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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the first and full-year cost of the impact of introducing legislation to give the entitlement of an unmarried cohabitant to a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner’s contributory pension; if this cost is factored into existing levels of service for future years or is it additional expenditure; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €3, €5, €7, €10 and €15, in tabular form. [42854/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of increasing the telephone support allowance to €5 and making it an additional entitlement on the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43060/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of increasing the electricity and gas allowance under the household benefits package from €35 to €40 and €45; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43061/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of paying two full rate carer’s allowances to an individual caring for two people, and a half-rate for third and subsequent individuals, as opposed to a half-rate for the second person, as it currently stands; if costs on those over and under the age of 66 can be given; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people over the age of 66 who are in receipt of the State pension and a half-rate or reduced rate carer’s allowance; the full-year cost of allowing these recipients to be paid their State pension and the rate at which they were previously paid their carer’s allowance prior to reaching State...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current expenditure on the school meals holiday hunger programme; the number of schools currently partaking in the scheme; the full-year cost of doubling the number of schools in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43064/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list the work activation measures that are currently under the remit of her Department; the full-year cost of each of these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43065/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full year cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance to those in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43066/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full year cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €2, €3, €4, €6, €8 and €10; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43067/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list the main recommendation of the review of the rural social scheme published in July 2024; the plans to implement any of the recommendations, including the full-year cost of extending the scheme to couples engaged in farming/fishing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43068/24]

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Disadvantaged Status (17 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I appreciate the response of the Minister of State. Elections are democratic exercises where we get to press “refresh” on the policy approach taken by different Departments. There is an opportunity, as we head into the coming months, to get unanimity across parties on this point and bring people together so that, no matter who is sitting on the other side of the table...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Disadvantaged Status (17 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I join with my other colleagues who put forward this proposal along with the principals because it makes eminent sense. Many people entered this House for many different reasons, to fight many causes, but all of us are united by the idea that there are children who are born who deserve equal opportunity, that they deserve to be supported and that education is a place where that can be done...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: We have doubled the numbers since three years ago. How can that be working?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I want to raise with the Tánaiste the policy of the National Transport Authority, NTA, which, for the past ten years, has been trying to remove the number 11 bus. It was successfully resisted in 2014 but was unfortunately put back on the table again in 2017. Despite multiple changes and the addition of Wadelai Park and Home Farm back on the route, but only on an hourly basis, and then...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: This was in 2014.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the witnesses for being here this morning and the Comptroller and Auditor General for putting in the work on the report. I agree with Deputy Cannon that it is a very complex landscape and that we are dealing with charities of different capacities and sizes. I think roughly 11,000 charities are registered. Has their turnover been categorised in any way? How many fall into the very...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Ms Delaney have a breakdown for the number of charities that have incomes of less than €10,000 or €5,000 per year?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: If a charity has less than €10,000, it is an incredibly small operation. It more than likely does not have any paid staff and is mostly volunteer run. Equally, the auditing requirements are very onerous. Regarding audit fees in some cases, I know of one group with a total income of €2,500 and the cost of auditing is just north of €1,000. Has any consideration been...