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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 496. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) given the person has been living in Ireland for almost 11 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61212/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 497. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61213/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to granting citizenship for all front-line essential workers, particularly for those currently living in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 594. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the supports that will be put in place to ensure the person continues to receive all necessary support as they enter adulthood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (14 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 595. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who is awaiting an assessment of needs; the length of time they should expect to wait before an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61405/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for attending. I thank staff in the Department of Social Protection, in particular, for all of the work they have done in processing the huge number of claims in recent years. I have also had the chance to observe over time the responsiveness of the Department on day-to-day issues. It is set apart from every other Department, in my experience as a Deputy. I get a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Nor do I.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That was part of the difficulty with trying to establish that in terms of people in the informal economy, such as taxi drivers and others who were working in a self-employed capacity but not necessarily every week and did not have the same visibility of their work as others, being assessed differently. Will Mr. McKeon tell us about the analysis that will be done? When will it be done?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I will ask about the group of people described in the informal economy coming to attention and being able to try to provide them supports. Can we identify that group as potentially needing support in the future? How would we do that, having become aware of them and having had a formal contact with the Department? What does Mr. McKeon envisage that this body of learning will mean later?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: How does the Social Welfare Appeals Office maintain appropriate operational independence? What safeguards does it have? The office seems to be quite intertwined with the Department. The chief appeals officer sits on the management board. What is Mr. McKeon's comfort around how operationally independent it is?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I appreciate that but we have also heard about the complex reasons that might be so, particularly with regard to carers and disability. I note the Comptroller and Auditor General has commented on the oral hearings and written procedures and the level of discretion available in that regard. As I understand it, oral hearings are held essentially at the discretion of the appeals officer....

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That is fine but there is no harm in being questioned about it by the Comptroller and Auditor General or the Committee of Public Accounts.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is always possible to improve as an institution. There is discretion available to judges of the Circuit Court, the High Court and the District Court but there are still processes, court rules, sentencing guidelines and so on. I am sure Ms Gordon does not feel it is inappropriate for her to be questioned about these matters.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Am I finished?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the disbursement of the €2 million fund for farm safety has been set out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60498/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent activity of his Department and Bord Bia to develop new markets for Irish agri-food produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60497/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 102. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the support provided under the online retail scheme; if the scheme will run in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60496/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 128. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of support provided under the trading online voucher scheme; the number of recipients over the past year in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, County Dublin and by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60495/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 Dec 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to develop a new relationship and sexual education curriculum for the primary, junior and senior cycle; when it is anticipated they will be used in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61099/21]