Results 201-220 of 446 for speaker:John Paul O'Shea
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Obviously without a medical card, the costs are quite high for a family.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: One thing that has come back to us regarding the hot school meals programme is the cost savings for a family. The free book scheme has allowed families to have that extra bit of income too. In terms of data from the CSO, often there is a time lag. A lot of the figures released by the CSO did not take into account items introduced in budget 2024, for example, or budget 2025. How does...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Finally, on the proposal for a second child benefit scheme, the ordinary child benefit payment is €140 per month, which is €1,600 per year. Added to that is the child support payment, which is €50 for children under 12 and more than €60 for children over 12. How does the ESRI envisage a second tier child benefit payment would fit in with all of those schemes? I...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Is it too complicated? As Deputy O'Reilly and others have mentioned, if things are too complicated, people will not apply. Often, it is the people who really need to apply who find it too complicated and just do not bother.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: In terms of the cost, it is estimated to be in excess of €700 million. How did the ESRI come up with that costing? Where does it see the means test sitting? Does the ESRI have a figure in mind for the means test, such as, let us say, anyone with more than €50,000 does not qualify? What is the ESRI suggesting in that regard?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: It is good to see that the programme for Government commits to examining this and it is important that this committee would flesh that out in more detail. Do any other members have any comments or questions?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I call Senator Rabbitte.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: And 50,000 out of income poverty.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I have a supplementary question. Has the ESRI done any research on the child support payment or the follow-up on that? Has there been a take-up on that? For example, it was mentioned that the 50% take-up on the working family payment is quite low. Has the ESRI done any research on the child support payment? I know many people might not be aware that there is an additional payment on top...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: We might research that ourselves and take it on board on the committee. Are there any other questions or queries?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: If today proves anything, it is that a lot more research is needed to try to see if we can address the issue of child poverty. Certainly, from a social welfare or a social protection point of view, a lot of discussion needs to happen as to how we try to improve these situations. We have the example Deputy Aird just gave of the family income supplement, which is now the working family...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: It is the child support payment. It was the qualifying child payment before. Now it is the child support payment, which is, I think, €50 for under-12s and €62 for over-12s. That is in addition to your child benefit, but that is per week.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Or a number of other-----
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Yes, but I suppose-----
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Disseminated.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: To be fair to the witnesses-----
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: -----there is an awful lot of detail involved in the social protection system. It is good to have the research from them but it is also good to see the continued research. I thank you for your time and your interest in this matter because it is something on which this committee is very anxious to follow up over the coming years to try to make the system more public-friendly,...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if landlords who improve BER ratings for existing tenants will continue to be able to seek increases to market level rent rates following the implementation of the Government’s new rent control measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32873/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 168. To ask the Minister for Health whether the vaccine for shingles will be made available to medical card holders or under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33124/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Jun 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families in each county that have received the baby boost grant since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32239/25]