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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension and Social Protection Related Issues: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: Thank you. A number of issues have been raised here. One of the very basic issues is the issue of information and awareness of rights and entitlements. As part of our recommendations, we will include a recommendation for engagement between the Department of Social Protection and Tusla to provide briefing and information to foster parents regarding eligibility in relation to child benefit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension and Social Protection Related Issues: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: She will be getting the foster care allowance.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Research Funding (21 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 14 June 2022, if he will publish the interim report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32667/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (21 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a DEIS appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32649/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of claims submitted and the number of persons that have received enhanced illness benefit for Covid-19; the number of persons that were in payment for two, four, six, eight and ten weeks, respectively; the number of persons who transferred over to illness benefit after the ten week payment period had expired; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 197. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 26 May 2022, if he will list the sites providing long-Covid and post-acute clinics respectively on an interim basis; the current number awaiting an appointment at each clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33100/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for COPD assessments at the hospitals within the Saolta Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33267/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (23 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 424. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their medical appliance; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33379/22]

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the chickens coming home to roost Bill. None of what is before us should come as a surprise to anyone, particularly anyone in government because over a long number of years they have been made well aware of the issues we are facing now. We are told the objective behind the Bill is to provide temporary electricity generation to replace older power plants...

Emergency Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach and welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. The Opposition will put forward its case for an emergency budget. The Government will respond when it has the opportunity to do so. The Opposition will put forward its case for an emergency budget. The Government will respond that there is no need for one and that it will address these issues in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: I refer to Private Members’ motion No. 152 on the Order Paper, which seeks the direct intervention of the Government to address a humanitarian crisis faced by eight families in the Ballagh and Lisphelim area of south Roscommon due to the increasing water level in Lough Funshinagh, a situation that is deteriorating daily due to the current heavy rainfall. The motion seeks the...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: On expenses, what is the overall capital envelope that is being set aside by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to this? Can the Minister give us an indication of the type of cost we are looking at? Second, has an assessment been carried out of the potential for using energy efficiency measures to reduce overall demand? What sort of an impact would that have on the...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: I will speak to my amendment No. 22. I have heard the comments from colleagues about data centres. As the Minister will know from the records in his own Department, this is something I had been highlighting during my term there back in 2017 and 2018. On foot of that, the then Government published a statement on the role of data centres in Ireland. It had a substantial section in it on the...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: I am disappointed that the Minister ignored amendment No. 22 and did not address the point I raised. The amendment provides that: The Minister shall, within 180 days of the passage of this Act, publish a report on the mitigation measures to be taken to minimise the additional impact of intensified data centre activity on the Public Service Obligation levy and network charges for all other...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: To explain to the Minister how the PSO operates, the legislation before us, along with the 200 MW the CRU had already planned to acquire, is going to cost families approximately €40 annually. That is how the cost will be applied through the PSO. It could be in transmission charges, or whatever.

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: The cost associated with the 450 MW is €27, while the cost of the 200 MW already under way is €12, giving us a total of €39. I apologise, I was €1 out, but that is roughly the cost we are talking about. If that is applied and the PSO is negative, that is €40 less those families will get back. We have stipulated in this legislation that if there is a...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: No.

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: The Minister does not believe that it is even costing families.

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: It is not a fight over an acronym; it is a fight over a cost to families.

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: I thank Deputy Whitmore for throwing a bit of light on things.