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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the standard of living and social protection. On behalf of the committee I welcome the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Heather Humphreys, who is accompanied by Mr. Rónán Hession, Ms Veronica O'Brien, Mr. Brian Molloy and Ms Sharon Keane from the Department of Social Protection. The Minister may call on her officials briefly for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister very much. Without further ado we will go to members. Senator Seery Kearney is first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Is the Senator okay with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Deputy Cairns has two points to make and I also have a question, so we are nearly finished. I call Deputy Cairns.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: The Minister can address Deputy Cairns' questions and my questions together. I thank the Minister for her contributions and for her tour of the various Departments and schemes. She stated earlier that she is here to help. There are many people who are dependent on State support throughout their lives, and this has been particularly reflected in the evidence we have heard at the disability...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister and her officials for attending. I thank the members for participating and for their questions, and I thank our team for facilitating the meeting. We look forward to further engagement with the Minister. There might be a few issues we want to follow up on. I am sure the Department will come back to us with the information.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (7 Apr 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the remote working strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18663/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the standard of living and social protection - safeguarding. On behalf of the committee, I extend a warm welcome to Ms Carol Grogan, chief inspector of social services, HIQA; Mr. Finbarr Colfer, deputy chief inspector of social services with responsibility for disability services; Professor Amanda Phelan of Sage Advocacy; Professor Brendan Kelly,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms O'Connor for her comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: We are an hour and a half into the meeting. We have heard from two Members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: We have heard powerful testimony from our witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I am conscious of everybody's time and the pressure everybody is under. I had suggested that, with Members' agreement, we take two members at a time and then go back to the witnesses. Ms McGarry is looking to come in. I will bring her in after the next group of questions if that is okay. We will take two Members and then go back to the witnesses. The subject matter and the testimony are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: We will start with Professor Kelly and then proceed to Mr. Geiran, who is to be followed by Ms Grogan and Professor Phelan. We might take the points that have been raised along with any questions of the previous speakers that have not been answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: We are under a time constraint because we have been in the room for so long. We have only eight minutes left, but we will try to get to all six people who are in front of us. We work our way round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I like the quote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Michael Moynihan: The contributions of both members and witnesses have been very thought-provoking. There was reference to the importance of not taking the sparkle out of people's lives, to use Ms O'Connor's phrase. Certain words have come across strongly this morning, namely, culture, urgency and legislation. The most powerful message, which was from Professor Kelly, is that we are the system, that we,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Apologies have been received from Deputies Phelan and Wynne and Senator Higgins. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the disabled persons organisations, DPOs, and the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD. On behalf of the committee, I extend a céad míle fáilte to Mr. Leo Kavanagh, national secretary of Physical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Mr. Kavanagh and call Ms Quigley and Ms Browne to make their opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms Browne. I call on Mr. Sinnott to make his opening statement.