Results 11,721-11,740 of 13,254 for speaker:Seán Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 129. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in respect of ex-gratia payments for persons who served as community employment supervisors. [59444/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school transport grant application submitted on the 20 September 2022 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [59196/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 395. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for additional needs payments and exceptional needs payments by county in 2021 in total; and the number of applications awarded in tabular form. [58766/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 396. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for additional needs payments and exceptional needs payments by county to date in 2022; and the number of applications awarded in tabular form. [58767/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown the waiting times in weeks for all additional needs payment and exceptional needs payment applications for the year 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form, broken down per numbers of week per application. [58768/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 440. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of exceptional needs payments under the supplementary welfare allowance paid in October 2021 and October 2022; the total and individual value of each payment; and the total expenditure by category and month for October 2021 and October 2022, in tabular form. [59340/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the process to obtain the €1,000 refund for college fees as recently announced in Budget 2023; if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59337/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of an outpatient clinic appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [58813/22]

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: May I be permitted to make a very short point of order?

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: It is on the 80:20 funding-----

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I do respect the Chair.

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: But we are being told to bring forward legislation and we cannot.

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, after line 29, to insert the following: “Report on provision and cost of community welfare officers 4.The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas on the currently prevailing levels of provision of, and accessibility to, community welfare officers and on the additional...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I am conscious of timings.

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I will be guided by your good self, Acting Chair. I welcome the Minister's response. I know her to be a fair-minded person. If she says she will do this report, I know she will do it.

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I do not want to labour the point too much, except to say that I and the Labour Party would be quite protective of the scheme. When we hear of unconfirmed reports about the creation of hubs within the Department itself on decision-making procedures, dare I say that we naturally become paranoid and suspicious. Paranoia in politics is no bad thing, as long as it is in small micro doses. We...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 3: In page 4, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “Report on impact of employee PRSI contributions on minimum wage employees 5.The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas on the impact of employee PRSI contribution rates on workers earning the national minimum wage, having regard...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I am a former Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if that is what the Minister meant. It was not the Department of Social Protection.

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: The tapering tax relief is the nub of it. I do not propose to withdraw the amendment. I propose to press it because I think it is vital. I note the Minister's response with regard to the work that is ongoing with the CSO, Revenue and various line Departments. I want to ensure that tapering tax relief issue is essentially nailed down, however. Obviously, there is an impact for the...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate that. With all due respect to the Minister and the generosity of her offer, I think I would have access to the report anyway. It will presumably be in the public domain. However-----