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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (15 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 152. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide assistance to a person (details supplied) in obtaining a letter from her Department in relation to their pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31047/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 153. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied) was not approved; if this decision will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31048/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Issues (16 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that his Department has taken and which have been effective to promote equality in Ireland through equality budgeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31020/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Issues (16 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of recent engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Justice to provide further options and recommendations on future directions for equality budgeting in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31021/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Job Creation (16 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on meeting the target of 2.5 million persons at work by 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24915/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for coming in. It is great to have them here and to have this session. I have a couple of questions on foot of the opening statements. Can Mr. Peelo elaborate on a few things in his statement? I fully acknowledge what he stated about the ESRI and the problem of lone parents bearing primary responsibility for care. I find it difficult enough between two parents to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That was why I wanted to ask about this issue. I fully acknowledge what our guests have said but it goes further. A couple of my constituents have had difficulty with housing and councils, and there can be certain assumptions just because they are not the custodial parent all the time. It just is not thought about in the same way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: What types of supports is Ms Byrne referring to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There should be no question of it becoming contingent on there being a problem. It is fine to have a baby at home for a year. That is great but there are people who might like to work a little at the same time. I would not like to get to the point where people might think this is the only way. It would be a bit like breastfeeding, where if someone is not doing it there is guilt and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: What is the difference between reopening, on which I tend to agree with Mr. Montgomery, and review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank both witnesses for coming in. Listening to them and reading their statements gives a sense, as Mr. Montgomery said in his piece, of a long, hard-won process that came to an end at breakneck speed. We also get a sense from the way it was described that the purpose of the agreement was to try to end certain things - paramilitary and state violence - and bring about demilitarisation...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: We all wish the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, well with her very good news. Of course, she is not the only female Member to have had a baby in the lifetime of this Dáil. Indeed, a number of men have had babies in their families during the period of this Dáil. It is a useful opportunity to remind us we have made no practical advance in maternity provision for Members of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of artists, performers and events in Dublin that have benefited from the local live performance programme scheme since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32142/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I seek an update on the local live performance support scheme, administered through the local authorities. How many artists, performers and events in Dublin have benefited from the scheme?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I might just clarify the figures. The Minister referred to 7,800 employment days in 2021 and 1,692 in 2022, but she also mentioned a figure of 5,600. What was that?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have a copy of a press release from the Minister, dated 7 March, that referred to 10,000 employment days. It stated the 2021 scheme supported 350 events and the funding supported 10,000 days of employment, but it is not clear whether that relates to 2021 or whether it is a cumulative total up to 2022. Either way, it does not seem to add up. Will the Minister check that information and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I can confirm I have not.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I suspect it is more for the parents to get out, although that might just be me. Obviously, we are transitioning away from a Covid period whereby the requirement to support artists in this way may be changing. The Minister indicated a transition to a basic income model for artists. What questions are now being asked of her and her Department by this sector in advance of the budget? Is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 11. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans in place to help rebuild and support Ireland’s tourism sector taking into account current difficulties highlighted with the cost of hotels, vehicle rental and pressures on Dublin airport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32143/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: On a point of information, the baby rave is on this Saturday in Dún Laoghaire in the DLR LexIcon at 10.30 a.m., 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. I cannot believe I did not know about it before now. I thank the Minister for letting me know and I will promote it on my social media. Babies and toddlers are invited to wear sunglasses, bring glow sticks and rock away for whatever length of time....