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Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Systems Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have said my piece on the legislation in general. I commend the work that has gone into it. The whole area of auto-enrolment is vitally important. We have significant reservations about the management of the funds. That will be discussed further in the Seanad, but I recognise the work that has gone into the Bill. In principle, auto-enrolment is certainly a big piece of the jigsaw. As...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Systems Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I support all that Deputy Sherlock said. It is vitally important we ensure no room for manoeuvre exists for people who will look to exploit the system, or will look to not give some categories of workers their full entitlements, and that we work to avoid that. The points were well made. I welcome Deputy Ó Cathasaigh's amendments and commend him on them. I also commend the Minister on...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Systems Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I do not understand the Department's objection to this because it seems to be a departure from prior policy. Apart from the fact that predecessors of the pension board would have had representatives in this arena, the fiduciary duties and responsibility to board are a red herring. Ultimately, once anyone who is nominated by an appropriate nominating body goes on a board, their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 108. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection who will be responsible for the review into payments for migrants both from Ukraine and elsewhere; the Departments or State bodies that will be represented at the meetings; the format it will take; the number of meetings that will be held; if the conclusions will be published; if it will consider international comparators...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (22 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for justice the current Government policy regarding the status of those who have fled war in Ukraine following the lapse of the temporary protection directive in March 2023. [23036/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (22 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 141. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 8 May 2024, to provide a breakdown of the capital and current budget allocations for each programme under subhead E4 of the revised estimates for 2023 and 2024 respectively, in tabular form. [23065/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (22 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 143. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 8 May 2024, to provide a detailed breakdown of subhead E4 by programme categories, as was provided for the E5 subhead programme breakdown in Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 8 May 2024 [23067/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (22 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 142. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 8 May 2024, to provide a breakdown of the capital and current budget allocations for each programme under subhead E5 of the revised estimates for 2023 and 2024 respectively, in tabular form. [23066/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (22 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 8 May 2024, to detail the outputs in 2023 under subhead E4 based on the revised estimates allocation and the final allocation for subhead E4 in 2023, including the number of IPAS beds funded and a breakdown of the same across State-owned accommodation and commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Budgets (22 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 145. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 8 May 2024, to detail the outputs in 2023 under subhead E5 based on the financial allocation under the revised estimates and the final allocation for subhead E5 in 2023, including the number of temporary protection accommodation beds funded and the breakdown of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (21 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 379. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing each weekly social welfare payment to meet the minimum essential standard of living for 2024 as detailed by an organisation (details supplied) in tabular form. [22436/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (21 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 380. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing each weekly social welfare payment to meet the minimum essential standard of living for 2025 as detailed by an organisation (details supplied) in tabular form. [22437/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (21 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 388. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the funding allocation made available under the free travel scheme to all private transport operators. [22570/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (21 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current number of recipients for each social welfare scheme. [22796/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (21 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average, median, maximum and minimum number of recipients for each social welfare scheme in 2023. [22797/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 399. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline, with regard to the jobseeker’s benefit pay related scheme, noting the revised estimates, what the full-year cost of the proposed scheme will be. [22798/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (21 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €1 for children under the age of 12 years and €1 for children over the age of 12 years, respectively. [22799/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (21 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 401. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other scheme payments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22800/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (21 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 402. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the current young jobseeker’s rate of €129.70 by €1 per week. [22801/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of introducing a child benefit double payment. [22802/24]