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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Children in Care (13 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This is the point. In fairness, I welcome what the Minister said. It is accepted that there has been a failure to deal with the issues being faced by foster parents. Deputy Gould and many other Deputies have, over many years, spoken about the Trojan work done by foster parents with kids who are sometimes coming from incredibly difficult situations. I welcome this once-off payment. We do...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (13 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I think we all welcome the work CE scheme participants carry out. It can be everything from drug addiction services right through to many pieces of work in the community. We need to review CE with a view to strengthening it. I welcome what has been said previously. We need to look at the pension age question Deputy Stanton has raised. Beyond that, for us to make this entirely sustainable...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Offices (13 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the fact that we are now looking at the recruitment of 80 staff. I do not think anybody who has been in a constituency office of any party over the past while will not consider that as an absolute necessity. What is the timeline? I am not taking away from the considerable work that has been done by community welfare officers and those working in administration in the back office...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Offices (13 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I ask for an update on the timeline for employing those 80 people. What target times are we looking at for processing the claims? We all get that considerable is being done and that is the reason more staff are being sought but Louth County Council informed us that it takes approximately six weeks for applications for white goods and floors. That can hold up people on the housing list in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Offices (13 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 6. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if additional resources are being given to Intreo centres, in particular community welfare offices, in order to deal with the huge number of additional requests for supplementary welfare and exceptional needs payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49886/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Offices (13 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I want to ask the Minister if additional resources are being given to Intreo centres, in particular community welfare offices, in order to deal with the significant additional requests we are all aware of for supplementary welfare allowance and additional needs and exceptional needs payments, and if she can make a statement on the matter. There is a growing backlog that is holding back...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (13 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 160. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans, if any, to deliver a sustainable, affordable early learning and pre-school sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49960/22]

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister of State and I have spoken many times about issues with visas and permits, relating to everyone from farm workers to chefs. We have also spoken about the workforce advisory group, which is meant to be working to ensure there are enough home carers in the context of permits and visas. There is an acceptance that there is a shortfall of positions across the board and, therefore,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We would all agree that we would want to see investment for the continuity of section 481 to build the industry. We want to see sustainable, good jobs in a vibrant industry. Production companies will make section 481 applications. The designated activity company, DAC, is a special purpose vehicle where the money can be put. It deals with the ins and outs and all the operations relating to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am sorry to interrupt. It was presented to us as a difficulty by Equity since this meant people were no longer getting the payments they would have got previously.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: If Mr. Hickey says they have an issue where they are not getting the-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They are not getting the residuals like they would previously. That relates to the types of contracts they are signing up to.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Maybe that needs to be looked at later.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is Mr. Hickey saying that the commentary here last week was unfair?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: So there is a difficulty. Some of that has come from workers, crew members and Irish Equity. They do not believe that they are represented in the bodies that are here or by Screen Ireland, which will attend. Whether that is right or wrong, that is the belief. I will follow up on an issue that Deputy Boyd Barrett dealt with. There was an accusation of blacklisting. It is easy to see...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is Ms Kirby saying that she thinks the industry development test is being dealt with and that we have an ecosystem that is providing sustainable, good quality employment? They are refuting that that is the case.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They are not here. I refer to the people who spoke here last week and a number of others who have made contact. Is Ms Kirby saying that we have what we are looking for from section 481, which is to have a sustainable industry that provides good quality employment.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Someone might deal with the issue of the ratios and the blacklisting.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept there is throughput.