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Other Questions: Caiteachas Ranna (16 Jul 2014)

Heather Humphreys: ...have been sought through efficiencies rather than reductions in services. For example, the allocation for spending on administration costs in my Department has fallen by 11% since 2011, from almost €38 million to less than €34 million this year. While the funding adjustments in recent years have posed challenges, I am satisfied that the overall level of resources available...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I will reply to the first question before passing to the Minister of State. I thank Deputy Donnelly for the questions on the Estimates. There was extra support in 2020 of €50 million for the Covid-19 stability fund, which was a once-off payment. There was also an increase in the July stimulus package of €10 million provided in the Revised Estimate for the islands. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (4 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Like the Deputy, I recognise the great work the local enterprise offices do. I am committed to supporting them. The increase in budget 2019 of €5 million was considerable and it was very much welcomed. With regard to the Deputy's area, Enterprise Ireland-supported job announcements in 2017 and 2018 in the mid-west included 80 jobs in CAE Parc Aviation in Shannon and Dublin in May...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (3 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...and regulatory bodies will continue to be ready for all Brexit scenarios. As announced by the Minister for Finance in Budget 2020, provisions are in place for the Brexit Contingency funding of €650 million, in the event of a no-deal Brexit. As there is no certainty yet on the timeline or likely impact of the United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union the money will not be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (25 Jan 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As part of Budget 2022, I announced a €5 increase to all weekly social welfare payments, with proportionate increases for qualified adults and those on reduced rates of payment, at a cost of €375 million. The full €5 increase applies to young people in receipt of an age-related reduced rate of Jobseeker's Allowance. As a result, from January 2022, the rate of payment for...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Programme Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Heather Humphreys: Funding for rural development programmes within my Department’s Estimate for 2017 will amount to €79.27 million. This represents an €18 million (29%) increase on my Department’s 2016 baseline allocation of €61.2 million for those programmes. The funding for 2017 includes -A trebling of the funding for the Town and Village Regeneration Scheme, from a...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: 5 o’clock I remind the Deputy that, while in government between 2007 and 2011, Fianna Fáil cut the Arts Council budget by 22%. I am glad I have been able to increase that budget by 20% since taking office in 2014. I absolutely respect the independence of the Arts Council and value its support and expertise. I will continue to work with it as we roll out the Creative...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development and the Islands (Further Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Heather Humphreys: It is planned to use the €20 million of the CCIF and €5 million of the community enhancement programme, although the actual scale of the latter programme will depend on the level of demand under the CCIF as the year progresses. The next call under the CCIF will seek to fund new centres where communities have a clear need. The Deputy has raised a particular centre with me. I...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (20 Oct 2016)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. I will be clear. The investment in our artists, which is the most important thing, is €18 million in current expenditure. That investment will go into a number of different areas. The Arts Council will get an extra €5 million. People are getting confused between capital and current expenditure. The point is that we have built those projects. They are...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (18 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: ...appears to be referring commenced in 2006 and was closed to new applicants in April 2010. The scheme was entirely funded by the Exchequer and at its peak had an annual allocation of circa €5 million per annum. Plans approved under the scheme were typically of a 5-year duration. My Department is honouring contracted commitments to the end of that period and I am advised that all...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (18 Feb 2015)

Heather Humphreys: ...appears to be referring commenced in 2006 and was closed to new applicants in April 2010. The scheme was entirely funded by the Exchequer and at its peak had an annual allocation of circa €5 million per annum. Plans approved under the scheme were typically of a 5-year duration. My Department is honouring contracted commitments to the end of that period and I am advised that all...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Poverty (25 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: We are spending over €323 million on the fuel allowance and €195 million on the gas and electricity allowance. That is a considerable amount of money. For those who have problems, as I said, there is an exceptional needs payment available under the supplementary welfare allowance from the community welfare officer for heating costs. The fund is uncapped. As it is demand-led,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (17 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...that local authorities use their powers to step in, if necessary, and purchase a vacant property compulsorily before it becomes an eyesore or danger. I would like to see some of the extra €5 million made available under the town and village scheme this year to develop remote working facilities go towards renovating premises in the centre of towns that can be converted easily...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Heather Humphreys: ...this sector is given the necessary support because it was becoming unviable to keep suckler cows and cows were not being put in calf. I am pleased with this new scheme, which will include €23 million for a new beef genomics scheme, €10 million for the continuation of the beef data programme, €5 million for the beef technology adoption programme and residual payments...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and Minister for Rural and Community Development. The budget of Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection for 2021 will be €25.1 billion. This is the largest ever annual allocation and is more than €4 billion larger than the Department's allocation in last year's budget. Much of that spending will be...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2015)

Heather Humphreys: ...taking over has some unexpected cost or unknown liability associated with it. One has to be careful about that which is why it is included to safeguard against some unknown problem. Regarding the 5% threshold, it is included at the request of the National Concert Hall and it is good governance and procedure to include that safeguard. A 5% threshold on its current turnover of €7...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (5 Dec 2023)

Heather Humphreys: .../. Information on future funding calls will be made available on the website in due course, as the details become available. Budget 2024 provides my Department with a gross allocation of €431 million. This will provide €210 million for capital investment, with the remaining €221 million for current expenditure. These allocations represent a core funding increase of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Investments (6 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...support to companies via grant and equity investment. Equity investment is made in the form of ordinary shares, convertible shares and preference shares for capital projects greater than €250,000, to support high potential start-ups and high-risk projects in line with EU State Aid legislation, Irish legislation and EI policy. The following table represents Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...337,381 children supported by an IQC.  Budget 2021 increased the rate of the IQC for a qualified child aged under 12 by €2 to €38 per week, and for a qualified child aged 12 or older by €5 to €45 per week.  These increases came into effect in January.  The estimated cost of increasing the IQC by €1 per week is approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (27 Jun 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The 2017 CLÁR programme was launched on 31stMarch last, with a closing date of 5thMay. The programme provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in disadvantaged rural areas that have experienced significant levels of depopulation. Funding for the 2017 CLÁR programme was available this year under four separate Measures: Measure 1: Support for School and Community...