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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Special Educational Needs (29 Nov 2023)

James O'Connor: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional subject hours lodged with her Department by a special school earlier this year (details supplied); the status of a response to the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52754/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Nov 2023)

James O'Connor: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a road project (details supplied); when it will move to the next gate of the public spending code; if he will fast track the project following on from the Cabinet approval of the fast-tracking of the Adare bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2023)

James O'Connor: 57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on public transport projects in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52881/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (30 Nov 2023)

James O'Connor: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the pilot counselling services for specific schools; the increased provision of funding to continue these services for another year recently announced as part of Budget 2024; if this additional funding will provide for the continuation of services in the existing schools or if new schools will be included in the pilot;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (30 Nov 2023)

James O'Connor: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions her Department will take to address teacher supply issues through an incentive scheme to partially refund future professional masters in education fees and additional upskilling teacher programmes for in demand subjects, announced as part of Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52873/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (5 Dec 2023)

James O'Connor: 63. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on discussions with RTÉ. [53643/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Dec 2023)

James O'Connor: 65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the sports capital grants and to state how many clubs in Cork have applied. [53642/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Dec 2023)

James O'Connor: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in providing transport to a pupil attending an ASD unit (details supplied); if she will expedite this transport provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53187/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Dec 2023)

James O'Connor: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD places available in secondary schools in Midleton, County Cork for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53206/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Dec 2023)

James O'Connor: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an ASA application lodged by school (details supplied); if consideration is being given by her Department to the request by school that the proposed extension be included as part of its Adapt 18 programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55973/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
(18 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: I welcome everyone here this morning and this afternoon. The first question I want to ask is about the overpayments. Looking through the file and chapter 15 on the rising social welfare payments, there seems to be a consistent issue where around €100 million to €125 million has been paid out. It is put down to further evidence being gathered and people owing money back. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
(18 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: The Department has accrued a debt then of €495 million, which is what is owed in outstanding welfare payments and overpayments. One could argue the point that those who are in receipt of it are also in most need. It is regrettable that such an issue should occur in the first instance because, obviously, we see it in our constituency meetings with constituents where this type of...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
(18 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: It is €25 billion; I apologise. That is why it does annoy me. I think the euro is very cruel. I know we have to draw a line somewhere, but it keeps coming up. If you go through the representations from Members of the Oireachtas and how many responses have been sent back - a single euro - it is so mean. It is wrong.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
(18 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: I will accept that-----

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
(18 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: One of the most breathtaking statistics of 2022 was around immigration and payments for Ukrainians. I know it has been a difficult task for the Department but there is one irreconcilable statistic, which is that the EU average for the increase in migration from Ukraine from September 2022 to September 2023 was 7.2% while in Ireland, it was 72.1%. I think Elaine Loughlin of the Irish...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
(18 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: It is relevant to talk about our distance from Ukraine. Obviously Poland and neighbouring countries have taken in huge numbers and we acknowledge that.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
(18 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: We have to be realistic here. The financial incentive is also something that is worth asking a question about.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
(18 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: One of the reasons I am raising it is because it is deeply disturbing to see the rise of the far right and the political and social effect this is having. What has happened for the past couple of months is not in our nature. Obviously it does not relate to the 2022 accounts. What does relate to them is that staggering increase from September 2022 to September 2023 and, for want of a better...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
(18 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: Were there discussions within the Department when this amount was being settled on - that it was too high or too low? How did the Department come to that decision in terms of advising the Minister and, ultimately, Cabinet? What was the background to that discussion?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Social Insurance Fund 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 13 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 14 - Ex gratia Payments of €1.4 million to Social Welfare Branch Managers
Chapter 15 - Raising Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 16 - Recovery of Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 17 - Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
(18 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: What is happening is that bypassed accommodation is coming in to replace it. We have had instances in some constituencies. It is concerning when tensions are so high. I wanted to ask the questions because it is important that they are asked.

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