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Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Joan Collins: I generally agree with the points and critiques of Deputies Donnelly and Ó Cuív and, therefore, I will not repeat them. I will come in on two or three aspects I want to address with the Minister. Like everyone here, I support measures that help people make ends meet. Once-off payments are definitely welcome, as has been said. They are a huge relief for people who are desperately...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Joan Collins: It is not a huge cohort of people but it is an important cohort of people who are in work and many of them suffer from energy poverty and deprivation. That definitely has to be looked at. We are letting people down by not looking at those structural changes that need to be given to people.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Minister, I will put a few questions. First, I will extemporise a little. It is worth bearing in mind the five budgets when they are put together. I think when we came into office, €203 was the basic rate of payment for jobseekers.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: That is quite some movement. Similarly, on the IQC - I still call it the IQC; I cannot get used to the new name - there has been really significant movement and significant movement on the working family payment. I will go through a couple of line-by-line questions on cost. I might come back to more general questions. I am looking here at the makeup of administration under the...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The one-parent family payment. It is A.5. It tells me here that it is offset by €7 million less due to fewer recipients than estimated. On A.10, additional needs payments, there is a jump in expenditure which is, I am told, related to the increased price of accommodation and fit-outs. The Minister might mention some specifics on that. Disability allowance is a peculiar one....

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I asked about the job initiative as well. It is a relatively small number of people - 308 participants, I think - who work in 37 JI schemes. This is according to the answer to the parliamentary question that I received from the Department. They are on very low pay. It would take very little money to close the gap on that.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I wanted to ask a couple of broader questions as well. As regards the issue of a second-tier means test for child benefit, I know Deputy Ó Cuív has particular views on means testing, but the ESRI has strong views on this and how effective it would be in tackling child poverty. It is probably not something a Minister can do in the last budget of a Government, but I want to know...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister. Do any members want to come back in? Deputy Ó Cuív is indicating.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Joan Collins: Yes, the Minister covered a lot of it. However, let us say we do not get that energy bonus next year, that the Government does not offer it. An increase in the €35 a month now over the next winter period would be worth more than the bonus payments if it was in that fuel part of the household package, and it would be more consistent for people. That is the point I continuously make....

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Are there any further questions? No. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir. That concludes the committee's business in public session. The joint committee will meet in private session at 11.45 a.m. I thank members for participating in today's meeting.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (16 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate: Vote 37 – Social Protection. Under Standing Order 102, the message is deemed to be the report of the committee.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (16 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: I made the point that we can do both. The Minister mentioned leadership, which is why I raised this issue with him today. I would like him to write to South Dublin County Council to initiate a task force involving not only the council and the NTA, but also local community stakeholders, such as schools and businesses. These roads are not half as congested when schools are not open. We need...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (16 Oct 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As it happens, I am meeting the NTA later this morning so I will raise this and will push for it to look at south Dublin. On another point, the Deputy is right about focusing on making it safe for our children to take the bus, walk or cycle to school. On days like today, when traffic tends to be bad and the weather is not great, 30% of the morning rush-hour traffic is children being driven...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Noise Pollution (16 Oct 2024)

Noise Pollution

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Noise Pollution (16 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have previously raised in the House the issue of noise mitigation measures along motorways in general. It is particularly pertinent for me because I live 500 m from the Dunkettle interchange and over the years, with the increasing volume of traffic on the motorway and in the surrounding areas, noise has become a definite issue for people. This matter also relates to Harper’s...

Prelude (16 Oct 2024)

Prelude (16 Oct 2024)

Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9.10 a.m.

Prelude (16 Oct 2024)

Prayer and Reflection.

Prelude (16 Oct 2024)

Paidir agus Machnamh.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (16 Oct 2024)