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Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Amendments Nos. 7 and 8 are out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Amendments Nos. 9 and 19 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Minister. Are there any comments? How stands the amendment?

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Amendments Nos. 10 to 13, inclusive, are out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Amendments Nos. 14 to 18, inclusive, are out of order

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Amendment No. 20 is out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Amendments Nos. 21 and 22 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Yes.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Amendments Nos. 28 and 29 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Pursuant to Standing Order 194(3), the clerk to the committee will report specially to the Dáil that the committee has amended the Title. On behalf of the committee, I thank the Minister and his officials for attending this morning's meeting. I also wish to thank members for their interaction. The select committee will now adjourn until 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 2 July, when it will...

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Message to Dáil (25 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development has completed its consideration of the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025, has made amendments thereto and has amended the Title to read as follows: An Act to amend and extend the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will contribute to the local improvement scheme fund in recognition of the wider public usage of roads being funded under the scheme; when his Department was last approached by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht with a view to securing a contribution; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (1 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 426. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if sports capital grant approval to allow an organisation (details supplied) to award the tender and start works will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35933/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (1 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 479. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to review the current tenant purchase scheme to allow council-owned housing secured under the Part V agreements and or AHB properties to be sold as part of any future tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35760/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if parents of Irish babies born through surrogacy can avail of the newborn baby grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35206/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 607. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will contribute to the local improvement scheme fund in recognition of the significant proportion of roads being funded under the scheme to enable and improve access to agricultural holdings; if his Department has ever been approached by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht with a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 902. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the up to date data in respect of the number of roads, kilometres of road and square meterage of roads being completed per local authority area under the local improvement scheme, including the amount of money spent per annum and roads and area completed for each year since 2019, in tabular form; if he is concerned that the...

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: No apologies have been received. I wish to advise that Deputy Conor D. McGuinness is substituting for Deputy O'Reilly today. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where they are not adhering to this...

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Thank you, Minister. We will go straight into questions from members of the committee. First up is Deputy McGuinness.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Yes.