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Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: I am delighted to have the opportunity to provide details of the €3.2 billion 2025 allocation in the area of disability services. This is an increase of 12% on 2024 levels of funding and is reflective of incremental changes in funding for disability services, surpassing €3 billion for the first time. Since 2020, investment in this area has increased by €1.2 billion....

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: A headline figure of €336 million in the budget sounds fantastic but I, along with disability organisations and disabled people find that the lack of clarity around this figure is really frustrating. We do not know if this is for an existing level of service, for capital spend or for current spend, for this year or for that year. I would really appreciate some more clarity on this....

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Section 39 is separately accounted for. It is not included in that fund.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: Do we have a figure for the section 39 pay parity?

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: It is still under negotiations with the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Pauline Tully: Is that going to be addressed this year or next year? Are we going to see section 39 workers on precisely the same pay as the section 38 workers and the ones who work for the HSE and do precisely the same work as them? The figure of €30.8 million for respite services includes this year and next year. I question what is actually new in this budget for new measures that are going to...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: It is unfortunate that the Minister has left. When it comes to apprentices, we hear a lot of waffle in this Chamber, every time the topic is brought up. I am shocked that the Minister has left and is not here to discuss the real need for support for apprentices. Yesterday, we heard about a 33% reduction in apprenticeship fees. It is the exact same thing that was there last year. It does...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to respond to the budget. I will focus on the budget for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. There is funding for energy credits but because of the Government's failure to respond to the need to reform the public service obligation, the network charge and the standing charge, those energy credits are wiped out immediately. Between the...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on budget 2025. This budget reflects the Government's commitment to support the success of all learners, to drive improvements in the overall performance of the tertiary education system, and to provide continuous support for world-class research and innovation in Ireland. It includes €4.545 billion for my Department,...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On fisheries, the Minister knows that the major producer organisations united in Europe yesterday under a new umbrella called Seafood Ireland. They are very clear about their serious concern about the decline of the industry. We will have a chance next Wednesday in the Oireachtas committee to engage on that and the people will have their say the next election. I will focus my comments...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Martin Browne: I want to follow up on comments from the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste earlier and ask them how they have made this budget work for children with additional needs who do not have a suitable place, like Josh in Clonmel, whom we spoke about in the House last week. How have they made this economy benefit the 11,000 children waiting for an assessment of needs or scoliosis surgery? Why are...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: It is quite incredible to believe that, after this budget, we again add to the growing list of wasting when it comes to taxpayers' money. It is quite incredible to believe the Government has suggested, is putting forward and has budgeted €9 million for mobile phone pouches for national schools. Many schools, particularly in rural areas across Roscommon and Galway, are struggling to...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Senator Pippa Hackett): Two thirds of the landmass of Ireland is agricultural land, so the measures we take on-farm to improve water quality, biodiversity and soil health and to store more carbon have a massive impact on our wider environment. For the fifth year in a row, we are putting funding in place to pay farmers...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Martin Kenny: I am glad to have the opportunity to respond to the budget and the efforts that have been made with regard to agriculture. The broader point is that the Government had huge financial resources to bring to the table for this budget. Many people out there, particularly those in rural areas and across the western seaboard, recognise that it is a part of the world that has had the least...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I call the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, who has just under five minutes.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Martin Heydon: Budget 2025 will provide much needed support and certainty to farmers. Across the country, farmers are housing animals, sowing crops and making plans for the winter ahead. They have been through a year marked by difficult weather. The start of the grazing season was delayed, with dairy, beef and sheep farmers left to play catch-up. Back-to-back wet sowing seasons made planting crops...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy O'Donoghue has two young colleagues in the Gallery - Ian O'Donoghue and Martin Finnerty. I am sure they will be glad to hear what he has to say.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: They might be embarrassed when they hear me say this. I address the Ministers and I am glad there are some females in here as well because there is something I would like to know. With the funding that is being spent at the moment in the education network, we have seen a whistleblower come out over the SPHE, which is actually porn being taught to children between the ages of 12 and 15 in...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy O'Donoghue, I have not seen this material. I have read about it.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: It has been all over the news. There is a teacher after resigning her position.