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Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Brendan Griffin: First, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, for his recent visit to Kerry to announce the purchase of lands for the new national park. It is welcome. On that issue, I raise the case of Inch beach in the locality where I live. For many years, I have been advocating for the purchase of public lands to include a traffic management plan for the beach, for the sustainable expansion of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (9 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...and Trade if he will provide an update on his Department's interaction with the British Government on the 30 April implementation of new Brexit-related customs checks on EU goods using Britain as a land bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20538/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: ...that are covered. That would probably be a good indication. I am happy to engage. I have reviewed the criteria. I will come back to Deputy Troy on the part about the second parcel of land needing to be a minimum of 1 ha. I am not sure; I am not across the finer details. We leave it up to the discretion of the local authorities. I take his point. Does it need everybody living on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister takes a hands-on approach, and I welcome that. I have always said that. With regard to the islands policy, it was dragged out, was it not? Eventually we got it. It is not based on legislation. It includes timescales and objectives that must be adhered to. I have only less than 40 seconds left. I repeat that the matter relating to Caladh Mór pier has been going on...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

...serious omission. As outlined in my written submission, deep concern was recorded in the minutes of that meeting about due diligence and whether the policy for the acquisition of new property, buildings, land and infrastructure was passed. There was concern about the apparent high price of the buildings acquired. We understood immediately, given the sensitivity of the Dunnes Stores...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: It is the intervention area. It is not that it is just difficult to get to but, very often, it is very marginal land so it is used for subsistence farming and so on. There is an understanding of that. I would have thought Covid would have changed the dynamics a little bit because people are moving to areas that would not have been favoured before as a result of working from home and so on....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (9 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12, 29, 32, 35 and 36 together. The outdoor recreation sector presents huge opportunities for us here in Ireland and I have put in place a range of initiatives to help us drive the sector forward. I launched Ireland’s first ever National Outdoor Recreation Strategy, Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors, in November 2022. It provides a strategic,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (9 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Catherine Connolly: 47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 5 March 2024, for a status update on the transfer to her Department of land on Inisbofin on which the airstrip is situated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20762/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (9 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm that expenditure for the land development agency is outside of the general Government balance; if he will provide detail on any projected expenditure of the Land Development Agency that has an Exchequer cost or any impact on the general Government balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...State. The Plan is supported by an investment package of over €4 billion per annum, through an overall combination of €12 billion in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5 billion investment through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and €5 billion lending through the Housing Finance Agency (HFA). The Housing Finance Agency has provided lending of €3.24...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (9 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected number of units that will be delivered by the Land Development Agency in each year from 2024 to 2027; the type of housing units that will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (9 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...Name of Farming Representative Organisation Details of funding allocated Funding Amount € Macra Na Feirme DAFM support for Macra initiative concerning land mobility 50,000 2023 Name of Farming Representative Organisation Details of funding allocated Funding Amount...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (9 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...sustainable growth of the outdoor recreation sector. My Department’s Walks Scheme contracts landholders to undertake maintenance work on national waymarked ways and other priority trails that traverse their lands. Significant progress has been made towards achieving this increased target. In January last I provided approval in principle for the addition to the scheme of 62 new...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns and villages and rural areas across Ireland. Since the RRDF was established in 2018, 215 projects have been approved for funding of €414 million. Expenditure of RRDF funding to date is €179.7 million. The projects supported by the RRDF are...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024) See 15 other results from this debate

Pa Daly: ...at levels not seen since the 1980s. We need a step change and Sinn Féin's affordable leasing scheme, which Deputy Ó Broin has prepared, is just one of these changes, whereby the State would pay for all land and site servicing-related costs and the purchaser would buy the home at or near the full cost of construction. With just 1,000 affordable homes delivered by the Government...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Carol Nolan: The recent announcement on ash dieback finally recognised that landowners deserved to be compensated for losses outside their control. However, a number of flaws have been identified in the scheme by Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners. Clearance grants are capped at €2,000 per hectare but quotes for clearance are running at €6,500 per hectare and farmers will have to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Harris: ...shows how serious this country, on a legislative basis, wants to take the issue of human trafficking because the issue highlighted is indeed extremely important. We saw some progress in relation to Ireland's rating in the Trafficking in Persons report. It is nothing to write home about. We have a lot of work to do in relation to this situation. However, in 2022 we saw some positive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024) See 11 other results from this debate

Mr. Brendan Gleeson: I thank the Chairman and members for the invitation to speak about the forest strategy today. For the past 100 years we have been creating new forests in Ireland and the forest strategy builds on this legacy. We have gone from 1% forest cover in 1900 to nearly 12% today, which is the highest it has been for 350 years. Forestry is a priority for the Department and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Michael McGrath: We have a range of different sources of funding for social and affordable housing, cost rental and so on, including through the Land Development Agency, LDA, where there is capital capacity of about €5 billion of funding for the development of such homes. We have HBFI. We have ISIF, which is focused on private development, but that yields social and affordable housing as well in the...