for it"? The Minister deals with that issue in amendment No. 25 to section 80, on enforcement and supplementary regulations. Section 80 states: The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: A key part of reducing our emissions is taking steps to ensure we reduce the demand side of things. Some 1.2 million smart meters have been rolled out so far across Ireland. Only 80,000 of those consumers are availing of smart tariffs. That is approximately 6% or 7%, which is far too little. A big part of the problem is the fact the night-time rate begins at 11 p.m. when nobody wants to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...of the Commission on the Defence Forces, we are going to build up our Air Corps and radar capability so that we have an air force but it will be a small air force, appropriate for a country of 5 million people. Even then, not just on an interim basis but long term, we will need to have arrangements and co-operation with our neighbours and also our partners in the European Union,...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...the need to ensure that they continue to be viable places to live, work and invest in; — rural communities are being supported and invested in by Government, including under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) for 215 projects worth a total of €542 million and also the Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) which, since its introduction in 2016, has allocated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Coveney: ...that is really important in terms of the decarbonisation of our economy and society. We are also focusing on what is an opportunity to provide up to 37 GW of energy generation offshore by 2050, and 7 GW by 2030 - 5 GW directly connected to the grid and another 2 GW, probably, on floating platforms that are linked to hydrogen generation. If one thinks about the magnitude of that between...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Pearse Doherty: ...from 2020, which I am sure the witnesses are aware of. They demonstrated that the cost of the tax relief on employee pension contributions stood at €1.2 billion, nearly €700 of which, €693 million, went to those earning incomes in excess of €100,000. The sum of €700 million is a staggering fact and statistic, meaning 60% of this tax relief goes to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (10 May 2023)

...that we considered to be reasonable in the context of the complaint. To give an overview, the total impact of this work was such that there were financial outcomes to the value of more than €5 million for people who brought complaints to the FSPO. We dealt with 4,700 complaints, of which 82% were dealt with through one of our early closure mechanisms, including mediation. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

...getting approval to go to another site, and it would take a century to digitise services around the country. We are not accepting that. We want to adopt more national approaches. There are only 5 million people in the country, which is the equivalent of a large city in other countries. We are confident that we can organise information. The summary care record, the sharing of care...