Results 1-20 of 40 for rural transport speaker:Michael McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...between €11-12 billion of corporation tax receipts was identified in the Stability Programme Update 2023 as being potentially at risk and an underlying surplus is not expected until next year. In terms of transport infrastructure, this falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Transport. However, as the Deputy is aware, this Government is committed to a...

Estimates for Public Services 2022 (30 Nov 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...ending on the 31st day of December, 2022, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice, Probation Service staff and of certain other services including payments under cash-limited schemes administered by that Office. Vote 31 — Transport (Supplementary Estimate)That a supplementary sum not exceeding €114,861,000 be granted to defray the charge which...

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2022: Leave to Introduce (16 Nov 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...;na (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 21 — Prisons (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 22 — Courts Service (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 24 — Justice (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 26 — Education (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 31 — Transport (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 33 — Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (15 Nov 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...Public Expenditure and Reform involves setting the allocations for capital expenditure across a number of Departments relevant to this NSO. This objective, as the Deputy knows, seeks to strengthen rural economies and communities. It applies to the traditional pillars of the rural economy as well as those emerging from such developments as improved transport connectivity, national...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...will fund €218 million of social protection spending next year. Some €81 million in carbon tax funding will be provided to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine next year. This increased funding will be used to fund the new agri-climate rural scheme detailed in Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, Strategic Plan 2023-2027. This will support up to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...that represents real change and makes a real difference to the lives of children and parents. We make the case that that is a radical intervention by the Government. Similarly, school transport is provided for free to those who qualify. All ticket holders availing of the school transport scheme will not face any charge for the 2022-23 school year. In rural Ireland in particular, in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...including a reduction in VAT on gas and electricity and a reduction in the excise duty on petrol and diesel. Both of those measures continue. The bullet payments on the fuel allowance, the reductions in public transport fares and reductions in the costs of medicines for families are just a few examples of what we have done outside the normal budgetary cycle. We acknowledge that at...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Expenditure Policy (16 Jun 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...2018 and they target investment levels among the highest in the EU, at 5% of GNI*. This year, €12 billion has been made available to Departments to spend on vital infrastructure in areas such as transport, education and health, as well as housing, water infrastructure and cultural amenities. The NDP includes indicative Exchequer allocations for each Department for a five-year...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...a €200 energy credit in respect of electricity bills for all households and a cut to the PSO levy from October. There is a major multi-annual national retrofitting scheme. We have put caps on school transport fees for families. We have cut transport fares by 20%, with an additional 50% cut in fares for young people. We reduced the drugs payment scheme threshold to €80 per...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (28 Apr 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...agreement, particularly with regard to the number, grade and funding of staff required to deliver the programme. In the case of active travel, which was brought before the CCMA, the National Transport Authority, NTA, developed a categorisation system with indicative staffing resource requirements across all local authorities as well as increases in dedicated active travel resources...

Home Heating Fuels: Motion [Private Members] (26 Apr 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...form of pollution; — turf cutting by citizens for use in their own homes is a traditional activity across many peatlands, but measures are required to reduce the emissions associated with burning peat, while respecting these traditions, and no ban on the burning of peat is being proposed, but a regulatory provision will be made to prohibit the sale of sod peat in larger...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Budget Process (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: .... That is placing cost pressures in particular on people who are regular road users, for whom alternatives may not be readily available. As the Deputy knows, we are investing through Our Rural Future and local transport schemes to expand LocalLink services as part of the Connecting Ireland plan. There is a commitment to develop a grant-aided community transport service scheme through...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (1 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...Pensions 535593 573729 598961 629308 699642 707,976 % Pensions of Overall Budget 50% 49% 49% 49% 51% 46% Rural & Community Development Overall Gross 136005 237483 290683 359418 331270 378548 ...

Estimates for Public Services 2022 (22 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...2022, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants and subsidies and for the payment of certain grants under cash limited schemes and the remediation of Haulbowline Island and that a sum not exceeding €29,900,000 be granted by way of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...have now adopted a national development plan out to 2030 that involves public expenditure of €165 billion across all of the main areas, including building the homes we need, building our public transport and road infrastructure, introducing climate action measures and investing in enterprises, etc. Having a planning system that is fair and acts in a timely fashion is absolutely...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (20 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...Department of Justice; Department of Foreign Affairs; Department of Environment, Climate and Communications; Department of Social Protection; Department of Education; Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage; Department of Transport; and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. The Secretary General posts graded at Level III...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (20 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...Housing, Local Government & Heritage 2,389,811 3,410,000 Justice Group 256,231 270,000 Public Expenditure and Reform Group 200,697 306,921 Rural & Community Development 167,541 192,000 Social Protection 14,284 16,000 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (20 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...assessments of the capacity and capability of each Department to achieve its objectives and take the necessary action to close any gaps.’ Six reviews have  been completed to date:  1) Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport 2) Courts Service 3) Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation 4) Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 5) Department of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Michael McGrath: ...has involved setting the allocations for capital expenditure across a number of Department's relevant to this national strategic outcome. National strategic outcome No. 3 seeks to strengthen rural economies and communities. This applies in terms of the traditional pillars of the rural economy as well as those emerging from such developments as improved transport connectivity, national...