Results 21-40 of 446 for speaker:John Paul O'Shea
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: We will move on to Deputy McGuinness.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: We will take the two remaining speakers and then have final comments from our witnesses.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: We can get the answer to that as well.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: We will go on to the answers now.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I ask the Deputy to be brief.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Deputy. Unfortunately for the other Deputies and Senators, we have run out of time.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Unfortunately, not.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I am sorry, Deputy. I said there was another committee meeting at 12.30 p.m., and we have to vacate and be out.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: That is fine.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: The witnesses will be around afterwards, Deputy.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I am chairing. I really apologise.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: We have three witnesses here, and we are doing our best to accommodate them. They will be around after the discussion.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Absolutely, Deputy Aird, and I do so as best I can. I ask the three witnesses now-----
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: -----to give just a roundup of one minute.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I am sorry, Senator. I am the Chair, so a bit of respect.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Will Mr. O'Donnell give a one minute roundup please?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I thank Ms Cronogue and the local development companies network, Irish Rural Link and the Kildare Public Participation Network for their contributions today and providing the various briefing materials in advance of the meeting. Following both sets of hearings I propose the committee send a letter to the Minister enclosing the meetings' transcripts for review as part of the budgetary...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 168. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the number of persons that have availed of parents benefit in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number of mothers and the number of fathers who have availed of parent’s benefit in each of these years; if he believes further steps can be taken to encourage greater uptake of...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance for 24 months or longer, by county; if he will confirm when he intends to publish a new employment strategy focused on intensive engagement with those most distant from the labour market as committed in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have benefitted since the minimum required hours under the wage subsidy scheme was reduced from 21 hours to 15 hours in April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39922/25]