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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The witnesses are very focused on his Department's involvement in it which makes it difficult to assess the overall impact of the scheme. I will put the questions anyway. Firstly to pick up on Deputy Donnelly, it is surely not beyond the wit of man to have a 15 month extension instead of a 12 month extension. Let it get to the end of the academic year as it will need that kind of certainty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I realised as I was putting the question that it was not within your sphere of influence, really. Deputy Collins wanted to come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I think that is an area where you would need to talk to officials from the Department of housing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Statutory Instruments: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: It is an important question but I imagine the Department of housing really would need to answer it. We are dealing with the specific aspect of the disregard on it. Do any other members wish to contribute in this session? No. We will suspend for five minutes ahead of our next session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: We are delving deeper into the broader implications of means testing in the social welfare system. The committee is embarking on a module focused on this subject. We are especially keen on examining how means testing aids in directing social assistance payments and shaping the system's operations. I again welcome Mr. Egan, Mr. Flynn and Ms Hardiman and invite Mr. Egan to make his opening...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank Mr. Egan. I will now invite members to discuss the topic. I remind those participating online that they should use the raise hand function in Microsoft Teams to indicate that they wish to speak. Deputy Donnelly will begin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I gave the Deputy latitude because he has consistently raised this issue over the lifetime of this committee. Our guests have a fair number of issues to tackle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: We will let Mr. Egan have a run because I think we have gotten as far as the second question in the response. There are quite a number of issues and I am conscious that a number of other members are looking to come in as well after Deputy Ó Cuív.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Is that all of the Deputy's questions addressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I call Senator Wall, who has been waiting patiently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Very good. Deputy Ó Laoghaire wanted to come in with a quick supplemental question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the witnesses. It has been a very wide-ranging session and they have shown themselves to be very open to detailed questions. That concludes the committee's business for today. I propose that the committee go into private session to consider other business.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cathair na Gaillimhe, Cathair na Gaeilge: Plé (8 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I dtosach báire, caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuilim breá sásta a bheith anseo i gcathair na Gaillimhe inniu. Bhí Darach Ó Tuairisg ag caint faoi fheiceálacht na Gaeilge. Is cosúil go bhfuil an Ghaelainn níos feiceálaí anseo ná in aon chathair eile sa tír. Shiúil mé síos Shop Street aréir nuair a...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cathair na Gaillimhe, Cathair na Gaeilge: Plé (8 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Uaireanta, bíonn sé deacair an Ghaelainn a aimsiú. Má tá tú ag bogadh thart i nGaeltacht na nDéise, tá sé deacair duine le Gaeilge a aithint agus an cinneadh a dhéanamh Gaeilge bhriste a labhairt leis nó léi, is é sin, triail a bhaint as an méid Gaelainne atá agat. Bhí mé sa chultúrlann i mBéal...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cathair na Gaillimhe, Cathair na Gaeilge: Plé (8 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: An bhfuil an t-aiseolas ó na mic léinn dearfach?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cathair na Gaillimhe, Cathair na Gaeilge: Plé (8 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Más féidir, tá ceist amháin eile agam do Mháirtín Ó Donnchadha. An bhfuil aon sampla nó creatlach ann ó thaobh measúnaithe de? Tá sé ag cur ranganna ar fáil do bhaill foirne. Bhí an-chuid caint ar an gcomhchoiste seo maidir le céard is inniúlacht ann sa Ghaeilge. Bhí a lán caint faoi Theastas Eorpach...

Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion (7 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I echo Deputy Buckley's point that the committee worked very hard and in a collegiate fashion. Much of that is down to the Cathaoirleach, Senator Carrigy, who deserves great praise. We were very much supported by AsIAm in that work. We had an initial private session with Adam Harris at which we said all the things we were afraid to say in public session. We got to road test them and to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (7 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister of State for his answer and the clarity concerning the ability, or otherwise, of the Minister to engage in this matter. I strongly feel, however, that we do need to find a way to apply a wider lens in this context. Let us leave to one side the individual case of this post office. The provision of services within communities, and especially in Gaeltacht communities,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (7 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister of State.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (7 Mar 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Chaitheamar roinnt uaireanta sa Dáil an tseachtain seo ag déanamh díospóireachta ar úsáid na Gaeilge agus ar an gcineál infheistíochta a theastaíonn san oideachas, sa tithíocht agus i gcúrsaí mar sin chun an teanga, atá i ngéarchéim thromchúiseach, a chosaint agus a athbheochan. Tá ár gceantair...