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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

Joe Carey: I would like to commend the Minister of State and the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, on their work on this particular issue. I support it entirely. How advanced is the legislation? The Minister of State says the Government is working on it. At what stage is it? Is it with the draftsmen?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (10 Jul 2019)

Joe Carey: The first priority here is the workers and their families. They have been deeply shocked by the large number of jobs lost at Moneypoint. As Deputy Dooley has said, up to 100 people, who are highly skilled and well thought of and who are committed to this plant, will lose their jobs. The ESB has a very good track record in looking after its employees. At a meeting with the ESB today, I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (10 Jul 2019)

Joe Carey: We need an overall plan for the retention of jobs in west Clare around this critical plant. I support the call for the establishment of a task force involving the Minister's Department and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. The Moneypoint plant is critical infrastructure which has provided significantly for west Clare. Without it, there will simply not be employment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Joe Carey: 608. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of progress to reform the atypical working scheme permit rules enforced by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in order to deal with the damaging impact on the provision of out-of-hours general practitioner services particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35681/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (6 Sep 2019)

Joe Carey: 1963. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when section 49 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 will be fully commenced thus enabling planning applications for data centres to be made directly to An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35680/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (17 Sep 2019)

Joe Carey: 661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date in relation to the introduction of a new scheme to provide funding supports to local authorities for the development of small sewage schemes in rural towns and villages; if consideration has been given to introducing a pilot scheme as part of the process to introduce a new scheme; when a new scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (3 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: 338. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) for a domiciliary care allowance will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40214/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Flexible Work Practices (9 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: 18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will bring forward proposals to encourage remote working among businesses; her views on the way in which remote working can support regional development nationally and in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40962/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises (9 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: 25. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the new SME and entrepreneurship strategy will be published; the planned areas of focus; the impact the strategy will have on regional development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40963/19]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: I welcome the budget which was put forward by the Minister for Finance in the House on Tuesday. I will focus on one significant aspect of the budget for County Clare and the mid-west and west. I particularly welcome the establishment of a new fund which will secure new routes for regional airports, including Shannon and Cork, Brexit or no Brexit. The new fund consists of €10 million...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: I welcome the representatives of both organisations and thank them for their submissions. I note that Mr. Fenn made reference to the tronc system and outlined that it was fraught with difficulties. Recently the tronc system was introduced in Canada where it has proved to be very negative for workers. Mr. Fenn mentioned his experience of it here and also said the system was fraught with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (15 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SUSI when establishing the shortest most direct route under Article 27 (3)(a) of the student grant scheme 2019 as it applies to adjacent, non-adjacent qualification rate is using an application (details supplied) for the quickest route based on live traffic at 1 a.m. in view of the fact this time does not reflect when a student may...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (15 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of third level student grants that have moved in the 2019-20 academic year from non-adjacent to adjacent rate as a consequence of SUSI using an application (details supplied) to calculate the quickest route as opposed to the shortest route based on live traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41795/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: 352. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41722/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: I remind members to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the sound system. This is our second mid-year review meeting with the Department of Rural and Community Development. This is a new committee that shadows a new Department. We hope to follow the roadmap set out in the 2016 OECD report, Review of Budget Oversight by Parliament: Ireland. The committee will consider the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: We will just concentrate on programme B to start. I commend the Minister and his Department on the implementation of programme B, in particular the community services programme. I can see in County Clare the positive impact it has on communities on the ground. I note that during the year the Minister called to Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, and highlighted the good work being done...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: Yes, we are looking at programme B, community development.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: We will come back to it after this one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: We are dealing with programme A.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Joe Carey: We are moving on from programme A but I will allow that question.