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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tax Rebates (11 Apr 2019)

Tom Neville: 61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 11 December 2018, if funding will be provided to the club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17096/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) regarding an application for a passport. [18411/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the artist tax exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined in light of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018; if an amendment will be considered to allow persons who were between 65 and 66 years of age when the Act was enacted to have the choice to continue to work until 70 years of age; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Injury Claims (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to cap insurance awards for soft tissue injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18391/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: 1443. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19440/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: Many of the questions that I was going to ask have been asked, so I thank the witnesses for their answers. Senator Clifford-Lee mentioned local authorities and local authority housing. In a situation where somebody is under pressure or there is domestic violence, what are the experiences of the witnesses with regard to interaction with local authorities, especially for people living in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: Why did they cease?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: I understand that but I am speaking about the bureaucracy and the process of getting on the housing list. If somebody gets on the housing list, he or she can access HAP if he or she is lucky enough to secure private rented accommodation. Ms Martin is saying that those bottlenecks still exist and there has been no progress on that, and that now these regional assemblies have ceased to exist.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: Given what Ms Martin is aware of, what might there be that she is not aware of? Things are often stigmatised or brushed under the carpet. While it can be difficult to answer, how many people are going through challenging situations and have not come forward? Is there any anecdotal evidence in this regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: There is a significant need for research.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: Has there been much research into why this takes place and the underlying conditions that drive someone to carry out this act or for someone to get involved with somebody who may carry out this act?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: We are just scratching the service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: That is good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: My questions are completely sensitive to people in this situation. I am just trying to scratch the surface to understand it better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Women's Aid Impact Report 2018: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: I thank Ms Martin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2019: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: The witnesses mentioned waiting lists. Are there different waiting lists in different parts of the country? There are nine CHOs. Do they have different waiting lists or is it uniform across the board? Do the witnesses have statistics on that? Regarding accommodation and related issues, are some areas performing better than others? Are the witnesses seeing more problems in different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2019: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: That is an important point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2019: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: Is that what the HSE has communicated to the Children's Rights Alliance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2019: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Tom Neville: I can give the witnesses some extra information. The recruitment model of the HSE is not helping. It is not a locally sourced service but it is a national centralised system of recruitment. It would be interesting from the perspective of the Children's Rights Alliance to conduct research into this and bring it back to the table. From my research and from speaking to bodies such as Tusla...