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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Róisín Shortall: What did Royal BAM Group say about staffing levels?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: At the outset, I would like to offer my condolences to the Chair. I did not know John Naughten, but from everything I have heard in recent days, it is obvious that his parting will not only be a huge loss to his friends and his family but to the wider community as well. I thank the committee for its invitation to discuss the review of the rural social scheme. I am accompanied by Mr. Tony...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The Deputy made a few points that I will come back on. Regarding the ratio of people with children on the scheme then and now, we have looked into this. We are able to ascertain who we have now, but we have not been able to get the comparative figures for before, when the rules were different. My understanding is, though, that if we were to operate on the previous rules, it would increase...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I do not want to get knotted up in a hypothetical case but in that situation Senator Murphy would be entitled to a range of payments in respect his family members as well. On what the Deputy presented there, we would not be comparing like with like. I agree with the Deputy on value for money. It is extraordinary that not only those on RSS but people on CE and Tús come out every week...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: On the last point, there is an entitlement to stay on after 60, subject to means tests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: It is gone. The six-year rule is gone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: We will have a look for the comparative figures again, but we had difficulty. I asked about this. There was difficulty finding figures we have now to compare, but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I have current ones here for farm assist and jobseeker's. I am not sure if these are the ones the Deputy is looking for, but 46% of people on RSS are on farm assist.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: It is doable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: In the next fortnight.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: While the Senator was speaking, I was trying to clarify the parameters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I think this may relate more to CE than RSS in terms of potential and the facilities the Senator is talking about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: We can take it on board for sure and have a look at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: There are quite a few CE participants working in those facilities. We will take what the Senator is suggesting on board. On the means test for over-60s, that is policy now, which means it is pretty much done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: Yes.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (9 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: Over the past 25 years, the Government of Ireland has invested heavily in our national roads network, with an extensive motorway system now in place. The motorway network has seen almost tenfold expansion since 2000. Due to the outlined funding constraints for national roads, a prioritisation exercise was necessary from the outset. In line with the NDP and Government policy, the Minister...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)

Special Educational Needs

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I thank the Minister of State for taking this question. I realise she is not the Minister of State responsible for this area but, in fairness, she is well aware of the issues we are dealing with when we are specifically talking about kids with disabilities and kids with autism. We know there are huge synergies with her own work and, obviously, the piece of work that needs to be done in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)

Anne Rabbitte: As the Deputy has acknowledged, I am taking this on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton. I stress that enabling students with special educational needs to receive an appropriate education is an absolute priority for the Minister and this Government. It is the Government's priority to ensure all children have an appropriate school placement and the necessary supports are...