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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (20 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the means test for eligibility for social housing will be reviewed; if he has given consideration to allowing maintenance payments for children who are not living with the person being assessed to be deducted against gross income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47750/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (20 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the current rent pressure zones (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48323/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Nov 2018)

John Curran: In recent budgets the Government increased the minimum wage and social welfare payments by €5 per week. The budgets also saw the USC ceiling and PRSI thresholds increased to ensure that the increases the Government was paying to people were received. That was good insofar as it went. The increases were modest and welcome but they did not make people wealthy. Largely, they meant...

Older People: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I thank Deputy Butler for introducing the motion. As the Minister of State can hear, we all have stories of problems from our constituencies. I have raised the issue with him on the Order of Business and the problem has persisted throughout the year. I acknowledge the work of the public health nurse in my area and, in particular, the staff in Cherry Orchard who deal with this issue....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 144. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review upwards the income thresholds for the medical card, general practitioner card, over 70s medical card and the over 70s general practitioner card in view of increases in wages and the minimum wage in particular and increases in the rate of social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48747/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee Collection (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the aspects of the television licence fee reform the interdepartmental working group is reviewing; when this report will be published; if there will be an engagement by the group with stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48762/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee Collection (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on public service broadcasting; his further views on licence fee reform; when he will publish his action plan points in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48763/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the Irish independent production sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48764/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: RTÉ Expenditure (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the reduction in spend from RTÉ to the Irish independent production sector (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that this spend in the sector is increased back to 2007 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48761/18]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I welcome the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, and her officials for consideration of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018 which was referred to the select committee by Dáil Éireann on 14 November. Deputy Neville is replacing Deputy Bailey. If any other substitution occurs during the course of the meeting, the...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I will refer to them when we get to them.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: Amendment No. 1 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: Amendment No. 2 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: Amendments Nos. 4, 7 and 8 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 in the name of Deputy Broughan are out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: Amendments Nos. 9 and 10 are in the names of Deputies Bríd Smith, Gino Kenny and Boyd Barrett but as none of the Deputies are here, the amendments fall.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I will let in Deputy Brady first.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I will call the Minister in a minute. I will let Deputy Brady in first as he had indicated. He might also indicate if he is pressing the amendment given the comments made by the Minister that she is already doing a report.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: Before I come to the Minister, Deputy Smith wanted to come in.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2018)

John Curran: We have disposed of those two earlier ones and they have already been put to the committee. Everything prior to-----