Results 1-9 of 9 for harrington segment:8818830 speaker:Denis Naughten
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Social Protection (31 Jan 2024)
Denis Naughten: ...Minister and the Government have adopted our recommendations and are now implementing them. I welcome to today's meeting the following witnesses from the Department of Social Protection: Ms Jackie Harrington, principal officer for jobseekers policy; Mr. Brian Duff, principal officer for PRSI policy; Mr. Colin O'Neill, assistant principal officer; and Ms Karen Byrne, assistant...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Social Protection (31 Jan 2024)
Denis Naughten: I thank Ms Harrington.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Social Protection (31 Jan 2024)
Denis Naughten: ...the future. I wish to commend the Department on its approach to this. Second, Deputy Ó Cathasaigh raised a point on small businesses and there is huge concern out there at the moment. In the evidence Ms Harrington gave this morning, she made the point that a 0.1% increase works out at approximatively 90 cent per week for a worker on average wages. What is the typical average cost...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Social Protection (31 Jan 2024)
Denis Naughten: Will Ms Harrington speak about the tiered payments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Social Protection (31 Jan 2024)
Denis Naughten: I accept the point Ms Harrington makes. The point I am making is that in the way is it presented it is misrepresenting the situation. It would be far clearer to leave it at 60% up to maximum thresholds of €450, €375 and €300. The costs involved would be minimal, but it would at least be easier to communicate rather than introducing three percentages with three...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Social Protection (31 Jan 2024)
Denis Naughten: My experience is the same. I call on Ms Harrington to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Social Protection (31 Jan 2024)
Denis Naughten: Will Ms Harrington come back to the committee on the broader issue of the content of that correspondence because that is the issue the committee will be concerned about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Social Protection (31 Jan 2024)
Denis Naughten: Ms Harrington has committed to come back to the committee separately on the policy issue and on the response the Deputy received separate to the individual case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Social Protection (31 Jan 2024)
Denis Naughten: That is something the committee will have to consider in its recommendations. Will Ms Harrington come back on the other questions?