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Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Minister, thank you for your opening statement. We will now go through the programme subheads. The first one is administration. Are there any questions? No. The next is rural development, regional affairs and the islands. Are there any questions? No. The next is programme B, which is community development.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: On the community development programme, the Minister said in her opening statement that €500,000 will be provided to promote responsible dog ownership. I will raise with the Minister something I have raised before, namely, the issue of persistent dog fouling on our streets and footpaths. It is a persistent and consistent problem and a disgusting problem for families and adults using...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: I will make two suggestions for that stakeholder group. The first is that the issue of dog fouling should be included as part of the group's work programme. The second is that representatives of older people and the parents of young children are included in the group, so those voices can be represented. In many cases, they are the ones on the receiving end of this particular practice. If...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: May I make one suggestion? I understand the Minister does not want a forum that is too big but a simple compromise would be to include wheelchair users. They would be well able to articulate the problems. I ask the Minister to ensure that at least one representative of wheelchair users is included in the forum, so the issue is properly articulated and addressed.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: We will move on to consideration of the Charities Regulator. Are there any questions? No. That is the Vote. We have gone through it but if there are any other brief supplementary questions, I will take them. We are running tight on time.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: The Cathaoirleach is all open to suggestions on that particular one.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: The community enhancement scheme.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Deputy Ó Cuív is talking about private roads.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Public access.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Has the Deputy any final question?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Very briefly because we have gone over time.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister and the committee members for their time. That concludes the committee's business for today.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will now be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: 28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of reporting on energy poverty; the actions being taken to alleviate it as required under the EU clean energy package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4996/24]