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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: You can say that again. Can either Deputy Kerrane or Deputy Ó Cuív hear me? They cannot hear me at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: Can Deputy Ó Cuív hear me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: We do not have Deputy Ó Cuív, so Deputy Kerrane followed by-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: Deputy Ó Cuív followed by Deputy Kerrane then. I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: We might start with Family Carers Ireland on this occasion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: The last comment is something close to my own heart, as Ms Duffy is aware, and I am sure she will address it in her response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank Ms Duffy for providing clarity on the incontinence issue, which is hugely frustrating. My understanding is that the €7 million remains within the environment fund for this specific purpose, with a credit per home of €75. The difficulty in issuing the payment to people relates to the GDPR and other data issues. The committee may revisit this issue as part of its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: I call Senator Wall.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: We might start with the representatives from Family Carers Ireland and then move on to the witnesses from St. Vincent de Paul.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: We will bring in the St. Vincent de Paul followed by Family Carers Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: The representatives of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul might revert to the committee on the example from New Zealand on the embedding of poverty-proofing in the budgetary process. We will have the Minister before the committee in the next fortnight dealing with the Estimates and this will give us an opportunity to flag the issue. Ms Petrie highlighted the issue regarding the social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland (5 May 2021)

Denis Naughten: That is a good point to wrap up on. I thank the witnesses from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Family Carers Ireland for their comprehensive contributions and insight into the submissions they have made, which will be very useful to the committee in developing its pre-budget submission and examining the delivery of some of the schemes across the various Departments. I thank them very...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and her husband, Paul. With the strong footballing genes, I hope that in future their son declares for County Roscommon. While I welcome yesterday's decision by the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, to waive the €125 per table licence fee for outdoor dining, Government support needs to go much further. On average we have 225 days of...

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: Unfortunately, the senior Minister is not here.

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: It has been agreed by the Business Committee that all issues relevant to Covid-19 can be raised here. The Ceann Comhairle can clarify that for the House.

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: I do not expect the Airí Stáit to be able to give me a response to my questions today but I would appreciate if someone would come back to me with a detailed response after this debate. What sometimes happens is that commitments are given in the House that we will get replies but no such replies are forthcoming. I have three specific issues I want to raise, two of which, sadly,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (29 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the rate of payment under TAMS to reflect the increasing construction costs particularly of materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22398/21]

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: I support the principle behind this legislation. While many have highlighted this issue today, 12 months ago, during the first lockdown, I was pressing this issue. It was not just the private providers who were involved. The University of Limerick refused to give students back their funds for its own campus accommodation. Many landlords, including the University of Limerick at the time,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Future of Media Commission (28 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 83. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to the Government review of the strategic communications unit by the Secretary General (details supplied) in 2018, the steps she is taking to facilitate a national policy debate on the issue of the financial health of the Irish media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (28 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 114. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to expand the mobility of collections scheme to support loans from the national collections for display in public buildings across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1426/21]