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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: Can the Minister update us on the status of the implementation of a living wage? When will the Low Pay Commission report? Will the Minister commit to implementing all of the recommendations? In its considerations, is the commission considering the rising cost of living?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: While it is appreciated that the Low Pay Commission is considering this, it was asked to do so on 15 April 2021, some 357 days, or a week short of a year, ago. People working in shops, hospitals, supermarkets, the public and private sector on below the living wage are waiting on the report. We need to deliver a living wage for people. The crisis caused by the rising cost of living is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: It is a year later.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: It has been a year. People have been waiting for a year.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: I do not recognise it as a positive, because people are struggling right now. The Minister of State said he is taking a measured approach, but a 30 cent increase in the minimum wage was recommended by the Low Pay Commission. I am not sure if the Minister of State has any grasp on the reality of how bad the cost of living crisis is. There are increases virtually every week in the cost of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: The Minister of State should not make comments that are not true. The Minister of State just made a statement that is not true.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: Inflation alone will be 8% this year.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: That is a Central Bank figure.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: 76. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration has been given to increasing the minimum wage given the rising cost of living. [18772/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to the establishment of a nationwide dumping taskforce; and his views on whether County Cork could be considered for a pilot for a localised taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18774/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if analysis of the potential benefits of a national waste collection service has been carried out in advance of commencing the drafting of the new national waste strategy management plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18775/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has met with or sought to meet or contacted a company (details supplied) to query its recent price increases in view of its claim of fully renewable energy sources. [19079/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes delivered in Q1 2022; and the number to be delivered in Q2. [19080/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cost rental homes delivered in Q1 2022; and the number to be delivered in Q2. [19081/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: 376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider requesting the HSE to reimburse persons living in a nursing home who have been approved for funding under the fair deal, nursing home support scheme and in cases in which there is a delay in releasing funds leaving families to fill the gap. [18954/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: 420. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available in Cork for children with epilepsy. [19132/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: 421. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a process for the continuum of care for persons with epilepsy who move into this jurisdiction from the UK. [19133/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: 422. To ask the Minister for Health the funding and resources that are available for schools to assist children with epilepsy. [19134/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2022-2027: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: I thank all our guests. There is a lot in this issue. This is big stuff we are talking about. It has been great to get so many opinions and so much information. What did Ms O’Brien mean when she talked about local communities needing to be more involved in water management? Specifically, what does she believe should be done?