Results 41-60 of 197 for 5 million speaker:Leo Varadkar

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Budget 2021 (15 Oct 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...Budget 2021 the Minister for Finance is also delivering on the commitment in the Programme for Government commitment to equalise the Earned Income Credit with the PAYE credit by raising it by €150 to €1,650. These measures are in addition to the July Stimulus €7bn package of supports for firms of all sizes, which includes the wage subsidy scheme which we are extending...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for his recent submission to me on this matter. He highlighted some clear challenges that have emerged relating to the imposition of level 5 Covid–19 restrictions, including the prohibition on buyers from accessing sales rings at livestock marts. My colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, and his Department continue to...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputies points are well made. In the course of the budget negotiations my efforts were initially aimed at ensuring that there would be a €5 increase in the basic maximum payments for all recipients and that this would be the case across the board. That was my first priority. My second priority was that the increase would be €5. My third priority was that it would be put...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (24 May 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 to 293, inclusive, 298, 305 and 306 together. The information that the Deputy seeks is detailed in the following table: Measure Cost €million Increase the Family Income Supplement Scheme by 10% for 2017. 41.0 Increase the rate of Jobseeker's Allowance for those aged under 26 years of age to €188.00 per week. 148.4 Increase the Living...

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...Officers, RACO, conference in the next week or so. It is also worth mentioning the kind of investment that is now going into the Defence Forces. There is a capital allocation of €406 million for the next six years, which is very significant. That comprises: €250 million for new Naval Service ships to replace existing vessels; €55 million for armoured personnel...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements: Supplementary Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (31 Jan 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...same. Primary PCI for 24 hours is a highly specialised service that can be provided only in a relatively small number of regional centres. In the entirety of Scotland which has a population of 5 million people it might be provided in only two or three centres.

Tourism Industry (3 Jul 2012)

Leo Varadkar: ...with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on the Joyce tower to get it reopened and I am sure they will come to a conclusion. A huge amount of investment goes into heritage, be it the €5 million that is being invested in Killarney House at present or the just-completed renovations to Castletown House with the help of the Office of Public Works and-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2019)

Leo Varadkar: -----and what the pros and cons of those were, and there were many cons in terms of a greenfield site. Regarding capital projects, Deputy Catherine Murphy will know that we added 250 beds to the acute hospital system last year. The service plan provides for another 140 to 150 to be added this year, and that will happen and will not be affected by this. However, we will need to find an...

Other Questions: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...scheme, is a system of financial support for those in need of long-term nursing home care. Participants contribute according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. In 2015, the scheme has an allocation of €993 million. In budget 2015, additional funding of €25 million was provided to support services that provide alternatives to, and relieve...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jun 2019)

Leo Varadkar: The budget for the National Ambulance Service is being increased year on year. I think the increase this year is in the region of €5 million. This has allowed for additional staff and ambulances and improved bases in Tuam and Mulranny, among other places around the country. The decision as to how best to allocate ambulances around the country is best made by the experts in this...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2023)

Leo Varadkar: The decision on the moratorium with regard to energy is made by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, and not by the Government, as the Deputy may know. This will be a budget for the 5 million people who live in the State. It will include an income tax and USC package, which will reward work and ensure that more people get to keep more of the money they earn. There will be a...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Local Enterprise Offices (19 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...support businesses and protect jobs as the country deals with the dual challenges of COVID-19 and Brexit. In Budget 2021 the Local Enterprise Offices are provided with a capital increase of €6 million and a further €5 million will be made available from the €100 million recovery fund allocated to my Department.This represents a 40% increase on the LEO capital budget...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...which have been impacted negatively by Covid-19 and includes a six-month repayment free moratorium and the equivalent of one-year interest free (subject to terms and conditions), with rates as low as 4.5% for the remaining period of the loan. I recently introduced the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill to provide for increased funding. The Covid-19 Loan scheme has seen a very...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Strategic Communications Unit (22 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: My Department's budget for 2018 has decreased by 2% compared to 2017. €5 million has been allocated to the Strategic Communications Unit of my Department for 2018. My Department does not delegate salary budgets to individual divisions/units. The salaries of the staff in the Strategic Communications Unit will be met from my Department's 2018 administrative salary budget. All...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (31 May 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting 43,700 recipients for which the Government has provided €253 million for in 2017. There are approximately 1,800 rent supplement recipients aged 18 to 24 years old. A breakdown of these young customers, on a county basis for the period 2014 to date, is provided in the table. As part of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food services to schools and organisations benefitting over 200,000 children at a total cost of €42 million in 2016. The objective of the scheme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, due to lack of good quality food, to take full advantage of the education provided to them. In recent...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (19 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 30 together. I believe we can achieve a record number of 2.5 million people at work in Ireland by 2024. That means full employment and a job for everyone who wants one. It also means ensuring job opportunities in all parts of Ireland in order to achieve balanced regional development. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and its...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (14 Jun 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...Nos. 277, 279, 308, 317, 331 and 332 together. Supports in relation to housing and the provision of financial supports, such as the rent supplement scheme currently supporting in excess of 55,500 recipients at a cost of €267 million in 2016, are a key priority for Government and are being considered by the Cabinet Committee on Housing in the context of the Programme for Government...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Direct Provision Data (21 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...allowance is a non-statutory payment administered by my Department on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality to persons in the Direct Provision system. The Government has provided €3.6 million for the allowance in 2016. The number of claimants for direct provision allowance is difficult to predict as it is a demand led scheme. Currently there are some 2,700 adults and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...they charge is a fair price. The LIS is essential for rural Ireland in improving roads that are not taken in charge but are effectively public roads. Funding for it has now gone up to €10.5 million for this year, which is up 5% on last year. Since 2017, €68 million has been spent improving and restoring 2,400 roads throughout the country. As the Deputy said, much more...