Results 81-100 of 2,335 for speaker:Joe O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (10 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on plans for the construction of a new facility for a special school in Skerries (details supplied). [40762/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (10 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: 289. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the mental health budget that has been allocated to eating disorder services. [40764/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (10 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: 290. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a timeline as to when the new eating disorder specialist team in Limerick will be developed. [40765/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: At the outset, I would like to offer my condolences to the Chair. I did not know John Naughten, but from everything I have heard in recent days, it is obvious that his parting will not only be a huge loss to his friends and his family but to the wider community as well. I thank the committee for its invitation to discuss the review of the rural social scheme. I am accompanied by Mr. Tony...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: The Deputy made a few points that I will come back on. Regarding the ratio of people with children on the scheme then and now, we have looked into this. We are able to ascertain who we have now, but we have not been able to get the comparative figures for before, when the rules were different. My understanding is, though, that if we were to operate on the previous rules, it would increase...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I do not want to get knotted up in a hypothetical case but in that situation Senator Murphy would be entitled to a range of payments in respect his family members as well. On what the Deputy presented there, we would not be comparing like with like. I agree with the Deputy on value for money. It is extraordinary that not only those on RSS but people on CE and Tús come out every week...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: On the last point, there is an entitlement to stay on after 60, subject to means tests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: It is gone. The six-year rule is gone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: We will have a look for the comparative figures again, but we had difficulty. I asked about this. There was difficulty finding figures we have now to compare, but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I have current ones here for farm assist and jobseeker's. I am not sure if these are the ones the Deputy is looking for, but 46% of people on RSS are on farm assist.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: It is doable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: In the next fortnight.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: While the Senator was speaking, I was trying to clarify the parameters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I think this may relate more to CE than RSS in terms of potential and the facilities the Senator is talking about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: We can take it on board for sure and have a look at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: There are quite a few CE participants working in those facilities. We will take what the Senator is suggesting on board. On the means test for over-60s, that is policy now, which means it is pretty much done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme: Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection (9 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (8 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the plans, if any, of the European Commission to review the EU Israel Association Agreement in light of the atrocities in Gaza over the past 12 months. [40300/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (8 Oct 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I understand from the question raised that the deputy is referring to pay parity for Tús and RSS supervisors with CE supervisors. My Department provides a range of supports and programmes catering for the unemployed, those most distant from the labour market and low-income farmers/ fisherpersons. These supports include programmes such as Tús, Community Employment (CE) and the...