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Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have a few questions. Recourse to the courts should be a last resort, and in an ideal world, nobody would have to have recourse to the courts because the services would be provided. In the case of discrimination by private entities, there is little that can be done except through the courts. If the law were adequate, would we be able to resolve a lot of discrimination or the lack of...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If all members have asked their questions, we will adjourn. Beimid ag tógáil saoire na Cásca, we will be adjourning for Easter. I know members will be out canvassing but I hope everyone else will have a good rest over the Easter period. Most members will be busier than ever with the local and European elections coming up.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Security (21 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether there have been any discussions at an EU level in relation to introducing extra obligations on member states in relation to defence; whether Ireland has been a part of these discussions; and the stance Ireland has taken in the discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13034/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is intended to agree and implement the All Island Strategic Rail Review; the reason for the delay in doing so; whether in the meantime it is intended to do preliminary work on those elements of the strategy totally within the remit of the Irish State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13032/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure that adequate resources are provided to the NTA in order that bus services on the main radial routes into and from Galway, including the services from Casla (route 424), Clifden, Headford and Kilcolgan can meet current demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13031/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made in relation to a passport application lodged by a person in County Galway (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing said passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13383/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (21 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 339. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason for the delay with the commencement of the Leader Programme in County Galway; the number of companies that will deliver the Leader Programme there; the areas they will cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13470/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (21 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 340. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the arrangements that have been made to deliver SICAP on the offshore Islands off the coast of Galway; when delivery of the Programme will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13469/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1473. To ask the Minister for Health the new criteria used to assess applications for discretionary payments for items such as specialised spectacles for children in the CHO network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12816/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1503. To ask the Minister for Health what efforts are being made to ensure that adequate dentists participate in the scheme to provide dental services to medical card patients as the current dentists are at capacity and cannot meet the demand for the service thus leaving people on low incomes without a vital health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13035/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can the witnesses give us an indication of how many people have availed of this since 2022? I would imagine the figures are small as most people are on a contributory State pension. My understanding is that the second issue applies to the widow's pension. Is that correct or not? So if you are on a widow's pension and you are over 66-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are 650 claims.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is very small.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In practice it is probably not costing anything as nobody is going to take and pay the money over to social welfare anyway. Even if you take the gross cost what is it costing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is 14,000 times €250, something like that. Which in the greater realms of the Department spending €27,000 million, it is a very small percentage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the officials for the paper. I understand it is fairly general because they are still working on the report. It is very timely that we are having this meeting and I am glad to make an input to it, looking at the matter from a broad point of view. I will first address the means testing of capital. Normally thrift is encouraged in any state. I have found that because they worry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, there is no need for the officials to reply to each of my questions today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is not the issue I raised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am talking about the means test and the IQA. It is only on the wealth or income of the dependent. Some people knew, for example, to put all the savings in the pensioner's name if they were the earner. In most cases it was the male earner. I would say that was 80% of the cases I came across. It is unbelievable that people get penalised for putting things in joint accounts and that the...