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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (2 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 38. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the current recruitment crisis within the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28263/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (2 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 63. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the current retention crisis within the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28264/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (2 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that he is taking to improve mobile phone coverage in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (2 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 295. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that her Department has failed to honour an Enhanced Redundancy Agreement for community employment supervisors since 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28691/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 377. To ask the Minister for Health when the pandemic special recognition payment of up to a maximum of €1,000 per person will be made to non-HSE frontline healthcare workers; when staff in private nursing homes will receive the payment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28615/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (2 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 380. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their approved appliance; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28640/22]

Adaption Grants for Older People and People with a Disability: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: I also welcome the students, who are very welcome to Leinster House. I acknowledge the work of Ms Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh, who worked on this motion with us. As Deputy Berry pointed out, we are signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD. We are telling the Russian Federation and the British Government that international laws and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: 236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of land planted with new forestry in each of the past ten years; the areas for which a grant was provided; the area of land felled in each corresponding year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28246/22]

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

Denis Naughten: Apologies have been received from Deputy Charles Flanagan and Senator Mark Wall. Before we commence, I remind members participating remotely that they must do so from within the precincts of Leinster House. I ask members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones, as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. I ask committee members participating remotely to use the raised-hand icon...

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

Denis Naughten: I thank Ms Bond. We will now hear from Mr. David Taylor, on behalf of Foster Care Ireland.

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

Denis Naughten: I thank the witnesses for the opening statements.

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

Denis Naughten: I have a related question. It is unusual for me to ask a member a question rather than the witnesses. With regard to Ms Corridon's case, is it not the case that if a person has already made ten years of paid contributions he or she could - as a foster carer - then make voluntary contributions after that date once they have the ten-year minimum paid up?

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

Denis Naughten: Yes. But coming back to the question that the Deputy asked, one could find out very quickly about the people who may be eligible, where they have made ten years of contributions. The association's members could be made aware of the fact that they could make a voluntary contribution.

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

Denis Naughten: I am looking at it here as well. I am doing the same thing. Perhaps this is something on which we as a committee could seek clarification. It might be a mechanism. I presume that quite a lot of foster parents would have some contribution record before they start in this particular role. They could be made aware of the possibility of making voluntary contributions. It may overcome that,...

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

Denis Naughten: Did Deputy Ó Cuív want to come back in?

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

Denis Naughten: I thank Deputy Ó Cuív. I have a couple of comments and questions that follow on from where he left off. It would be interesting to know how many foster-care parents come from a work environment into their role. If they have worked for ten years, they can continue to make voluntary contributions for the rest of the foster-care period. In that case, one is talking about the cost...

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

Denis Naughten: She had not received any assistance?

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

Denis Naughten: On a related point, what Deputy Ó Cuív is saying is that anyone who has paid a stamp, and has paid ten years' PRSI contributions, can, within five years of their last payment being made, apply to make voluntary contributions. They can continue to make those contributions until they complete the full contribution record.

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

Denis Naughten: I have two questions for Ms Bond on her response. The first concerns child benefit. I can fully understand why the child benefit is not withdrawn from the birth family. It makes perfect sense. However, the purpose of child benefit is to deal with he additional cost of rearing a child, which, sadly, has become far more expensive in the past 12 months than it was heretofore. In that...