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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (22 Sep 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value in euros of total additional spending commitments at each Budget for each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46451/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Insurance (13 Jul 2022)

John Paul Phelan: The Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, is taking the matter in the absence of someone from the Department of Social Protection. His background of being self-employed is appropriate to answer this query. This matter stems from a constituent who is almost a neighbour of mine. He retired at the beginning of 2022. This query is also in the context of trying to encourage more people to make...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

John Paul Phelan: In light of comments made by the Taoiseach in Woodfield last November at the handing over to the State of the diaries of Michael Collins by representatives of the Collins family, what action has been taken with regard to the erection of a permanent memorial to General Collins in Dublin, which is what he commented on the day in question? Furthermore, as we mark the 100th anniversary of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Jun 2022)

John Paul Phelan: With regard to the cost of living crisis, does the Tánaiste agree that the most effective way to help families and individuals who are in employment, in their current difficulties, would be to increase the threshold at which people enter the top rate of income tax? Currently it is just over €38,000 of earned income for an individual and double this for a couple, at which they...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022)

John Paul Phelan: First, I echo what Deputy Sherlock said, notwithstanding issues that Cork and Kilkenny have had on the pitch in recent weeks. It is very sad for a rural dweller to watch wild ash trees all over my part of the country dying in hedgerows, not to mention the plantations the Deputy referred to and the failure to introduce an adequate scheme. This is a timely discussion on a subject that is...

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

John Paul Phelan: ..., he referred to the importance of how this crisis is handled in terms of the impact on both refugees and our own citizens. In the past few weeks, I have noticed on social media, particularly WhatsApp groups, memes and jokey picture messages with an underlying, insidious element of racism, to be perfectly honest, in pitting refugees against people in Ireland who are in need of a home. I...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Apr 2022)

John Paul Phelan: ...we are here as Members of this House. The same can be said of those in the Upper House and local authority members across the country. Like so many things in Ireland, aspects of our public life that work well often go unremarked upon. I remember my first visit to the franchise section during my time in the Custom House, and discovering that our entire democratic process was dependent on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

John Paul Phelan: 6. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount that has been allocated for the working family payment scheme that supports parents at work in 2022; the additional allocated funding as part of cost-of-living measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14663/22]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: ...Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, are followed by sufficient funding and resources to ensure they are implemented. I welcome the changes being made to allow officers extra powers of investigation and, in certain circumstances, surveillance. It is important resources are provided to those officers to ensure they can carry out their work. Several people have spoken about...

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to the energy question for a few minutes in this Second Stage debate. I support the Bill and acknowledge, as others on both sides of the House have mentioned, that energy prices and fuel costs in general comprise one of the biggest issues facing citizens of the country and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Many previous speakers have...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: At the outset, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, and the work his Department has done since its establishment. In many respects, that seems like a long time ago, because of Covid-19 and everything that has happened in the intervening time. The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has really hit the ground running. This...

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

John Paul Phelan: I was going to stop him myself, a Cheann Comhairle, but thank you for that. I begin by agreeing with Deputy O'Dowd's request about nursing homes and a review of the processes and procedures that led to some of the examples he gave. I join other Deputies in commending our front-line workers and commending other people involved in the services sector in particular who worked at their post,...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Policy (25 Jan 2022)

John Paul Phelan: I wish to reiterate, along with the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, and his colleagues, the importance of rural housing guidelines for much of the country. There are many communities around the country that are dispersed in nature, as the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, mentioned. It is possible to live in a community that is not in an urban setting. There is always an ongoing...

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

John Paul Phelan: I join others in extending my sympathies to the family, boyfriend and friends of Ashling Murphy and, indeed, other female victims of violence not just in the recent past but over many years. I agree with those who have welcomed the detailed set of proposals that the Minister, Deputy McEntee, wishes to introduce with the help and support of both Houses of the Oireachtas to deal with some of...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

John Paul Phelan: The Deputy would look at how they handled the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

John Paul Phelan: ...To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current number of persons employed in the public service; the current number of persons employed in the civil service; the number employed at each civil service grade level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1762/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Commemorative Events (11 Nov 2021)

John Paul Phelan: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a request has been received from the Decade of Centenaries committee of Carlow County Council to name the new footbridge at Carlow town train station after a person (details supplied) to mark the centenary of their execution; when a decision can be expected on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55291/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Childcare Services (5 Oct 2021)

John Paul Phelan: I thank the Minister. On that last point, I would be interested to know if Tusla is actively engaged in trying to recruit Irish graduates who are overseas. We are all public representatives and we are all social workers with a small s and w, and we deal with people who are often at the most difficult times in their lives. I understand it when the Minister says that unallocated cases still...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

John Paul Phelan: I am sharing my time with Deputy McGuinness, if that is agreeable to the House. I agree with Deputy Nash’s opening comments on the importance of the housing issue. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, and wish him well, along with his colleagues in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in dealing with the issue. This is the issue on which...