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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister. On housing adaptations grants, I welcome the additional funding there. It is very much needed and these grants are very important. Fewer grants have been awarded in 2024 than in 2010. Since 2010, there has been a huge growth of almost 300,000 in our population in terms of people aged 65 years and older. There is a huge need here. ALONE put in freedom of information...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Steven Matthews: We will circulate that correction to members. I thank Deputy O'Callaghan. I will take the next slot. A vote has been called in the Dáil. We have six minutes to get there but I will make some quick points. It is positive to see a Supplementary Estimate coming in and providing extra money to spend on housing, homelessness, social housing, water services and cost rental. A large...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Steven Matthews: There is a pipeline there.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Steven Matthews: That is good. The CREL loan in subhead A28 was the cornerstone for cost rental and it is important to see that money going into it. We increased the percentage because costs are rising, and we are trying to keep rents at cost-rental at an affordable level. We have the 40-year model in the Affordable Housing Act. Is there a reason we cannot go beyond 40 years to bring down the overall cost...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Steven Matthews: We are under pressure to get back to the Dáil Chamber.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024) Steven Matthews: It is all Government members remaining. We are potentially in danger of losing a vote. I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (16 Oct 2024)
Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Amendment No. 4 not moved.
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Section 4 agreed to.
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Amendment No. 5 not moved.
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
NEW SECTION
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 6: In page 3, after line 25, to insert the following: “Maternity benefit – members of the Houses of the Oireachtas 5. The Minister shall, within 3 weeks of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas on the payment of maternity benefit to public office holders who are members of either such House and who cease to...
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: You cannot win.
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Seán Sherlock: I make the case for my colleagues, for all colleagues in the Houses of the Oireachtas, in putting forward this amendment.
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Thank you for championing the cause. Does anyone else wish to speak on this matter? No.
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I absolutely understand the point the Deputy is making. I have had this debate in the Seanad a number of times. The best solution I could find was for them to come forward with a proposal on an all-party basis via a Private Member's Bill and I am still waiting for it. If there is all-party agreement on it, I will be happy to take it, but there will have to be all-party agreement and no...
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: There are a few of them.
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: Well that one is still there.
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Michael Creed: We have the increments as well.
- Social Welfare Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I am just saying it as it is. I have sympathy for Oireachtas Members, especially those who lost their seats during the Covid-19 pandemic because they could not take up employment. Things were closed down. They had no income. I grant that there is a termination payment when Members leave these Houses. Having said that, I take the Deputy's point on maternity leave. We are bringing...