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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Has the regulator the power to retrospectively make sure the clauses are in place?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Okay, and there are eight prosecutions initiated out of the 1,700 charities.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: What is the current status of those prosecutions?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: How much of the staffing resource of the Charities Regulator is dedicated towards these kinds of prosecutions or removal from the register?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the delivery of a Waterford metropolitan rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42073/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the business case submitted by Waterford Airport following the completion of his Department’s review of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42072/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (17 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the application of a person (details supplied) for leave to work under the international protection programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42326/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: There are three items of real importance in my constituency of Waterford that should come across the Minister's desk in the Department of public expenditure. The first concerns the PPP project and engineering building that was promised for SETU in Waterford. We have been awaiting a decision on it for months. The second issue also concerns the technological university sector, namely the...

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

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Apologies have been received from Deputy Naughten, An Cathaoirleach, and Deputy Ó Laoghaire. Members are required to participate in a meeting remotely from within the Leinster House complex only. I remind all those in attendance to make sure their mobile phones are switched off or on silent mode. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they...

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. Flattery gets you everywhere, as they say. I will now invite members to discuss the Supplementary Estimate.

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. I invite Deputy Collins to come in.

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: 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)

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: 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.