Results 21-40 of 221 for speaker:John Paul O'Shea

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. I invite members to discuss it. I remind those participating remotely to use the raise hand feature and to cancel it when they have spoken. I call Senator O'Reilly.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Five minutes. I will be nice.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: It is up to the Minister.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Minister very much. I call Deputy Guirke.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Minister very much. Does any other member wish to comment? Those who did not speak in the first round can now contribute.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the members, the Minister and the officials. It was great to have this engagement today and I look forward to further engagement. As the Minister outlined, today's engagement related to social protection. We will have engagement on rural and community development in future meetings. I thank the Minister for his contributions today and for providing the various briefing materials...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2024 ACRES scheme payment will issue to a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30890/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process of referring a primary school pupil to an educational psychologist for assessment; if there is a certain number of referrals allocated to each school; if part of the criteria is that the child needs to be a certain age before referral can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29522/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 882. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who will receive the carers support grant in June 2025; if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of people who will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29073/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 917. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for a breakdown of the current number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, by county and nationality of recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29795/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 918. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for a breakdown of child benefit paid to persons living in countries other than Ireland, by country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29796/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 919. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of disability allowance for the years 2020 to 2025, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29799/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 920. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of invalidity pension for the years 2020 to 2025, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29800/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 921. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of blind pension in the country for the years 2020 to 2025, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29801/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 922. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of disablement benefit for the years 2020 to 2025, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29803/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 923. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of injury benefit for the years 2020 to 2025, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29804/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 924. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of illness benefit in the country for the years 2020 to 2025, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29805/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 925. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of domiciliary care allowance for the years 2020 to 2025, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 926. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance for the years 2020 to 2024, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29807/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 1075. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when functions of responsibility for owners management companies (OMC’s) will transfer from the Department of Justice to Department of Housing; to provide an update on the status of the draft regulations dealing with service charges and sinking funds; when it is envisaged his Department will be in a position to...