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Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: It was close to being a boxing match on occasion.

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: There was one issue raised that I want to tease out with the Taoiseach. It is welcome that we have just seen the details of the child care support scheme which was introduced in the budget by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone. However, in the debate the two Ministers acknowledged that the Government had completely forgotten about the hundreds of thousands...

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Steady now. Do not go too far.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 30. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the new measures his Department may be considering regarding the way in which unpaid forms of work such as caring may be rewarded by the State; and the initial measures in this regard he may introduce in the next budget. [26234/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Following questions to the Taoiseach earlier on how we value caring work, I saw in one of the Minister's manifesto documents recently that this is one of his stated aims. I want to work out the detail of what the Minister will do, recognising, as I see it, that the current system is deeply unfair particularly for parents in the home. We support every couple in whatever parenting they do....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: That depends on how far the Minister goes. There was an increase in the homemaker's tax credit in the previous budget but it was buttons. Fundamentally, the message from the Government has been it will support people who care for other people's children and it will pay for it, but if people care for their own children it does not care and those people do not matter. This needs to change at...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: That is the right direction to take. I agree that refundable tax credits are one of the steps we must take towards a basic income type of social welfare system in which people will be free to be enterprising and do caring work, thus valuing a range of work options. I would support a move towards a system of refundable tax credits and pressure being put on the Department of Finance in that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contingency Planning (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 165. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has implemented procedural changes in the workings of his Department to mitigate the chances that the issue of reported delays in maternity benefit which occurred recently does not reoccur; if so, the details of such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26235/17]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submissions (Resumed): The Environmental Pillar (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I was mortified earlier and must admit my full sinner status.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submissions (Resumed): The Environmental Pillar (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I was mortified when I heard the cups mentioned and Ms O'Brien is right. I must record my deep concern at the shocking news that President Trump is apparently pulling out of the Paris Agreement, which is a shame on that Administration. I agree with the three cases being made by the witnesses but I want to widen the discussion out a bit. I am not asking for an immediate response but am...

Resignation of Taoiseach (13 Jun 2017)

Eamon Ryan: There was truth in the words expressed earlier by the Taoiseach in respect of the great merits of hard work in a job that is worth doing. The Taoiseach has shown that over the years. Most people who have worked with him would acknowledge that he has great energy and ability for work hard. We commend him on and thank him for that. The Taoiseach stated that, in terms of politics, we...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Jun 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I hope Deputy Micheál Martin does not have his way. He will give me his wounded Corkman look next. Who would disagree with me that in terms of overrunning time, Deputy Martin is in a nervous position? I hope he does not have his way trying to silence smaller parties because I am with Deputy Harty in that we need a diverse and edgy Dáil. In the last two hours I have listened to...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I have to echo the earlier comments of Deputy Danny Healy-Rae. We are with him in a whole new rural-green alliance. We were right. We were proud to vote for the Deputy's motion and proud that our two votes counted. He is also right that we will not be silenced. I was very disappointed to hear the Taoiseach echoing Fianna Fáil and that he is seeking to silence the smaller parties in...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)

Eamon Ryan: No, it is just that rural development is something we need to get right. My mother comes from a town Deputy Creed knows well. All points from there to Gougane Barra and in between are as important to us as anywhere in south Dublin. Rural development is key to what the Government needs to get right. I am concerned at the nature of the change in that regard. I very much welcome the arrival...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)

Eamon Ryan: No, it is the exact same in Leinster but that is our problem. How do we revive our 19th century market towns as part of rural development? That is a planning issue. How will the new Minister, Deputy Ring, manage that? It is okay in Westport, which is working because it is a tourist boom town, but there are not many Westports out there. How do the towns which are not Westports make it? I...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)

Eamon Ryan: That is what we need. We will need to get the Minister, Deputy Ring, to work with the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, in the same way to make it work.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Eamon Ryan: The Taoiseach told us about it as if he did not have much to do with it.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I support the amendment. It is very important. I acknowledge that Deputy Micheál Martin wants the time to be shared in the way he is suggesting because it is important that we hear from smaller parties. In this instance, it is particularly important that we hear from the Independent Alliance and that it have time to outline what it needs to say-----

Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Eamon Ryan: -----and also the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten, in respect of what has to be said in response to what the Taoiseach said earlier. The one difference between the examples he cited and the current example is that the appointment of Mr. Justice O'Donnell was discussed in advance of the Cabinet meeting with other elements of Government. The key...

Waste Reduction Bill 2017: First Stage (20 Jun 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for a ban on single-use non-compostable cups and other tableware and for the introduction of deposit and return schemes for beverage containers. This Waste Reduction Bill 2017 is a Bill which does what it says on the tin. It seeks to reduce waste and on that tin, which will be a recyclable tin, we as consumers could...