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Government commits to providing emergency accommodation to everyone who needs it. An allocation of €303 million has been made under budget 2025 to provide homelessness prevention services, emergency accommodation and other services for households experiencing homelessness. This funding will also support the provision of supports that households require

fund the Cara fund immediately to clear the backlog now rather than in six months or by the next budget; second, to set without delay a national emergency of real public targets to comply and complete within the six-month timeframe the legislation requires; third, to deliver

discretionary basis by the HSE for the region. Hospitals there were given a budget to provide limited transport for patients to attend other acute services. The cost of providing the non-emergency patient transport service has increased year on year. The cost for providing this service has grown … eligibility for the non-emergency patient transport service is determined by the local HSE service, which aims to provide for those most in need of access to this valuable service. The Government has invested significantly in Tipperary University Hospital and the budget for the hospital has increased from

patient transport service was set up in 2013 on a discretionary basis by the HSE and provides non-emergency patient transport in south-east region hospitals. There is a budget there. I understand the Deputy's concerns. I will go back to the HSE and see whether

Children, Disability and Equality, under which this service operated during that year. The budget allocated for this service in 2025 is €1.2 billion. The costs include both State-owned and commercially provided emergency accommodation and cover accommodation, catering, utilities, transport and other essential costs. In managing the complex

negative impact on schemes at farm level, on the rural economy and on generational renewal. Our Government must push back against the single budget approach to the CAP. Our key priority for the next CAP must be for a more straightforward model for farmers, allowing member states more … more flexible and must respond to new and emerging approaches. It must involve an appropriate balance between all the elements of sustainability and economic, environmental and social aspects. There must be an increase in the dedicated CAP budget. The CAP continues to be central to Ireland's role

overseas development aid, ODA, budget significantly to try to offset some of the impact. We know that hundreds of thousands of lives are being put at risk. We must work closely with our EU neighbours to try to scale up an emergency fund that can have a truly

access the emergency fund to repair the school roof. It has buckets on the floor. What sort of a system is that for about 1,000 students in the area? I ask the Minister to look into that. We need proper schools. We had a budget surplus

reduce this payment, we reduce the capacity of communities to host and if we reduce capacity, more people will end up in emergency accommodation. That means more rushed evictions and more upheavals. Without a shadow of a doubt, we should improve the scheme where necessary. Let us tighten … provide oversight if there is evidence of abuses but let us not destroy something that works just to tick a budget box. What we need right now is certainty. We need clarity for host families. We need stability for those still fleeing the war and we need compassion

week and from €900 to €1,150 per week for carers with a spouse or partner. That was part of budget 2025. I make reference to those two practical measures. The increase in the income disregard is being done with a view to gradually phasing out the means … which we are addressing that issue is the carer's guarantee. These supports include education and training, community carer supports, intensive and emergency supports, a freefone care line, psychosocial supports and the development and delivery of online supports for family carers. Increased funding for the carer's guarantee

Deputy asked about earlier, two satellite centres are already open. These centres, at Tallaght hospital and Connolly Hospital, are part of that overall budget, the overall envelope for the children's hospital project. They are complete and open. The facility at Connolly Hospital has now hit a milestone … will be shared with St. James's Hospital and will offer rapid, safe access to key areas including critical care, theatres and the emergency department. Everything the Deputy raises in this House, and that all of us in this House raise, demonstrates the necessity for this hospital

development of acute hospital infrastructure, and since 2020 significant resources have been invested in Beaumont to meet the need of patients. The hospital budget for 2024 was €504 million, a 29% increase in just four years. Staffing at the hospital has grown by 13% since January 2020. This … between 2023 and 2024. In addition to this planned care, our hospitals also treated approximately 1.8 million patients during this same period in emergency care, which represents a 9% increase on the full year 2023 and reflects the continuing demands on our hospitals. With increased investment across

Ukrainians. It is called "temporary" for a reason. A plan is needed for when that directive ends in March that moves beyond emergency measures for a medium-term and long-term approach that recognises all of the realities. There is also a need to rethink how information about … important, communities. As we are dealing with Revised Estimates for the Department, I also raise with the Minister an urgent matter related to budget allocations. I raised this issue with him during questions last week. As we speak, domestic violence survivors are being denied access to justice because

means services can plan and deliver around the specific needs of people in each area. Each of the health regions has its own budget, leadership team and responsibility for local decision-making and continuing to work towards the Sláintecare objectives. Each of the six health regions and each … lack of delivery. She is right; there is a need to urgently expedite the whole issue of primary care in many of our emerging towns and the area she has mentioned

helping businesses with the increased costs associated with running a business. The power up grant was announced as part of budget 2025 and paid out €158 million in grants to over 39,000 businesses. The increased cost of business scheme made €242 million in grant payments to over … power up funding to businesses that had been approved for the second ICOB grant. The extent of the issue of incorrect classifications only emerged after the power up grant was launched. Businesses that had not classified themselves as operating in the hospitality, retail or beauty sectors were ineligible

appointments, delayed treatments and worsening conditions. Ultimately, this leads to pressure being piled back on our hospitals through avoidable admissions to accident and emergency departments. In one case, a man waited four years - 48 months - for an appointment. He has no family. His neighbour who used to bring … with a view to restoring full service? How can faceless bureaucrats decide this? When I was elected to this House in 2007, the budget for the HSE was approximately €7 billion. Now, it is €24 billion and growing every year. How come it is affecting the most vulnerable

will understand how difficult it can be, having young teenagers and young adults as children. Approximately €110 million of the mental health budget this year is being provided to various community-based mental health organisations and NGOs, including Jigsaw. Jigsaw already receives more than €14 million from … changed the name. We know the café in Galway has reduced by 18% the number of people presenting to accident and emergency with mental health difficulties. I am fully committed to delivering this service for Waterford and I am happy to work with the Deputies

million allocated under Housing for All to €325 million through the allocation of an additional €265 million a couple of months ago. In budget 2025, €60 million was allocated. The Minister, Deputy Chambers, significantly increased this funding only a couple of months ago by an additional €265 million … will ensure a more targeted and focused acquisitions programme. My Department continues to engage with local authorities on any challenges which emerge in order to ensure that tenant in situ acquisitions can continue in 2025 where no other solutions exist for the affected households

housing delivery further in the short term and secure a sustainable level of supply that will help us meet an unmet and emerging demand. The Government has progressed a series of reforms to support a streamlined and well-resourced planning system. This includes a consolidation and a streamlining … expenditure plans and delivery programmes, ensuring appropriate prioritisation for housing. It is also intended the office will manage a multi-annual housing infrastructure budget under the new towns and cities infrastructure fund to be determined through the national development plan review. It will engage and align stakeholders, including

opposing. In fact, we all share many of its objectives. They are shared priorities but real, lasting solutions require more than emergency funding; they require structural reform, workforce expansion and smarter delivery. I welcome the Government's allocation of an additional €10 million this year to deliver nearly … about access, delivery and outcomes, and that is where our focus must stay. We are also investing in school places and specialist support. Budget 2025 provided for up to 2,700 new special education placements and nearly 400 new special classes. We are on track to deliver five

Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what is the budget for the delivery of the new accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23637/25