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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (19 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: .... That will be done in the context of the budgetary negotiations. As stated, there are other supports for family carers. The carer's support grant was the highest ever. It was paid out on 5 June with an investment of €334 million.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025) See 2 other results from this debate

...expenditure. The Senator is absolutely right. Traveller accommodation was not immune to that. It dropped steadily from 2009 to 2011, and then it was flat for about four or five years at about €5 million annually. Since 2016, we have been rebuilding and in the past five years there has been a significant increase. We are trying to get back to those levels of full expenditure....

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023 (19 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Paul McAuliffe: I refer to the idea, then, of us committing more than €5 million in advance of knowing what other legacies or debts existed in the organisation. I appreciate it was a difficult situation for the Department to keep the ship moving forward, but this was a great deal of money to put into an organisation at a time when we did not know where the financial structure stood.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Industry (19 Jun 2025)

Peter Burke: ...ensuring tourism development is sustainable and regenerative, benefiting local communities and nature. These strategies are supported by detailed Destination and Experience Development Plans (DEDPS), which are 5-year sustainable tourism development plans created in partnership with local industry, communities, and stakeholders. The plans prioritize tourism development projects to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: ...that is sustainable and which does not unduly limit our scope to support other vulnerable groups in society.In this regard and given that the minimum cost of abolishing the means test is about €600 million per annum but that the cost could run to €3 billion per annum depending on inflow of new claimants, it is important to manage the reduction in the means test in a way that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Jun 2025)

Dara Calleary: ...make progress in a way that is sustainable and which does not unduly limit our scope to support other vulnerable groups in society.The estimated minimum cost of abolishing the means test is about €600 million per annum but that the cost could run to €3 billion per annum depending on inflow of new claimants. Therefore, it is important to manage the changes to the means test...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (19 Jun 2025)

Neale Richmond: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is a longstanding and highly valued partner for the Government's international development programme. In 2024 and 2025 to date, Ireland has provided a total of €18 million in support to UNFPA: €13.1 million in 2024 and €4.9 million to date in 2025. The 2024 funding of €13.1 million involved a core grant of €4.5...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 Jun 2025)

Martin Heydon: As part of Budget 2025, my Department secured an allocation of €5 million to provide support to the group of farmers commonly referred to as ‘forgotten farmers’. A key first step in this process was to launch an online survey to assist in determining the number of farmers who meet the long-standing criteria for forgotten farmers. This survey closed on Friday, 30 May...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (18 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Rory Hearne: ...as an income stream for investors. If we look at the coming six years, the current 2% cap would mean that the rent would rise by 12%. What we will now see is the rent potentially rising by 40% to 50% over six years. The Government is justifying the increase in the rents as incentivising investor funds to build a supply of more expensive and unaffordable rental housing while rents will...

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Ciarán Ahern: ...government, following decades of neglect and underinvestment. It achieved fare reductions on public transport and enhanced Local Link services, investing record amounts and achieving a record 328 million public transport journeys last year. That was a 10% increase on the previous year and a 36% increase on 2022. The Luas passed 50 million journeys for the first time. We obviously need...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)

Manus Boyle: ...marked the 30th anniversary of his death. It is now existing on a knife-edge due to costs of insurance and everything going sky-high. Fáilte Ireland's research shows the festival is worth €4 million to the local economy and €5 million nationally. I would like the Minister for tourism, arts and culture to address the issue of funding for festivals. All local festivals...

Seanad: Food Promotion and New Markets: Statements (18 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Noel Grealish: ...is well placed to play a role in meeting this demand. In 2024, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, Irish agrifood exports reached a record value of €19.15 billion, an increase of 6% in value on the €18.1 billion achieved in 2023 and an increase of 1% on the previous peak levels achieved in 2022. In total, Irish agrifood exports accounted...

Select Committee on Agriculture and Food: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Further Revised) (18 Jun 2025) See 4 other results from this debate

Peter Cleere: It is okay. The Minister can come back to me on that. I have two quick questions to finish up with. My first relates to the forgotten farmers scheme, the €5 million and how that is progressing. My final question is about the book of Estimates. Under subhead B7, there is a knowledge transfer programme, which was estimated for 2025 and has been revised to 4,000. It is a huge...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Jun 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to increasing Local Link services in rural areas to better connect villages, towns and cities. Under Budget 2025, the Department has secured a funding package of €658.442 million for Public Service Obligation (PSO) and TFI Local Link services (an increase from €613.813 million in 2024)....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Jun 2025)

Norma Foley: ...and the quality of early learning and childcare provision. Investment in early learning and childcare is now at unprecedented levels with public funding exceeding €1.37 billion in 2025, clearly demonstrating the Government’s commitment to this area. The National Childcare Scheme (NCS) is the primary measure aimed at reducing costs. Through the provision of both...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: ...to have launched the Model of Care for Adult ADHD and to have resourced the establishment of the teams envisioned by the Model of Care. The ADHD Programme is underpinned by total funding of over €5 million on a recurring annual basis. As a result, there are 8 teams funded, with 7 teams are currently operational and one team in recruitment. I secured additional funding under Budget...

Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Ruth Coppinger: ...in a housing debate in the new Dáil with the Minister present. It is important that we get our points across to him. I was also outside at the protest. I am looking forward to a huge turnout on 5 July for the Community Action Tenants Union protest, particularly because young people are in despair. They are either sleeping in cars in order to stay in college because they cannot get...

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (17 Jun 2025) See 4 other results from this debate

Shay Brennan: I am grateful for the opportunity to address the House on the Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025. As a representative of Dublin Rathdown, I am acutely aware of the importance of the local property tax, both as a source of funding for our local authority and as a topic of real concern for homeowners and communities across the country. I wish to set out...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Jennifer Whitmore: In the data, of the pelagic species, sprat is indicated with a 400% increase in total landings. It has a value of €5 million. There is quite a discussion at the moment about the sprat fishery and calls for controls on size limits for boats or a total moratorium. Does Ms Bocquel have any concerns about sustainability when she see a species like sprat and the increase in catch,...