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Neighbour Disputes (Vegetation) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...contested an election in 1987 so I have come across this on several occasions. It is not the be-all and end-all. We have many more important and pressing issues but if you have a tree that is 60 ft high, having been only 20 ft when you moved in first, and the woman next door is a pensioner who does not have the wherewithal to cut it back, what is your recourse? You could bring her to...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...for orthodontic appointments. Now, the HSE is actively encouraging patients to bring their children to the North for treatment under the cross-border directive. 2 o’clock We are sending our pensioners to Belfast for a 15-minute cataract operation because we cannot do them for years, while people waiting for knee, hip or other such appointments have a choice between years of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 . Furthermore, we are developing the auto-enrolment initiative, which will benefit hundreds of thousands of workers who do not have adequate pension cover. We introduced the concept of the living wage and the convergence of the minimum wage with the living wage has been quite significant as evidenced by the increase in the minimum wage...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024)

...records gross expenditure of just under €10.2 billion in 2022. This represented almost a 10% increase in spending year on year. The largest element of spending in 2022 was for the pay and pensions of current and former teachers and other school staff, amounting to €7.8 billion. Payments related to the provision of school buildings and extensions and other educational...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: ...We will move on to the work programme, which has been circulated to members. It is on the screen. Any members who are joining online will see it. Next week, we will engage with the Department of Defence in relation to Vote 35 – Army Pensions, Vote 36 – Defence, and Chapter 12 of the annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, which deals with stock management....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: .... Personnel leave the PDF for a variety of reasons including on age grounds, at the end of contract and voluntary discharges. A high percentage of those who leave the PDF do so with some form of pension. I have acknowledged there are recruitment and retention challenges in the Defence Forces, This government will continue to work to ensure the Defence Forces remains an attractive...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...a current recruitment age below 39 years. The Government has also approved a further increase in the mandatory retirement age for the Permanent Defence Force to 62, which will be facilitated by amendments to the relevant pension legislation to be brought forward by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. In terms of the built infrastructure at Haulbowline,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...;43,222. This is a second Lieutenant position. After 2 years they are promoted to Lieutenant and their pay rises to €48,505. Where a graduate joins – the pay rate on commissioning as a Lieutenant begins at €48,505. These rates all include pensionable military service allowance, which is an allowance that is paid to all ranks up to and including the rank of Colonel,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Budgets (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...2024 Revised Estimates Volume (REV) provides an allocation of €1.25 billion in Defence Group funding, an increase of €40 million over 2023. The Defence Vote Group includes the Defence and Army Pensions Votes. The allocations for 2024 are €933 million for the Defence Vote and €317 million for the Army Pensions Vote. This significant level of funding will further...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...;43,222. This is a second Lieutenant position. After 2 years they are promoted to Lieutenant and their pay rises to €48,505. Where a graduate joins – the pay rate on commissioning as a Lieutenant begins at €48,505. These rates all include pensionable military service allowance, which is an allowance that is paid to all ranks up to and including the rank of Colonel,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (16 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...x20ac;490 per year for married couples or civil partners. Reduced rates of USC also apply for persons aged 70 or older where their total income is €60,000 or less per annum. In addition, it is important to point out that social welfare income such as the State Contributory Pension and State Non-Contributory Pension are excluded from the calculation when determining if an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (16 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...Code requires that if after 40 days the complaint has not been resolved to the customer’s satisfaction, the regulated entity must inform the consumer that they may refer their complaint to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO). The FSPO is a statutory official who acts as an independent arbiter of disputes, which consumers may have with their insurance company or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...campaign specifically for those who have either cared for, or are currently caring for, a family member or loved one on a long-term basis to learn about changes being made to their State Pension Contributory entitlements. In 2022 we ran a campaign aimed at increasing take up of the Working Family Payment, and this campaign will commence again on 20 May 2024. Public information...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22205/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (16 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned is currently in receipt of the increase for a qualified adult (IQA) on another person's State Pension Contributory (SPC). The IQA is a means-tested payment, payable to a claimant whose spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is being wholly or mainly maintained by them, and where that qualified adult’s personal means from any source does not exceed a means test...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

John McGuinness: 204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for invalidity pension in the name of a person (details supplied) has been fully processed. [22245/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (16 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...current maximum retirement age of 60 for Prison Officers and members of An Garda Síochána is set out in Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 and the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 and in related secondary legislation. Recently the Government, approved increasing the mandatory retirement age to 62 years of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (16 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: 264. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter in relation to the annual pension allowance declaration form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22207/24]

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Joe Flaherty: ...remarks. The Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill is hugely important. The Minister has championed it and I commend him on it. It will allow us to protect pensions and the health service in the future. It will provide sustained investment in transport, nature restoration, community facilities and affordable sustainable energy solutions. The Minister...

Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Róisín Shortall: ...that salaried GPs be introduced. There would be huge uptake. On the general issue of outsourcing, when there is a problem the Government goes to the private sector. That might lead to a short-term saving in respect of pension rights and so forth, but ultimately it is not-----