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Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We have all been shocked by the recent loss of lives on our roads. I want to express my condolences to the families around the country and in my own county of Carlow for the loss of their loved ones this year. There really has been a worrying increase in road fatalities this year, after many years of progress in making our roads safer. I welcome the review of speed limits around the...

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have so much more to say. Am I finished already?

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is important that we get all of these issues sorted, including driving licences and people waiting on their driving test, which is another huge issue.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is important.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I will.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: He is excellent.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Last week we all saw the devastating floods in Cork. I have to say that we were very lucky in Carlow because we have a great flood relief scheme. There was only a small amount of flooding in Carlow and Kilkenny. I want to ask the Tánaiste about the fact that we do not have a live national flood warning system and it is my understanding that we have no plans to make one publicly...

Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: One in eight homes is now in arrears on its energy bills. This includes homes in County Carlow. Further electricity cost emergency benefit payments are very welcome. I welcome the three €150 benefit payments to be made in December 2023, January 2024 and March-April 2024. These are very important, but the continued high level of global energy prices is causing massive problems for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I worked with Mr. Dolan for four years when he was a Senator. He was a great advocate and I have great admiration for him. I remember Mr. Dolan talking to me about what he called the "small thing" of the wheelchair bays outside the parking bays. He got those installed because he highlighted the issue and worked on it. I remember him telling me that a wheelchair bay is a big thing for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Is there? Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am happy to leave it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is so important. I thank Mr. Dolan so much. I am great fan of his, just not because he is from Tipperary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am Carlow, but my dad was from Tipp.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with Deputy McAuliffe. I too work with a lot of people who apply for the carer's allowance in Carlow. I live in the same area as Catherine Cox, who is a spokesperson on this issue, and the means-testing is a serious issue. Again, it involves constantly filling out forms and looking for bank statements and this, that and the other. There has to be a change of system. It is not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 62. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to review the criteria for qualification for the disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46230/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I acknowledge the work the Minister is doing, but people coming to my office have told me the disability allowance system has shown them that an illness is nearly starting to cost them money. More than 14,300 people in Carlow were recorded as experiencing at least one long-lasting condition or difficulty in census 2022, or 23% of the county's population....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The once-off payments before Christmas and shortly after Christmas are really welcome but there still are families feeling the pinch. I am working with a man at the moment who, through no fault of his own, got very sick. He is on a social welfare payment now and is trying to pay a mortgage. I am trying to get help for him and his family, particularly with their heating bill. People can go...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I also thank the Minister for the hot school meals programme. It has been so beneficial to children families that have always been under pressure with their children going to school. It is an excellent scheme. We set up St Clare's Hospitality Kitchen in Graiguecullen, County Carlow. There is no funding there. We are feeding children. We are giving out food parcels. There are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is very good.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Citizens Information Services (24 Oct 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Last year volunteers in citizens information branches in Carlow were told they were no longer needed. They were really good information providers. I can speak for them because I know most of them there. The move towards going online since Covid has meant a reduction in the face-to-face services being offered. This is a huge issue for me. When we are losing face-to-face contact it becomes...