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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: Are there outstanding issues which Mr. McKeon would like to address?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: I will allow Deputy John Brady to ask a brief question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: The Deputy has made his point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: Before Ms Stack responds, I will allow other members to ask questions on the same issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: That is not a related issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: I thank the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: So, too, has Deputy Gino Kenny.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: I now invite the officials to respond. We will then conclude our deliberations on this section. Deputy Gino Kenny asked a number of specific questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: At this stage, I want to move to Part 3 of the Bill which provides for the amendment of the Pensions Act 1990. The heads in question are No. 11 - time limit for the submission of a funding proposal; No. 12 - minimum notice for ceasing contributions; No. 13 - determination of schedule of contributions; and No. 14 - occupational pensions equal treatment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: Deputy Willie O'Dea referred to a specific document from the group Pension Equality. As I said, we are anxious not to delay passage of the Bill. The committee will engage in further scrutiny of the section on pensions and if, within a week or so, the officials could respond to the Pension Equality document from the point of view of the Department or the Minister, it would be very helpful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: If it is not possible, let us know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: Thank you Senator. That is not related to this specific-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: Yes, but it is not related to the Bill as presented. We are dealing with pre-legislative scrutiny of a Bill as presented.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: The Senator can do that elsewhere. At the moment, the Bill as presented is what we need to focus on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: I must pause that for the moment because we are going to get a written reply. That is the same point-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: That is included in the document.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: That concludes that part. Part 4 of the Bill is mainly technical in nature and contains amendments to the Civil Registration Act. Does any one have any issues they would like to raise? No. Part 1 contains the standard material around Titles, definitions and so forth, so that concludes our scrutiny. Before we conclude I would like to thank the departmental officials for attending...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: Once again, I thank Mr. John McKeon, Mr. Brian Duff, Ms Kathleen Stack, Mr. Tim Duggan and Ms Helen McDonald for their attendance today and for responding to the queries raised. That concludes our pre-legislative scrutiny. We will be meeting again on 15 June. I remind colleagues of the launch of the report in the audiovisual room at 2 p.m. today.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (1 Jun 2017)
John Curran: 36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will publish submissions made by Ministers and Departments with regard to the mid-term capital review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26048/17]
- Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)
John Curran: This will my last opportunity to ask the Taoiseach a question. I genuinely wish him well. Unlike others, I have not had the opportunity of working with him - some might say despite the Taoiseach's best efforts. I refer to chapter two of A Programme for a Partnership Government which relates to housing supply and the homelessness issue. This is underpinned by the Rebuilding Ireland...