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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: I have a question for Dr. Keane on that specific matter and her study of the modelling of the lowest 40%. She said the auto-enrolment does not really have an impact on them because they are under the €20,000 income threshold. They are under the €20,000 income threshold. Most of the income for a lot of the people within that cohort is not employment income. We have heard...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: Will Dr. Keane provide the committee with that modelling on the €14,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: Can we have the plain English version not the economics version?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: Dr. Roantree, an easy question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: Is it not potentially an attraction for auto-enrolment that if there was the same level of tax relief in auto-enrolment as there is in an occupational pension? Then with auto-enrolment, which allows a person to more from employer to employer, they are not tied to any employer or to any pension fund and they get the same level of tax relief. It actually might bring more people who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: No, and we accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: In fairness, the committee reflected in its report that it was just one element of what could be done, but it is a significant element that should not be ignored and that was the point the committee made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: We are dealing with auto-enrolment here and not public sector pensions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: The Senator might want to take the issue up with the finance committee. I suggest the ESRI team here take it back to their colleagues for consideration and they might engage with the finance committee on that. Auto-enrolment really only relates to the private sector, and even the self-employed are not part of this. That concludes our consideration of the evidence. I thank Dr. Roantree...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (14 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he intends to take to improve the interface between the wider research community and the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2036/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Bodies (14 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of Ireland's application to join CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2037/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (14 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 22 November 2022, if she will outline the timetable for the delivery on the new scheme to provide free books for primary school students; the planning work completed to date; the way in which she intends to implement this measure; if she has commenced engagement with the educational partners; if so,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Bodies (14 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date on Ireland becoming a member of CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7419/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 538. To ask the Minister for Health the reason hospital contract staff who interacted with patients are being excluded from payment of the pandemic bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6481/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the reason children under the age of five years are not treated at minor injury units; the plans he has, if any, to extend such services to children under five years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7099/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 804. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the EU disability card to be available to those with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7226/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 184. To ask the Minister for Health when adjuvant abemaciclib will be approved to reduce the risk of breast cancer for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (15 Feb 2023)

Denis Naughten: 196. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make provision for the allocation of funds to be made available directly to families to allow them to source the care required given the failure by the HSE to deliver home help hours due to the lack of availability of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7633/23]