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Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: Genuinely, as a daughter of a mother who was born in a county home, I find Deputy Durkan's contribution incredible, but I will move on. An American writer, Pearl Buck, wrote "Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members." It is clear from this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will maintain the current reduced VAT rate on hairdressing and barbering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6243/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons housed by way of homes built on that person's own site by each county council in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6245/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be provided to county councillors to provide increased personal security measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6246/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding made available by his Department in monetary value, in tabular form, to each local authority to support the community response forum in each area in co-ordinating local measures welcoming Ukrainians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6247/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 146. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the Independent Review Group report into the Women of Honour allegations will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6248/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the requirements military officials must comply with in order to close local roads on the Curragh, County Kildare; if these requirements have changed in the past three years; the consequences for anyone defying the order to access their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6249/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the SNA hours for a person (details supplied) have been reduced from 5.5 hours to three hours, Monday to Friday; when they will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6251/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that emails from parents to SENOs in County Kildare are not being answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6252/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 262. To ask the Minister for Health when the income limits for medical card eligibility will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6244/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 314. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will convene an urgent meeting of the Sheep Vision Group to discuss the worsening crisis in the sheep sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6250/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: It is clear from the report that the commission does not support the introduction of a universal basic income, UBI. Before Christmas we saw the reporting on the UBI was very much focused on the headline cost of €50 billion. Will the witnesses give me their opinion on a UBI and details on costs? When we take into account the savings that could be made in administrative aspects of the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: What are the witness's views on an alternative policy proposal to UBI? For example, they have an income guarantee in England. How would that work here? What are Mr. Conneely's thoughts on that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: Does Mr. Brady believe there are other incentives which are more appropriate and efficient in promoting research and development?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I thank the witnesses.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: I know it is getting late in the evening, so I will finish with this point. Recommendation 9.11 states that the special assignee relief programme, SARP, should be subject to further restrictions, and its continuation subject to regular review as part of the tax expenditure review process. What are the witnesses' views on how SARP should be changed, or should it be removed altogether?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (8 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports a reduction to 5% in the VAT rate on hairdressing and barbering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: European Union (8 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason Ireland has not drawn down any money from its allocation under the EU Recovery Fund approved in September 2021. [5776/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (8 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will fund the installation of water softeners in council-owned homes to protect appliances and plumbing systems from damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be reached on the application for carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied). [5775/23]