Results 61-76 of 76 for 5 million speaker:Damien English
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Éireann (9 Jun 2015)
Damien English: ...recalled to address minor defects. The inspections are an essential part of Bus Éireann's strong safety protocols, which collectively have served to deliver an incident rate of well below one incident per million journeys undertaken on Bus Éireann school buses in recent years. On the completely separate issue in relation to statistics around incidents and accidents on school...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Funding (15 Apr 2015)
Damien English: ...and over €160 16 and 17 years €40 2013 18 years and over €160 16 and 17 years €40 2012 18 years and over €188 16 and 17 years €40 2011 18 years and over €188 17 years €95.75 16 years €76.65 2010 18 years and over €196 17 years €99.80 16 years €79.90 A small number of students may also...
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland Funding (18 Feb 2015)
Damien English: ...streams to ensure that Ireland continues to attract, retain and expand research that leads to an increase in competitiveness and in high value jobs. In 2013 researchers funded by SFI leveraged €125 million in 2013 from external sources, including €56 million in funding from EU sources. The ratio of funding from non-Irish Exchequer to Irish-Exchequer is almost 2:1. SFI plays...
- Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)
Damien English: ...referred to the comment that Fianna Fáil wanted to end the junior certificate just to save money. That is not the proposal here. Again, the funding for education is going back up with an extra €60 million in the 2015 budget. The Minister secured the extra money needed for this reform with over €9 million being allocated for it and a commitment that resources that are...
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science and Technology Groups (16 Dec 2014)
Damien English: Since Ireland joined the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1975, Irish industry and research groups have been at the heart of Europe’s space missions building a reputation as providers of innovative technologies for use in the European space programme. My Department, in association with Enterprise Ireland, supports Irish companies to bid on ESA development contracts and to exploit the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Investment Commitments to SME Sector: National Treasury Management Agency (8 Apr 2014)
Damien English: Is €5 million the lowest in terms of investment?
- Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)
Damien English: ...prime example of an area with heavy traffic and we need to address the situation. We need to collect money that belongs to this country. The motor tax evasion rate is estimated to be in the region of 5% annually. With a total tax take of €1 billion, the evasion is worth €50 million in cash terms. However, the calculation is based on the last major roadside survey,...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012) Damien English: Under savings on subheadings, on the version we have, there are no figures for A7 and B4 but on the copy Deputy Tóibín has, there is a figure of €5 million for B4. There seems to be a difference which I cannot explain.
- Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Damien English: ...country can accept tough news. They know we have problems and they are willing to help out but they and I have a serious issue with believing anything the Government says. Even now, with the â¬15 billion figure, there is a lack of data on how that was achieved. I have a fair idea because I went to the confidential briefings at the Department Finance. I can add a few figures together...
- Statements re Minister for Finance's announcement on banking of 30 September 2010: Questions (20 Oct 2010)
Damien English: ...able to work on the figures so I ask if the Minister could provide it in the near future. I have a couple of questions for the Minister. The threshold for loans being moved to NAMA started at â¬5 million and has now increased to â¬20 million. I ask the Minister to elaborate on the reason for this increase. On the issue of restoring trust in the banks, Deputies were being told by...
- National Drugs Strategy. (9 Nov 2006)
Damien English: ...more than I did before the question was answered. I accept, however, that the Minister cannot predict what will be the figure and that we will be obliged to wait until the end of next year. If the 5% target is to be perceived as being real, every effort must be made to reach it. Does the Minister of State intend to increase funding in the next two months and in the first half of 2007 to...
- Crime Prevention: Motion. (10 Oct 2006)
Damien English: ...brave. This is one of the massive failures of the Government. I shall correct the Minister as regards one figure, since we were attempting to clarify how much had been spent. He mentioned â¬200 million. He appears to have jumped â¬5 million in the last week. He answered a question last week to the effect that the figure was up to â¬195 million, so that â¬5 million seems to have...
- Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006)
Damien English: ...week, such a sum will not deliver much. It will not deliver effective youth programmes and will only employ one or two staff in an office. It will not achieve results. The Minister of State said â¬5 million has been allocated to the regional drugs task forces of which, half way through the year, 13% to 20% has been spent. A sum of â¬5 million out of potential expenditure of â¬12.2...
- National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)
Damien English: It is a question. The Minister says he is happy that â¬5 million has been given to the regional drugs task forces but that is less than â¬250,000 per county to tackle drugs. It will not even cover four or five staff in a treatment centre or working with young people to prevent them taking the drugs road. Will he return to the Government and ask for an increase in money to fight drugs? Youth...
- National Drugs Strategy. (21 Mar 2006)
Damien English: ...task forces. These task forces were set up three or four years ago and their plans were finally submitted last September, although many of these were simply a copy of the national plan. A sum of â¬5 million was allocated and we now discover that less than 13% of that has been spent or drawn down. Only 4% was spent in the greater Dublin region, where there is an enormous drug problem, and...
- National Drugs Strategy. (8 Feb 2006)
Damien English: ...done to fast track the process? If the Minister of State sees beneficial projects, better even than those in other countries, is it possible for the money to be spent more quickly? The sum of â¬2 million falls far short of the â¬5 million or â¬6 million that is badly needed.