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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: They go the opposite way.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: It is the same with grants sometimes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: I am conscious of the time. I thank Mr. Brady.

Auto-Enrolment: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: The issue that we are here to speak about is something that has been a national topic for many of us who have stood outside schools recently. We saw the importance of pensions and what they mean to caretakers and school secretaries. What we are talking about here, however, is across the board; it represents a sea change in how we look at pensions for the nation. From a State perspective,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: That is no problem. I welcome both Ministers and their teams this evening. It is a late evening but at same time, it speaks to the importance of what we do here at the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and, more importantly, the importance of what the Ministers do in setting the budget. We are here to discuss the state of the country. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, would have seen much...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: Something that came up with a number of contributors yesterday, including IBEC and NERI, was broadening the tax base. That is obviously a difficult question and all of those questions will probably be answered more fundamentally in the next two weeks, but do the Ministers have any thoughts on that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: I was a councillor for many years and saw at first hand how the LPT has evolved and indeed how it has changed this year. I agree with that. I have more of a left-field question. How does the Minister plan to deal with debt management in the context of the budget surplus? What are the thoughts behind that on the general question of the national debt?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the Minister for coming tonight.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: What are the Minister's plans to develop a pension solution for foster carers in recognition of the enormous contribution they make to vulnerable children in our society, as committed to in the programme for Government?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the Minister for his response. I am especially conscious of the words in the programme for Government whereby we will seek to examine the pension provision for foster carers to acknowledge their long-term commitment and ensure valued support after years of fostering. I am very conscious that 4,000 foster carers in Ireland provide a service which, as with services provided by other...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the Minister for his very genuine response and for his commitment. As he outlined, he is very aware of the contribution that foster carers make. He has demonstrated his knowledge on the topic and his willingness to engage further in the coming weeks and during in his term as Minister. It is something we will continue to work on together and I will follow up on it. I thank the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: 91. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of schools enrolled in the school meals scheme in 2025; the percentage of waste analysis has been done in these schools; and the nature of the reporting mechanism. [50836/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: How many schools are enrolled in the school meals scheme? Has an analysis been done of the waste in schools? Will the Minister outline the nature of any reporting mechanism in this regard?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the Minister for his response. I welcome the work that has been going into this and the efforts that this Government and the previous Government have made in putting forward the hot meals programme. Ultimately, it is there to provide meals to people who might not be in a situation to get them otherwise. This is definitely something we need to encourage. It is a great idea but we...

National Social Enterprise Policy: Statements (25 Sep 2025)

Joe Neville: Today, I want to talk about something that I firmly believe in and have worked in. I have seen the effort involved in our own communities. The Minister of State has been leading on this since taking up his position in recent months. I have met him a number of times in north Kildare and know that he has been all around the country because he believes in what he is doing. He believes in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 271. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a replacement insulation grant for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43289/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 320. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence considering that the Government have significantly increased the Defence Forces budget, the procedures he intends to put in place to ensure Ireland's defence procurement spend stays within the Irish economy, benefitting our indigenous SMEs and research sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41293/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 321. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the percentage of the current defence procurement spend that goes to indigenous Irish companies, research sectors and universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41294/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Union (29 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 322. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence considering Ireland's recent commitment to joining the EU’S SAFE Mechanism for defence procurement, what the Minister will do to ensure the Irish economy and research sector will benefit from this increased spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41295/25]