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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: I am aware the Minister needs to leave soon, but that here officials will remain with us. Before she leaves, I have a question for her. Will there be a public information campaign on the consequences of Brexit and the impact in regard to rights, entitlements and so forth, not just by the Minister's Department but across the whole of government. Currently, everybody's focus is on Covid-19....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: I accept that the Government is doing a lot to try to engage business. I am talking about citizens. For example, with the best will in the world I believe there will be a prolonged delay in getting information from Newcastle after 1 January. I accept the Minister's reassurances here but I personally would be very concerned about GDPR, data protection and so forth. In regard to those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister. I will release her from the committee because I know she has to get to the Convention Centre. Mr. Fottrell will join us. If any other members indicate regarding specific questions I am happy to take them now. I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: Do members have any supplementary questions for the officials? I have a couple of brief questions. If it is not possible to answer them today, responses may be submitted in writing afterwards. There are approximately 132,000 people in Ireland in receipt of a UK pension. How many have received top-up payments from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection? As we know, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: There will not be a diminution in regard to any of those schemes. I will leave a final comment with the witnesses. The habitual residency condition is something that could come back to haunt us if, down the road, we take a different approach from that taken in the UK in terms of the test. I do not think it is an issue in the short term but it will have to be looked at again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: Yes, and it is a particular issue for many people who seek to spend their retirement back home in Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: Our two big concerns are the implementation of some of these schemes such as the habitual residency condition, the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, and other entitlements. Also, there should be engagement between the Department officials and their counterparts in the UK in terms of the turnaround time from Newcastle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Discussion (7 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: I clarify that that is the intention. We accept the legislation, the need for it and the need to expedite same. It would be useful if these issues were highlighted during bilateral engagements. I thank the Minister, her officials and colleagues for their time. I thank the Minister and her officials for going through the issues with us. The meeting has been extremely useful and,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: I raised this issue with the Minister for Finance earlier this week. Any person with mobility issues who is not on the public transport network is now effectively marooned in this country. That particularly applies across rural Ireland. The mobility allowance, the motorised transport grant and the primary medical certificate have now been suspended. No financial support is available....

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: That proposal is not agreed. We are to have a 100-minute debate on health tonight starting at 8 o'clock. If the Ceann Comhairle will recall, the Taoiseach here on Tuesday, disagreed with the way that debates were being shoehorned and crammed into the middle of the week. The Taoiseach said, "If we want a serious debate ... we should have it on Friday morning and I will take part in [that...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the Air Corps air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28519/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the future plans for Custume Barracks, Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28520/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Work Permits (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 65. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of work permits granted each month to date in 2020; the countries from which the workers who were granted permits came; the number of each; the sectors for which the permits were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29461/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pool Programme (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding her Department is providing to allow public swimming pools to continue to operate as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29472/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new wind energy planning guidelines will become operable; the reason for the ongoing delay since the draft publication of the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29442/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to publish solar energy planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29443/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29473/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.126 of 2 October 2019, the progress made to date in developing a purpose-built school for the pupils of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29480/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 247. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29280/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (8 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 PCR tests performed each week in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29440/20]