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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Hubs, Broadband and Mobile Phone Coverage in Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (2 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: If it is a parliamentary party meeting one would just be better off inviting a journalist in so that he or she could record it accurately. I have some questions for Dr. O'Connor. I will bring him back to the mobile phone and broadband task force. I was very surprised to see this particular task force put into abeyance at the start of the year. As Dr. O'Connor is aware, many of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Hubs, Broadband and Mobile Phone Coverage in Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (2 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: I have a suggestion for something it can put at the top of its agenda. During the recent lockdown, one of our networks went down every second day. Either a fixed broadband or mobile network went down every second day over the last six weeks. That should be at the top of the agenda and I cannot believe that the task force has not been re-established. Dr. O'Connor can take that back to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Hubs, Broadband and Mobile Phone Coverage in Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (2 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: I appreciate that. When I was a Minister, I brought all Deputies and Senators to a room here in Leinster House and explained this issue to them. However, it has not been reported back that way. Both Departments have been putting this out into the public domain, as have I, but it is not getting traction. My point is that a proactive approach must be taken urgently before these homes are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Hubs, Broadband and Mobile Phone Coverage in Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development (2 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: I thank Dr. O'Connor for his time. I also thank Mr. O'Brien, on whom we did not exert a huge amount of pressure. A number of important issues have been raised. The committee needs to hear from ComReg, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and National Broadband Ireland in regard to some of the issues that members raised. We will revisit this issue and we will...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: I am sharing time with Deputy Tóibín. If people pay into pensions in good faith, they have a legitimate expectation as to when they will receive their State pensions. No one should be forced against his or her wishes to retire at the age of 65 or, alternatively, forced to work on until the age of 68 in order to receive a pension to which he or she has made the contributions....

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: Particularly when one is on the Opposition benches.

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: I actually made decisions when I was there.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Work Permits (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: 125. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the work permit process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39672/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: 472. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if pandemic unemployment payment recipients will receive all arrears in 2020; if assurances will be provided that if arrears are delayed until 2021 that it will not have an impact on the tax liability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39683/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase the number of places on the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40514/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: 521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reintroduce the mortgage interest supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40515/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: 613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 21 October 2020, when she expects to take Committee Stage of the Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018, as agreed following the Private Members' motion on 29 July 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40442/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: 655. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has to reopen its rolling nurse recruitment campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39684/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: 659. To ask the Minister for Health the current uptake rate of the flu vaccine for under 12s; his plans to encourage increased vaccination in this age group; his further plans to extend the nasal vaccine to a wider age group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39746/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: 785. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his contribution to the informal European Council meeting of 16 November 2020; if he highlighted the risks of importing third country beef to the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39630/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (26 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I will put an alternative suggestion to the Minister. The favourite niece or nephew relief applies where someone has been working the land or working in a business with an uncle or aunt. Will the Minister extend the relief to a favourite niece or nephew residing in the home of the uncle or aunt who is providing care to the uncle or aunt? This happens regularly and these people can end up...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (26 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reform inheritance tax rules whereby a favoured niece or nephew is treated in the same manner as a child in circumstances in which the deceased has no family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38840/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (26 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: Childless couples and individuals with no sons or daughters should be able to leave their home to a niece or nephew, without him or her being taxed to the hilt. I am calling for a change to Ireland's inheritance laws whereby they will no longer punish people for not having children by issuing those to whom they leave their homes with huge tax bills.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (26 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: If a person leaves a home with a market value of €300,000 in a will to a favourite niece or nephew, who might be the person's nearest relative, the recipient will be hit with a capital acquisitions tax bill of almost €88,275, while a son or daughter would get a tax-free inheritance threshold of €335,000. A nephew or niece is only entitled to a threshold of €32,500...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the fact that the Minister is considering extending the scheme beyond April. That is positive news. However, the reality is that it is far better to borrow money to protect jobs in the tourism and hospitality than to borrow money to pay social welfare. I ask the Minister to again look at this issue urgently. Employers have the option of giving staff tax-free vouchers worth up...