Results 261-280 of 1,060,517 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Ciarán Cuffe OR speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh OR speaker:John McGuinness OR speaker:Michael McNamara OR speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú OR speaker:Brendan Griffin)
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: Today, I am providing an additional €1.7 billion for 2025 for more homes and schools, for improvements in our hospitals and to tackle climate change. This will include an investment of €400 million in the national broadband plan. Next year, total capital investment will be close to €15 billion, the highest annual spend ever in our country. As we focus on infrastructure...
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: If they have a GP.
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: To provide further support to families raising children, two double payments of child benefit will be made to all qualifying households in November and December. There will also be a double payment of the foster care allowance. To ensure our supports are targeted to those families who need them most, a €400 lump-sum payment will be made to recipients of the working family payment...
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: At the right cost.
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: -----at the right time. ADDING TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE I wish, therefore, to briefly address the funding arising from the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union. These funds are estimated to have a current value of €14.1 billion. This is, as the Minister, Deputy Chambers, acknowledged, a very significant amount of money.
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
A Deputy: You did not want it.
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: We also need to recognise that this amount is one-off and equal to the sum we are already planning to invest in the national development plan next year alone. It is vital, therefore, that we make the best use of these funds and get the best outcome for the long term. The Government has agreed the principle that these funds will be invested to expand our infrastructure for the future...
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. INTRODUCTION Today’s budget sets out a positive path for the future while striving to meet the needs of today. It is a budget for an Ireland with a growing population, full employment, public finances in surplus and public services expanding to meet our country’s needs. This positive position is the result of a balanced and planned approach...
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: You broke your heart.
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Jack Chambers: -----with immediate effect. BANK LEVY I will extend the bank levy for a further year, with a target yield of €200 million. It remains appropriate that the sector continues to make a contribution to the Irish economy following the support it received during the financial crisis. STAMP DUTY ON HIGH VALUE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY I have decided to increase the rate of stamp duty...
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: What about the aeroplanes?
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Jack Chambers: -----to part fund a socially progressive national retrofitting and energy efficiency programme, and to encourage and support farmers in the green transition. HEAT PUMPS I have decided to lower the VAT rate charged on the installation of heat pumps from the standard rate at 23% to the 9% reduced rate. This measure will complement the Government's national retrofit plan to transform...
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Mattie McGrath: You did not help the hospitality sector.
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Jack Chambers: This budget is about the future. It reflects a commitment and resolve to responsible politics, economic resilience and a fairer society ensuring that together we can build a prosperous future imbued with optimism and hope. I believe budget 2025 provides the ways and means for continuing to deliver many more, bright and hopeful days for us all. All this, and more, can be achieved because...
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Deputies: Hear, hear.
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Jack Chambers: -----until the end of 2029. PRE-LETTING EXPENSES EXTENSION To continue to help owners of vacant property to bring that accommodation into the rental system, increasing the overall supply of rental accommodation, I am extending the relief for pre-letting expenses for landlords. This means that the relief will continue for a further three years to the end of 2027 in support of Housing for All....
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: It is still the highest in western Europe.
- Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)
Jack Chambers: I will introduce a financial resolution on this matter later this evening. MORTGAGE INTEREST RELIEF Mortgage interest tax relief was announced in last year’s budget and provided relief for mortgage holders who experienced increased interest rates in 2023 over 2022. In light of the impact high interest rates continue to have on households, I am extending this relief for one further...
- Prelude (1 Oct 2024)
- Prelude (1 Oct 2024)
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