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- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Seamus Healy and Senators Nikki Bradley and Margaret Murphy O’Mahony. Before we begin, on behalf of all members of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters, I extend our sympathy to the Browne family on the very sad passing of Jacqui. Jacqui Browne was chair of the Disabled Persons Organisation Network and played a key role in contributing...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State. I now invite the members of the committee to put their questions. I remind them to adhere to the agenda items scheduled for discussion today. We have decided our slots will be seven minutes per person for the first round. The first speaker is Deputy Quaide from the Social Democrats.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy Michael Cahill has joined us and he has seven minutes.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister of State may not be aware of the specific details of the case but it is up to her if she wants to comment.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Deputy and the Minister of State. Before we move on to round 2 if people want to come back in, I will make some very brief comments. Deputy Kehoe mentioned the issue of therapy dogs in schools. That is something we should be progressing as best we can. My local school, Corpus Christi, has a dog called Uni. It is fantastic to see how the dog interacts with everybody who...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State. We will move on to round 2 and go back to the rota the way we had it. The first person is Deputy Liam Quaide from the Social Democrats.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: If the Deputy wants a response-----
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: It is going to be particularly tight in the second round if the Deputy wants the Minister of State to respond.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister of State might come back to the Deputy with the other answers as she has run out of time.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: No, that is a new question.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: We have come to the end of round two. I propose we publish the opening statements to the committee's website. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the Minister of State and everybody for attending today and for their insightful contributions. We will now go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: We will move on to the next slot which is Fine Gael's. Deputy Keira Keogh has seven minutes.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Nice try, Deputy.
- Student Fees: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: For the past number of weeks or months we have had Ministers saying they will not do a cost-of-living package. They have evaded the question every time they have been asked. When we heard about the plan from the Government to increase fees by €1,000, the Minister can imagine our shock. It shows exactly how out of touch the Government can be, because there is a cost-of-living crisis....
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Jul 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: 320. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason married couples can share their tax reliefs and allowances between them but cohabiting couples are taxed as single individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37110/25]