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Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres (18 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: We are definitely not talking about opening up any floodgates, given that the numbers are so small. I appreciate that there are some difficulties in terms of the date of the judgment and people who would have qualified before, but I do not think it is anything we should not be able to get over. FLAC's amendments address these issues. In the event that the amendments are not successful and...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres (18 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Is it the case that, for the majority group, the preference is that they would be encompassed by the scheme and that would make sense?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres (18 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: FLAC has pointed out in its submission that the group we are talking about here are, for obvious reasons, lone parents and, therefore, the group most likely to have children at risk of poverty. I hope that we as a committee can work to strengthen and improve the legislation. I intend to submit those amendments and we will have an opportunity at that stage to have that discussion. I thank...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for not being here at the beginning. I was speaking in the Chamber, but I did read the submission. There is some very interesting information in it. It references the need to reduce the barriers to work. I am sure I am not the only person grossly offended by Simon Harris telling people to just get off their backside and get a job and that will get them out of poverty, which,...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: There is a range of issues there. The one around childcare is really important because that is a big consideration for people who need to go to work. There is no variability. If you are on a low income or you are a multimillionaire, you are likely paying the same for childcare. There is absolutely no distinction made there. In terms of assessing the at risk of poverty and the levels of...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Does Dr. Doorley think that would be worth doing or is it not as significant a factor? I know the at-risk-of-poverty rates are higher for one-parent households that have teenagers in them but is the difference not enough to warrant the complexity that might be created or would it be worth exploring?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I am conscious that anything that requires a ten-page brochure is not really going to do it at the end of the day. I have read the ESRI report and I have read plenty of others and understand people are in poverty because they do not have enough money and in-cash transfers are really the only way. It is as basic and as simple as that. It is a question for us, as a committee, to consider how...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: We are not going in the right direction.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (17 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 110. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of the hardship endured by parents of multiples (twins, triplets etc.) who are only entitled to one set of maternity/paternity/parental leave; if he will give consideration to additional supports for these parents in recognition of the additional care work and expense for parents of multiples;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 552. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person's income averaged over a number of years can be used to calculate the amount of pay-related jobseeker's payment in cases in which their income for the previous 12 months is not representative of their income for the duration of their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31953/25]

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: In 2004 the Sunday Independent reported on the Rostrevor nursing home in Rathgar. It had obtained a report that was dated August 2000. That report described the facility as being dirty and grubby throughout. It referenced an elderly man being fed his meals on a commode. Further inspections revealed that health board recommendations had not been implemented. A frail elderly man was found...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Housing crisis.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Suí síos. An embarrassment.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not mean this disrespectfully to any person in this room but we are not doing brilliantly on gender balance this morning. I am doing my bit but it does not look good. As the Cathaoirleach pointed out, the committee has no role in approving these Estimates but it is worthwhile to have an opportunity to have some exchanges with the Minister. Will the Minister give an update on...

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: The second topic is the Social Insurance Fund. I am interested in the Minster's views on the future of the fund because nothing is more certain than that more money will have to go into it. I am interested in the Minister's thinking in terms of who will shoulder the majority of that burden. The final topic is pay-related jobseeker's benefit. Has the Department put any funding aside to...

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Did the Minister say the reports and information would be available to him in 2027 and, on the basis of those, it was his intention to make changes to PRSI or is it just a review? I am not trying to put words in the Minister's mouth; I am asking.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Will the result of that review be shared with the committee?

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I am just double-checking. I am not saying the Minister is trying to hide it.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister rarely does, but anyway, I thank him.