Results 401-420 of 674 for speaker:John Paul O'Shea
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who have been in receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance payment for five years or longer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38987/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of carer’s allowance in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38988/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 634. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of fuel allowance in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38989/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (15 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the cost of a €1 increase in each of his Department’s payment schemes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38990/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (15 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of a €1 increase in jobseekers’ payments; the cost of a €10 increase in jobseekers’ payments; the cost of a €12 increase in jobseekers’ payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38991/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people, by county, who have availed of jobseeker’s pay-related benefit since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38992/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 671. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there are consistent delays in processing South African visa currently; if he can outline his plans to address these delays, improve communication to existing applicants and Oireachtas members making representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38663/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 672. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on visa applications for a family who applied in August 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38664/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 675. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38699/25]
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Before we begin, I will read a note on privilege and housekeeping matters. Witnesses and members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise engage in speech that would be regarded as damaging to the good name of the person or...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I thank Mr. Duggan. I appreciate the remarks. I will now proceed to members for a discussion. First up is Deputy Louise O'Reilly.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Deputy O'Reilly's time is up.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I call Deputy Ardagh.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: That is no problem.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I have a few questions. I thank Mr. Duggan for coming in and giving us a detailed presentation. There was also a presentation in the audiovisual room this week for Members of the Oireachtas to consult a little more. It is a game-changer scheme, as all members have said. It provides that bit of security for people who have no pension other than the State pension and to have that quality of...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Thank you, Mr. Duggan. From your comments and those of your team, I think we can be confident about being online for 1 January and that there will be no further delays, which is important. Senator Rabbitte has indicated that she wants to come in again.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Why is the timeline six years? Is there a possibility of doing it earlier or within the six years?