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- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: Could it be provided over time?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: We will get it over a period of a number of years so we get a picture of what is happening with it. It is an issue. While the sums involved are small in the overall budget of the Department, even with compound interest, by 2070 a very small change here could have a significant impact on what is in the Social Insurance Fund as we hit some of the big demands in relation to pension claims from...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (7 Feb 2024)
Denis Naughten: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 37 - Social Protection.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: The committee will now consider the Revised Estimate for Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development with the Minister for Rural and Community Development. I welcome the Minister and her officials, and the Aire Stáit, Deputy Joe O'Brien. I invite the Minister to make her opening statement.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: Minister, thank you for your opening statement. We will now go through the programme subheads. The first one is administration. Are there any questions? No. The next is rural development, regional affairs and the islands. Are there any questions? No. The next is programme B, which is community development.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: On the community development programme, the Minister said in her opening statement that €500,000 will be provided to promote responsible dog ownership. I will raise with the Minister something I have raised before, namely, the issue of persistent dog fouling on our streets and footpaths. It is a persistent and consistent problem and a disgusting problem for families and adults using...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: I will make two suggestions for that stakeholder group. The first is that the issue of dog fouling should be included as part of the group's work programme. The second is that representatives of older people and the parents of young children are included in the group, so those voices can be represented. In many cases, they are the ones on the receiving end of this particular practice. If...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: May I make one suggestion? I understand the Minister does not want a forum that is too big but a simple compromise would be to include wheelchair users. They would be well able to articulate the problems. I ask the Minister to ensure that at least one representative of wheelchair users is included in the forum, so the issue is properly articulated and addressed.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: We will move on to consideration of the Charities Regulator. Are there any questions? No. That is the Vote. We have gone through it but if there are any other brief supplementary questions, I will take them. We are running tight on time.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: The Cathaoirleach is all open to suggestions on that particular one.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: The community enhancement scheme.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: Deputy Ó Cuív is talking about private roads.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: Public access.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: Has the Deputy any final question?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: Very briefly because we have gone over time.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister and the committee members for their time. That concludes the committee's business for today.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (7 Feb 2024)
Denis Naughten: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will now be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (13 Feb 2024)
Denis Naughten: 613. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 31 January 2024, the reason SUSI is refusing to accept child benefit as proof of residence for a home-schooled Irish born child of a resident Irish citizen, despite the fact that under statute such payments can only be made on Irish residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6059/24]
- Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2024)
Denis Naughten: Sorry, but this is repeatedly happening in the House. Under Standing Orders, the party that moves the Private Members' motion has the last ten minutes of the debate. That is sacrosanct and is protected. We have ten minutes, whatever way the time is divided up. That is what is in the Standing Orders.
- Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2024)
Denis Naughten: I have already provided advice, both privately and publicly, on a number of occasions.