Written Answers Nos. 191-210
191. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a person (details supplied) will be included on the fibre broadband line being installed in an area; if not, the date for the roll-out of high-speed broadband for the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42578/18]
View answer194. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the new fibre cable stops approximately 500 m at one side of a person's (details supplied) house and approximately 1 km at the other; the date for the roll-out of high-speed broadband for the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42703/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 194 together.
Both of the premises referred to by the Deputy are in the AMBER area on the High Speed Broadband Map, which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie.
The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP and are the subject of an ongoing procurement process.
My Department is in a formal procurement process to select a company who will roll out a new high speed broadband network in the State intervention area, and is now evaluating the Final Tender submission received from the bidder on 18 September 2018. On conclusion of the evaluation, my Department will make a recommendation to me on whether to appoint the bidder as preferred bidder and I will bring the matter to Government for decision.
The Deputy makes reference to the premises' proximity to a commercial deployment of high speed broadband. This deployment is part of eir's commercial rural roll out of high speed broadband to 300,000 predominantly rural premises, in line with a Commitment Agreement signed with my Department in April 2017.
With regard to the matter of ongoing infrastructure deployment in close proximity to the premises, decisions made by private telecommunication operators relating to the roll out and siting of infrastructure to provide high speed broadband services throughout Ireland are undertaken on a commercial basis by competing service providers operating in a liberalised market. I have no statutory role or function to intervene in the commercial decisions of private operators, and therefore cannot direct operators regarding infrastructure installation or delivery of services.
For those premises currently awaiting access to high speed broadband, practical initiatives will continue to be addressed through the work of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce to address obstacles and improve connectivity in respect of existing and future mobile phone and broadband services.
Under this Taskforce, engagement between telecommunications operators and local authorities through the Broadband Officers is continuing to strengthen. These Broadband Officers are acting as single points of contact in local authorities for their communities. The appointment of these officers is already reaping rewards in terms of ensuring a much greater degree of consistency in engagements with operators and clearing obstacles to developing infrastructure. The Department of Rural and Community Development maintain a list of Broadband Officers, a link to which is available on my Department's website at https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/communications/topics/Broadband/national-broadband-plan/Pages/NBP-Information-Leaflets.aspx
192. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to implement a national broadband scheme to provide fibre to the home without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42619/18]
View answerThe Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure high speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location. The NBP has been a catalyst in encouraging investment by the telecoms sector. Today, 7 out of 10 of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland have access to high speed broadband. This is being achieved via a combination of commercial investment and a State led intervention.
In April 2017 my Department published an updated High Speed Broadband Map which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie. This map shows the areas targeted by commercial operators to provide high speed broadband services and the areas that will be included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan.
The Map is colour coded and searchable by address/eircode:
- The AMBER areas represent the target areas for the proposed State led Intervention under the NBP and are the subject of an ongoing procurement process.
- The BLUE represent those areas where commercial providers are either currently delivering or have plans to deliver high speed broadband services.
- The LIGHT BLUE areas represent eir's commercial rural deployment plans to rollout high speed broadband to 300,000 premises as part of a Commitment Agreement signed with my Department in April 2017.
My Department is in a formal procurement process to select a company who will roll out a new high speed broadband network in the State intervention area, and is now evaluating the Final Tender submission received from the remaining bidder on 18 September 2018. On conclusion of the evaluation, my Department will make a recommendation to me on whether to appoint the bidder as preferred bidder and I will bring the matter to Government for decision.
Under a Commitment Agreement signed with my Department in April 2017, eir is in the process of passing 300,000 predominantly rural homes with high speed broadband. Approximately 175,000 of the committed premises have been passed as of Q2 2018.
For those premises currently awaiting access to high speed broadband, practical initiatives will continue to be addressed through the work of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce to address obstacles and improve connectivity in respect of existing and future mobile phone and broadband services.
Under this Taskforce, engagement between telecommunications operators and local authorities through the Broadband Officers is continuing to strengthen. These Broadband Officers are acting as single points of contact in local authorities for their communities. The appointment of these officers is already reaping rewards in terms of ensuring a much greater degree of consistency in engagements with operators and clearing obstacles to developing infrastructure. The Department of Rural and Community Development maintain a list of Broadband Officers, a link to which is available on my Department's website at https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/communications/topics/Broadband/national-broadband-plan/Pages/NBP-Information-Leaflets.aspx
193. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expertise in his own Department on climate change policy. [41806/18]
View answerMy Department currently has a total of 69 staff assigned to climate and related energy policy functions, across eight separate divisions. This staff complement has significant experience in developing and implementing climate and energy policy at international, EU, national, regional and local levels. In addition to its own staff, the Department also has access to scientific and technical advice in agencies under its aegis to assist it in delivering the Government’s climate policy objectives.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the competent authority in Ireland for the preparation and annual publication of official inventories and projections of greenhouse gas emissions, and for reporting this data to the European Union and to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Oireachtas receives a summary of the most recent inventory and projections prepared by the EPA each year in the Annual Transition Statement.
The EPA also provides a range of expert scientific and technical advice on climate change to the Government. The EPA supports the Department in representing Ireland at relevant meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The EPA also undertakes a number of climate-related research and awareness activities, including the provision of support for the delivery of activities under the National Dialogue on Climate Action. The EPA also produces, in accordance with its statutory mandate, a quadrennial State of the Environment Report which provides an integrated assessment of the overall quality of Ireland's environment, the pressures being placed on it and the societal responses to current and emerging environmental issues. The last such report was published in 2016, includes a specific focus on climate change, and is available from the EPA’s website.
The Department is also supported in the delivery of its policy objectives for the decarbonisation of the energy sector by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). In addition to the delivery of a range of programmes and schemes on behalf of the Department, the functions of SEAI include the preparation of national energy statistics and projections. SEAI also undertakes national energy modelling functions, informed inter alia by data collected from the various schemes and programmes that it administers.
SEAI had a total of 88 staff as at the end of the June 2018. EPA had a total of 384 staff at that time. While it is difficult to fully disaggregate the number of EPA staff working on climate issues, the EPA estimate this at 32.
The work of both EPA and SEAI inform, in turn, the wider work of the Technical Research and Modelling (TRAM) Group, which provides the overall framework for the provision of technical capacity to Government Departments for climate action policy development and implementation.
TRAM was established on foot of a Government Decision in 2015 and its membership comprises technical experts from relevant Government Departments and Agencies. In addition, representatives of externally contracted bodies providing modelling and analytical support may participate in TRAM meetings. To date, these services have been provided by ESRI, UCC, UCD and EnvEcon. TRAM is chaired at Assistant Secretary level in my Department and reports to the Climate Action High Level Steering Group, which is chaired at ministerial level.
TRAM performs a number of functions in support of climate, air and energy policy development processes for this Department and for a number of other Government Departments and Agencies:
- implementation of a rolling work programme of technical analysis and research required, inter alia, in order to further the process of identifying the most cost effective transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy in the context of climate, air and energy policy;
- provision of a clearing house for the development of climate, air and energy policy in other related technical areas such as the EU ETS, air quality, and the application of fiscal instruments;
- acting as a focal point for technical information flow between relevant Government Departments and Agencies on issues of a technical and economic nature; and
- providing a resource for the engagement of the necessary external expertise to undertake the modelling, analysis and research required.
The climate-related work of the Department is also supported by the climate information platform, Climate Ireland, which comprises a website www.climateireland.ie and other resources to assist with climate adaptation planning in Ireland. Climate Ireland was originally developed under the EPA research programme on Climate Change and the EPA currently manages the operational platform with expert support from six staff members in the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy (MaREI), based in UCC. The platform provides decision makers with a one stop repository of climate specific information, data and knowledge to support planning for the impacts and consequences of climate change and supports the Department through their work with the key sectors in preparing sectoral adaptation plans as required under the National Adaptation Framework. The Climate Ireland team also play a pivotal role in helping to build capacity and knowledge of climate related matters across all the sectors including Local Government and it is fully intended that Climate Ireland will continue to function as a long-term operational support for climate action in Ireland.
195. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the committees, working groups and related co-ordination bodies that are involved in the implementation of the national mitigation plan 2017, the climate elements of the NDP and the development of the draft national climate and energy plan; the details and minutes of all of these meetings since the adoption of the 2017 NMP; and the way in which these committees report to the Houses of the Oireachtas and its committees. [42709/18]
View answerIreland's first National Mitigation Plan, which the then Minister published in July 2017, is a whole-of-Government Plan, reflecting, in particular, the central roles of the Ministers responsible for the four key sectors with the most significant contribution to national emissions -Electricity Generation; the Built Environment; Transport; and Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use.
The implementation of the Plan is overseen by a Climate Action High Level Steering Group, which is chaired at Ministerial level and which is comprised of senior officials from all relevant Government Departments and Agencies. The group meets on a quarterly basis and provides progress updates on the actions and measures committed to under the Plan itself. This group, in turn, reports to the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, chaired by An Taoiseach.
Technical capacity for climate action policy development and implementation is provided through the Technical Research and Modelling Group (TRAM), which was established by Government Decision in 2015 and is chaired by my Department. TRAM is a high level cross-departmental technical group, with representation from relevant Government Departments and Agencies and reports to the Climate Action High Level Steering Group as well as to the Senior Officials Group to the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure.
Significant TRAM outputs are generally published on my Department’s website and these have helped to inform ongoing policy development, including that of the National Mitigation Plan. As the Deputy will appreciate, given the business of an inter-Departmental working group such as this, there are also a number of ongoing outputs from TRAM which are either not in the nature of formal studies or are part of ongoing policy development processes and are therefore not published by the Department.
My Department is also working closely with other relevant Departments and Agencies on the preparation of the National Energy and Climate Plan through the same structures described above. Preparation of this Plan has in turn been informed by work already undertaken to prepare the Energy White Paper, the National Mitigation Plan, the National Adaptation Framework, and the National Development Plan (NDP).
In accordance with the framework provided by the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, the Government must prepare and submit to the Oireachtas an Annual Transition Statement. In support of this written Statement I, as well as other relevant Ministers, provide an oral report to each House. This process ensures that responsible Ministers are directly accountable to the Oireachtas to ensure real progress is made in reducing emissions in their respective sectors. I expect to be in position to lay the 2018 Annual Transition Statement before the Houses shortly.
As the Deputy is aware, a new Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action has also been established by the Oireachtas to take forward consideration of the third report and recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly entitled ‘How the State can make Ireland a Leader in tackling Climate Change’ and to report to the Houses by the end of January 2019. A number of representatives of Government Departments and Agencies as well as a number of other organisations have met the Committee to assist it in its work.
In relation to the National Development Plan, the governance aspects of this are in the first instance a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. As I understand, a high-level Project Ireland 2040 Delivery Board has been established and is jointly chaired by the Secretaries-General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, to provide strategic direction and leadership to both the NDP and the National Planning Framework implementation process.
196. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide all correspondence with the Minister for Finance from his Department relating to the proposed and then scrapped increase in the carbon tax as part of budget 2019. [42710/18]
View answerThe then Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment wrote to the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform on 27 July 2018 in the context of pre-Budget engagement on taxation policy matters for Budget 2019. In relation to carbon tax, the Minister’s letter re-stated the Government’s commitment, through the National Mitigation Plan, to an ongoing role for carbon pricing as a core element of the suite of policy measures to address and reduce greenhouse gas emissions over time, and noted that review of the carbon tax, which has been commissioned from the ESRI by the Department of Finance, should provide a robust basis for the Government to provide a clear long-term signal on the future evolution of carbon taxation in Ireland. Specifically, this would ensure that the carbon tax is able to perform its core function of driving changes, over the longer term, in business and household behaviour. The correspondence also noted the recommendation of the Climate Change Advisory Council, contained in its 2018 Annual Review, that a commitment could be made to have a carbon tax rate of not less than €80 per tonne by 2030.
197. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent of measurement by his Department or State bodies under his Department's remit of market concentration in various consumer markets here; and the current level of market concentration as measured by an index or some other measure in each of the cases (details supplied) that come under his Department's remit. [42756/18]
View answerData relating to market concentration in the electricity and gas markets is collected, monitored and published by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU). The latest data is available in the CRU’s 2017 Electricity and Gas Retail Markets Annual Report published on 6 July 2018. The report is available to download on the Commission’s website www.cru.ie.
The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) monitors market developments in terms of the telecommunications services. ComReg is statutorily independent in the exercise of its functions. I will ask ComReg to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter.
In relation to Waste issues, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is not under the remit of my Department. However, in September 2017, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, on foot of a request from the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, requested that the CCPC carry out a study of the operation of the household waste collection market in Ireland. The recently published report of the CCPC examines market concentration ratios using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) over the period 2012 to 2016. The report is available to download on the Commission’s website.
Finally, the issue of health insurance does not come under the remit of my Department.
198. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a road sign to highlight the birthplace of a person (details supplied) will be erected. [42649/18]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance (including signage) of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded in its operational area is also a matter for each local authority. The question regarding signage on regional/local roads should, therefore, be taken up directly by the Deputy with the relevant local authorities, in this case Meath County Council.
The Traffic Signs Manual (TSM) stipulates the traffic signs to be used on Irish roads, their layout and symbols, the circumstances in which each sign should be used and the rules for positioning them. The Manual constitutes a Ministerial Direction to road authorities under section 95(16) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, and is available from my Department's website.
199. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish the minutes of his recent meeting with representatives of a tour (details supplied) in Paris; his plans to hold further meetings with the tour and persons who own suitable venues here regarding future events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42582/18]
View answerThe Ryder Cup, when hosted in Europe, is a three day golf tournament organised by one of the governing bodies for golf in Europe, the European Tour.
The European Tour recently conveyed their wish to discuss the possible hosting of a future Ryder Cup in Ireland and sought a meeting with me to discuss same. Along with officials from my Department, I attended meetings with representatives of the European Tour on 30 September 2018 at the Ryder Cup in Paris and viewed the event infrastructure and facilities. My officials have since had further discussions in regard to the event with the European Tour and more meetings are planned.
I do not propose to publish the departmental note of the 30 September meeting. Discussions with the European Tour are at a very early stage and it is likely to be the case that negotiations would follow those discussions. Publication of the departmental note of the meeting, and any other relevant material, could undermine the Department's future negotiating positions.
The hosting of a Ryder Cup gives rise to considerable economic value in the host country. Deloitte have reported on the value to the Irish economy of the 2006 Ryder Cup. The direct economic value was estimated to be more than €140m and the full impact was reported to be around €240m. Similarly, the value to the Scottish and Welsh economies, from the 2014 and 2010 events respectively, has been reported as substantial.
200. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of buses that will be delivered to the Dublin Bus fleet between now and June 2019; if these buses will be hybrid or conventional models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42586/18]
View answerAs Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for ensuring the development and delivery of public transport infrastructure, including the provision of bus fleet for Dublin Bus.
In light of the NTA's responsibility in this area, I have referred the Deputy's question to the Authority for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.
201. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the extension of the DART to Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42592/18]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development of public transport infrastructure within the Greater Dublin Area, including the DART Expansion Programme.
Noting the NTA's responsibility for implementation of public transport in the Greater Dublin Area, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a more detailed reply. Please contact my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.
202. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the DART interconnector, that is, DART underground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42593/18]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, the National Transport Authority (NTA) is responsible for the development of public transport infrastructure within the Greater Dublin Area, including the DART Undergorund Tunnel which forms part of the DART Expansion Programme.
Noting the NTA's responsibility for implementation of public transport in the Greater Dublin Area, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for a more detailed reply. Please contact my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.
203. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will accept a part application from a group wishing to make a submission for funding for a greenway (details supplied); if there will be a second round of funding in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42638/18]
View answerFunding applications are currently open to Local Authorities and State Agencies for the construction of Greenways under the new Strategy for the Future Development of National and Regional Greenways until 30 November 2018. It is also open to community groups working alongside their Local Authority/State Agency to develop a Greenway proposal, but the final application must be made by the Local Authority or State Agency. Projects that have clarity regarding access to the land on which the Greenway will be built as well as having planning permission in place, or that are expected to have planning permission in place in the near future, will be well placed to secure funding.
The question of further rounds of funding will depend on the quality of the applications received in this round. Funding will be awarded to projects that are assessed as best meeting the criteria laid out in the Strategy. If not enough quality applications are received and not all of the funding available is allocated, then further calls may be issued. However, this is a long term strategy and, in the context of future capital plans, I will be seeking further funding for Greenways for the years beyond 2021.
204. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a person (details supplied) who is a survivor of the MV Kilkenny collision in Dublin Bay in 1991 could get a copy of their ticket and high-speed rescue certificate. [42678/18]
View answerThe person in question should apply directly to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport providing as much detail as possible and we will be able to assist him with his query.
205. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department has used the moneys the State received from the sale of its stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42686/18]
View answerThe Exchequer received €335 million in September 2015 for its 25.1% shareholding in Aer Lingus.
The previous Government invested the proceeds in a new ‘Connectivity fund’ as a sub-portfolio of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF). The Minister for Finance sought Oireachtas approval for the proceeds to be paid into this fund in accordance with Section 46(2) of the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2014. This further investment strengthened ISIF’s capacity to support economic investment.
The connectivity fund is designed to support projects which enhance Ireland’s physical, virtual or energy connectivity. The management and control of the fund is a matter for the NTMA.
206. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the substantial cuts imposed on members of a pension scheme (details supplied) in advance of the sale of the State's stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42687/18]
View answerThe Irish Airlines (General Employees) Superannuation Scheme (IASS) is currently the subject of ongoing legal proceedings and, as such, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the matter.
207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish and provide copies of all PLUTO 2040 reports that have been completed to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment; the process and guidelines under which these projects will be assessed for their climate impacts; and the way in which they will be funded. [42708/18]
View answerMy Department is currently producing analysis that will form the basis for a framework for investing in land transport: Planning Land Use and Transport - Outlook 2040, known as PLUTO 2040. This will form part of Project Ireland 2040. PLUTO 2040 will be an update to my Department's 'Strategic Investment Framework for Land Transport' (SIFLT), published in 2015. It will focus explicitly on how to ensure the realisation of the National Strategic Objectives set out in the National Planning Framework, taking account of the investment plans in the National Development Plan. For ease of reference, I include a link to SIFLT here:
http://www.dttas.ie/sites/default/files/content/corporate/english/general/sfilt-investing-our-transport-future/investing-our-transport-future.pdf.
As was done for the SIFLT, the analysis conducted for PLUTO 2040 will be published in the form of a number of background papers focusing on specific issues. Staff in my Department are currently developing these background papers, and I expect them to be completed early in 2019. I will ensure that, when they are completed, they will be made available to the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
The development of PLUTO 2040 is overseen by a steering group composed of officials in my Department, officials in my Department's national transport agencies, and officials in the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. PLUTO 2040 will be subject to a full public consultation upon completion of a draft report. Again I expect this will take place in early 2019.
PLUTO 2040 will not identify specific transport investment projects for investment. Rather, it will set out key priorities and principles for future investment to ensure the delivery of a transport network that meets the needs of our country, and which delivers the National Strategic Objectives of Project Ireland 2040. These priorities and principles will then be utilised, by national agencies and Local Authorities, to identify specific projects. These projects will be subject to the processes set out in the Public Spending Code and the Common Appraisal Framework for Transport Projects and Programmes, both of which require the identification and appraisal of climate impacts. Following the completion of PLUTO 2040, my Department will consider any necessary updates to the Common Appraisal Framework, including with regard to the appraisal of climate impacts.
208. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by his Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43159/18]
View answerThe Sports Capital Programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Grants are available to sports clubs, voluntary and community groups, national governing bodies of sport, and local authorities. Third level colleges, Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and schools may only apply for funding jointly with sports clubs or organisations. For all capital grants, it is the organisation that owns or has a lease on the land where the project is proposed that makes the application. Accordingly, a number of grants have been allocated to Diocesan Trusts and other religious groups for the development of sports facilities in schools and the wider community where the land has been owned by these Trusts. All such allocations to schools involved the joint involvement of a local sports club or group. Details of all grants allocated under the Sports Capital Programme for the period referred to by the Deputy are published on the Department’s website http://www.dttas.ie/sport/english/sports-capital-programme.
209. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a review (details supplied) will be re-examined due to circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42672/18]
View answerOfficials from my Department made enquires with Tusla on this matter. Tusla have confirmed that their Early Years Inspectorate is continuing to engage with the Registered Provider of this service as part of the inspection and registration process. They stated that there are a range of issues in relation to lack of compliance with regulations which need to be resolved. On 10 September 2018 the Registered Provider submitted information to the Inspectorate in relation to actions taken to address the outstanding issues and this information has been reviewed. Tusla confirmed that a meeting will be held shortly to discuss the matter further.
210. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the detail of State funding that is provided to religious organisations or persons here by her Department; the amount of funding provided for each of the years 2010 to 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43150/18]
View answerDetails of the grants and funding issued to religious organisations and persons under the programmes and schemes administered by my Department since its establishment in 2011 are set out hereunder.
Youth Service Grant Scheme - funding is made available on an annual basis to 30 national and major regional voluntary organisations. The continued funding of voluntary youth organisations through the Scheme is intended to ensure the emergence, promotion, growth and development of youth organisations with distinctive philosophies and programmes aimed at the social education of young people.
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2018 |
The Boys Brigade |
58,933 |
|
2017 |
The Boys Brigade |
58,933 |
|
2016 |
The Boys Brigade |
56,126 |
|
2015 |
The Boys Brigade |
54,757 |
|
2014 |
The Boys Brigade |
54,757 |
|
2013 |
The Boys Brigade |
56,891 |
|
2012 |
The Boys Brigade |
63,212 |
|
2011 |
The Boys Brigade |
67,606 |
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2018 |
Girls Brigade |
46,655 |
|
2017 |
Girls Brigade |
46,655 |
|
2016 |
Girls Brigade |
44,434 |
|
2015 |
Girls Brigade |
43,350 |
|
2014 |
Girls Brigade |
43,350 |
|
2013 |
Girls Brigade |
45,039 |
|
2012 |
Girls Brigade |
50,043 |
|
2011 |
Girls Brigade |
53,522 |
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2018 |
Girls Friendly Society |
32,504 |
|
2017 |
Girls Friendly Society |
32,504 |
|
2016 |
Girls Friendly Society |
30,956 |
|
2015 |
Girls Friendly Society |
30,201 |
|
2014 |
Girls Friendly Society |
30,201 |
|
2013 |
Girls Friendly Society |
31,378 |
|
2012 |
Girls Friendly Society |
34,864 |
|
2011 |
Girls Friendly Society |
37,287 |
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2017 |
Young Christian Workers |
93,270 |
|
2016 |
Young Christian Workers |
93,271 |
|
2015 |
Young Christian Workers |
90,996 |
|
2014 |
Young Christian Workers |
90,996 |
|
2013 |
Young Christian Workers |
94,541 |
|
2012 |
Young Christian Workers |
105,046 |
|
2011 |
Young Christian Workers |
112,348 |
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2014 |
Presbyterian Youth |
54,788 |
|
2013 |
Presbyterian Youth |
49,309 |
|
2012 |
Presbyterian Youth |
54,788 |
|
2011 |
Presbyterian Youth |
58,597 |
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2018 |
Irish Methodist Youth & Children Dept |
30,527 |
|
2017 |
Irish Methodist Youth & Children Dept |
30,527 |
|
2016 |
Irish Methodist Youth & Children Dept |
29,074 |
|
2015 |
Irish Methodist Youth & Children Dept |
28,364 |
|
2014 |
Irish Methodist Youth & Children Dept |
28,364 |
|
2013 |
Irish Methodist Youth & Children Dept |
29,470 |
|
2012 |
Irish Methodist Youth & Children Dept |
32,744 |
|
2011 |
Irish Methodist Youth & Children Dept |
34,964 |
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2018 |
Church of Ireland Youth Department |
184,472 |
|
2017 |
Church of Ireland Youth Department |
184,472 |
|
2016 |
Church of Ireland Youth Department |
175,688 |
|
2015 |
Church of Ireland Youth Department |
171,403 |
|
2014 |
Church of Ireland Youth Department |
171,403 |
|
2013 |
Church of Ireland Youth Department |
178,081 |
|
2012 |
Church of Ireland Youth Department |
197,868 |
|
2011 |
Church of Ireland Youth Department |
211,623 |
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2018 |
Catholic Guides of Ireland |
265,602 |
|
2017 |
Catholic Guides of Ireland |
265,602 |
|
2016 |
Catholic Guides of Ireland |
252,954 |
|
2015 |
Catholic Guides of Ireland |
246,785 |
|
2014 |
Catholic Guides of Ireland |
246,785 |
|
2013 |
Catholic Guides of Ireland |
256,400 |
|
2012 |
Catholic Guides of Ireland |
284,888 |
|
2011 |
Catholic Guides of Ireland |
304,694 |
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2018 |
Young Mens Christian Association |
155,197 |
|
2017 |
Young Mens Christian Association |
155,197 |
|
2016 |
Young Mens Christian Association |
147,806 |
|
2015 |
Young Mens Christian Association |
144,201 |
|
2014 |
Young Mens Christian Association |
144,201 |
|
2013 |
Young Mens Christian Association |
149,820 |
|
2012 |
Young Mens Christian Association |
166,466 |
|
2011 |
Young Mens Christian Association |
178,039 |
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2018 |
Crosscare |
942,310 |
|
2017 |
Crosscare |
942,310 |
|
2016 |
Crosscare |
897,438 |
|
2015 |
Crosscare |
875,550 |
|
2014 |
Crosscare |
875,550 |
|
2013 |
Crosscare |
909,662 |
|
2012 |
Crosscare |
1,010,735 |
|
2011 |
Crosscare |
1,081,001 |
Targeted Youth Funding Scheme - Funding was made available in 2016 and subsequent years for the establishment of new youth projects and the augmentation of a small number of existing youth projects following a nationwide application process.
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2018 |
Cloyne Diocesian Youth Service |
141,943 |
|
2018 |
Crosscare |
351,382 |
|
2017 |
Crosscare |
144,538 |
|
2016 |
Crosscare |
39,050 |
Quality and Capacity Building Initiative (QCBI) - developed by my Department to take a coordinated approach to enhancing capacity, knowledge and quality in prevention and early intervention for children, young people and their families, with a focus on those at risk of developing poor outcomes.
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2018 |
Crosscare |
€45,000 |
|
2018 |
Kerry Diocesan Youth Service |
€39,596 |
Once Off Funding
|
Date |
Organisation/Person |
Cost (€) |
|
2015 |
Young Christian Workers |
9,500 |
