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sight in those communities. New front-line gardaí help the whole Garda organisation by facilitating moves to specialist areas dealing with new and emerging types of crimes, such as cybercrime and cyber fraud, and to areas like community policing. The latter is something Members of the House understand … million in 2022, increasing to €3 million in 2023, to €3.75 million in budget 2024 and to €4 million in budget 2025. We can see some themes emerging. Last year's successful applicants included projects aiming at addressing antisocial behaviour, domestic violence, drug-related intimidation, safety on public

area of affordable housing delivery? It has not met its own affordable housing targets. We have a significant budget surplus available. What is the Government doing as an emergency response to allocate additional public capital money to not-for-profit housing bodies to deliver affordable housing that

consider the number, location and resourcing of emergency heart attack centres to ensure that a balance can be achieved between accessibility and the provision of safe, efficient services. Cardiovascular health is a major pillar of the health funding announced in budget 2025, which included over €9 million

Homeless accommodation in Galway city and county is full. This means that at least two councils cannot provide accommodation in cases of emergency. At the same time, if somebody is trying to get a HAP property in Galway city or county, it is nearly to impossible to find … that the house will be sold in the very near future. I understand that there was an issue with the council receiving its budget allocation for 2025 but I hope that this has been resolved at this stage. If the house is not purchased under this scheme

data on the number of households eligible for but not yet in receipt of social housing in my constituency of Offaly. The Parliamentary Budget Office analysis was based on what it would have cost to house the number of households on the social housing waiting lists, plus … county council list was put at €338 million overall. That figure really sums up all of this. It sums up the acute emergency that we have because the cost is staggering. We have an immigration crisis that is overwhelming our accommodation capacity. I have tabled a number

Commission on the Defence Forces report recommended significant changes for the Defence Forces and defence provision in Ireland. Following the commission, the defence budget is increasing from €1.1 billion to €1.5 billion in 2022 prices, which is approximately €1.7 billion or €1.8 billion, by 2028. This will … increase since the commission met in 2022. It is clear that no state acting alone can address the entirety of our existing and emerging security challenges. Therefore, Ireland has engaged constructively with the development of the EU white paper on the future of European defence, which was published

allowance in each budget, with a view to gradually phasing out the means test during the lifetime of the Government. As part of budget 2025, the weekly income disregard will increase in July from €450 to €625 for a single person and from … Ireland to deliver a mix of community and individual supports across five areas of activity, including education and training, community carer support, intensive emergency supports, a freephone care line and psychological supports. The remaining €160,000 supports the development and delivery of online supports for more than

been allocated for youth services and capital expenditure, which represents an increase in funding of €7 million, or almost 9% on the 2024 budget. Over the period from 2021 to 2025, the level of current Exchequer funding for youth services and programmes will have increased by more than … identifies both strategic objectives and individual actions to guide the delivery and development of youth work services. Challenges to the youth work workforce emerged strongly as a key theme across the consultations. In response to the consultations with youth workers, action 7 of Opportunities for Youth aims

support to 57,000 people in receipt of home support services. Funding for Meals on Wheels and daycare services has been maintained for budget 2025, allowing more than 300 Meals on Wheels organisations and almost 300 HSE-funded daycare centres to operate throughout the country. Respite care … overnights and 48,099 day respite sessions to be accessed by 6,640 people with disabilities last year. Since 2021, the home support emergency respite scheme has been in operation, providing emergency respite services either by placement of an in-home care worker or the temporary placement

Byrne, will provide further detail on the multi-annual financial framework, MFF, including the question of possible new own resources for the EU budget, as well as further detail on migration, oceans and multilateralism. I will deal with all other issues. I welcomed further discussions at the European … deliver services. It will be important to accelerate European Union funding for the Palestinian Authority, including the immediate release of the remaining emergency funds committed to last June. We have also seen a renewed escalation in Lebanon. I commend the vital role being played by Irish peacekeepers

clearly does not see this as the emergency it is. Many areas do not even have emergency accommodation. There are waiting lists for emergency accommodation. The Simon Communities have recently said that the Government still lacks a comprehensive plan to tackle homelessness and that … need it for any household, individual or family that faces eviction. There is no lack of money. We have billions of euro in budget surplus. Here is a policy that has been proven to work. It can actually work. I argue and plead with the Minister to reverse