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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: With all due respect, the clerk may correct me, but my understanding is that we have only recently got access to that. It was in the past few months. It may help to address the issue. The Parliamentary Budget Office has only recently got access to it. It was solely within the ESRI until recently, but my understanding is that the Parliamentary Budget Office now has it and has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: My question is where the trend is going.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: I accept that it is not appropriate to put some of what I am asking for in the PSPR and some of it cannot be put into supplementary information because the data may not be generated. However, there is no reason that when the PSPR is circulated to the committee next year, with some of the supplementary data we are to be provided with from SWITCH that is not within the criteria set out here,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: Could I suggest that the next time it is done Members of the Oireachtas are also included in that because we deal with these people on a day-to-day basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: We would see weaknesses. The supplementary welfare allowance scheme has been turned on its head in terms of where it is at the moment but we only found out as a committee what was going on when we actually had the Department come in to explain it. That should not be the case. We are at the coalface on this issue. We are equally busy as the Society of St. Vincent de Paul or the Money...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: I know, that is the difficulty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: The great academic Fr. Ted would say: "It is an ecumenical matter". It is a very complex issue and Deputy Ó Cuív is correct. I ask Mr. Egan to take it back to his colleagues in the Department and the committee will discuss this later because it is a fundamental issue we should be looking at as a committee. Did Deputy Ó Cathasaigh want to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: The Deputy was much briefer than the previous two contributors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: The committee has a huge interest in this matter. I have issues with the public service performance report per sebut there is no difficulty in the Department reporting on that in conjunction with it. I suggest that the Department, in its engagement with this committee, include that report as part of our review. Perhaps it needs to change in terms of our request to the Department coming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: The Department is carrying out these reviews anyway and doing the report on the sustainable development goals. Sadly, they are never discussed in any public forum unless there is something controversial in them. A lot of time and effort goes into them and, respectfully, I suggest that the Department look at what could logically be incorporated into its presentation to the committee under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: I will allow Mr. Egan to make a further contribution.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the new draft e-scooter regulations currently exclude shared e-scooters due to the fact that they include a 25kg weight limit; if he is aware that shared services include enhanced safety features which make such scooters heavier than 25kg; if he will outline his plans for such shared services; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (26 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: 259. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47174/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection (25 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: The next member indicating is Deputy Ó Laoghaire.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Regulations (7 Nov 2023)

Denis Naughten: 639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 18 October 2023, if the draft regulations have been presented to his private office for consideration; when it is expected that these regulations will be published; if there is a period of time provided for in the regulations before they will be fully applied; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Nov 2023)

Denis Naughten: 1132. To ask the Minister for Health when it is expected that community healthcare west CAMHS will have IT-enabled patient administration systems; when it is expected a decision will be made on a future IT system appropriate to CAMHS from the national group overseeing implementation of the recommendations of the Mackey report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47467/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (8 Nov 2023)

Denis Naughten: 80. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of non-resident increase for a qualified adult, IQA, recipients where the primary payment is the State contributory pension; the annual value of such IQA payments in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the annual value of all secondary means-tested entitlements issued to non-resident State contributory pension...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (9 Nov 2023)

Denis Naughten: 238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of an application from Galway County Council for a wastewater treatment plant for Castleblakeney village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49128/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Safe Deposits Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: Apologies have been received from Senator Garvey. Members participating in the meeting remotely are required to do so from within the precincts of Leinster House only. I ask members and witnesses to please turn off their mobile phones or ensure they are on silent mode. I advise members of the committee who are participating in the meeting remotely to use the raise hand function on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Safe Deposits Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank Ms Byrne.