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Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There was mention of an Indecon report.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I hate tidy minds because they are a disaster in government. Human activity never falls into a tidy minds category. I would like to see the report.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister of State let us in on the big strategic plans? I get nervous when I hear such things. It is normally a euphemism for cuts.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When I was growing up in Dublin, I did not, unfortunately, come across people in my daily life who were on welfare. When I went working in Connemara as a co-op manager, I found out about the vagaries of the dole or jobseeker's allowance, as it is now called, along with the penalties applied if a person did anything. I could not get my head around it at all. I do not know how many people we...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not believe in what is termed "workfare". I am absolutely opposed to it because some people just cannot work, despite the fact that they might be getting jobseeker's allowance. When people are on the dole, if there is something useful for them to do, they should be given the opportunity of making a contribution because they want to do so. Anybody who wants to go on a scheme and stay...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will start with a straightforward and simple question. Is the Covid-19 stability fund exhausted or will there be further approvals of allocations? My second question is also straightforward. Does the Minister of State have responsibility for dormant accounts and can he tell me the total amount of money in the fund, net of the statutory reserve that must be kept and of any money kept...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister of State get the figures relating to the Dormant Accounts Fund and circulate them?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Has the emphasis on where the funding should go moved to plugging holes for State services, or is it still going to community projects? The intention with the Dormant Accounts Fund was that it would used for community projects, and not allocated to State agencies who were able to demonstrate that they a lovely plan if they were allocated the money. I am wondering about the various...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I compliment the Chairman for how he handled the debate. He did an absolutely excellent job and he finished on time, and everyone is happy going home.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 12. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps he intends taking to support trade, enterprise and employment during the current pandemic, particularly in those sectors worst hit by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30261/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister might outline in detail the new scheme introduced this week to support those sectors worst hit by Covid-19, and particularly those that have been closed down under the levels 3 and 4 restrictions. We have the broad outline of the scheme but we do not have the detail.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What the Minister is saying is that if a company's turnover falls by 80% or more it can get the full amount. If, for example, it falls by 50% to 80%, can it get anything?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It has to have fallen 80% or more. The Minister might also explain to me the position regarding a restart grant and a restart grant plus. My understanding was that one could get both of those grants. However, without warning, the restart grant stopped three weeks before the originally announced date. Is any consideration being given to making the restart grant available to those who would...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I guarantee the Minister that I will cut and paste what he has just said and make sure that they bring that to the attention of the local authority. I suspect that if the Department had persisted in playing this jiggery-pokery of pulling it back without notice three weeks before the originally announced date the Ombudsman would have ruled in favour of those who could have applied by the date...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 36. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the reason the closing date for the original restart grant was brought forward three weeks without warning; if in view of the severity of the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, he will ensure that all eligible businesses will be paid both the restart grant and the restart plus grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30262/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports he plans to put in place for the licensed limousine sector in view of the medium-term outlook for the sector due to Covid-19 and its effect on the limousine trade (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30823/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Freedom of Information (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 140. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date on which a freedom of information request (details supplied) sent to her Department on 2 September 2020 will be replied to; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30807/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amend the law to allow persons who are on the pandemic unemployment payment and likely to be so for some time to retain their pandemic unemployment payments while attending a one-year post-leaving certificate or university course to improve their employability or to retrain; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cúirteanna Dúiche (15 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality an bhfuil aon rún aici an dlí a athrú de bharr breithiúnas cúirte a rialaigh nach raibh cumhacht ag na Cúirteanna Dúiche ordú a thabhairt chun ordú athshealbhaithe ar shealúchas a chur i bhfeidhm; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [30869/20]