Results 81-100 of 291 for speaker:John Paul O'Shea

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I wrote to the Minister regarding auto-enrolment and how it is imperative it proceeds from 1 January. The Minister answered that question. The profile in terms of the cost of pensions is very important, as is making sure the country is able to pay for it. My second point concerns jobseeker's pay-related benefit. How is this going and how much will be spent on that for the remainder of...

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: What is the timeframe?

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Does the Minister envisage implementation in 2026 or 2027?

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Returning to the school meals programme, previous members mentioned getting access to it locally. There are plenty of businesses and meals on wheels services that could provide it to schools in their locality. There has been quite a challenge sometimes in terms of organising that through the national organisations but there could be a more local aspect. Ensuring there is nutritional value...

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: In terms of pensions, profiling and modelling for the budget process, will the Minister explain in more detail how he conducts that analysis for spending?

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Message to Dáil (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2025: Vote 37 - Social Protection.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Business of Joint Committee (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Apologies have been received from Deputies Liam Quaide and Peter Roche. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that members must be physically present within the confines of Leinster House complex to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where they are not adhering to this constitutional requirement. Therefore, a member who attempts to...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: The first matter on the agenda is election of the Leas-Chathaoirleach. As agreed at the first meeting of the committee, a nomination for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach was received. Senator Anne Rabbitte was the only nomination received. As there is only one nomination, I must now put the question, "That Senator Anne Rabbitte be elected Leas-Chathaoirleach of the joint committee." Is...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I look forward to working with Senator Rabbitte as well. We will suspend briefly to facilitate the seating of our witnesses.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: No. 2 on the agenda is engagement on matters relating to social protection with the Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Dara Calleary. Members are reminded that if they are participating in the meeting remotely, it must be from within the confines of the Leinster House complex. I remind all those in attendance to make...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. I invite members to discuss it. I remind those participating remotely to use the raise hand feature and to cancel it when they have spoken. I call Senator O'Reilly.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Five minutes. I will be nice.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Minister very much. I call Deputy Guirke.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Minister very much. Does any other member wish to comment? Those who did not speak in the first round can now contribute.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank the members, the Minister and the officials. It was great to have this engagement today and I look forward to further engagement. As the Minister outlined, today's engagement related to social protection. We will have engagement on rural and community development in future meetings. I thank the Minister for his contributions today and for providing the various briefing materials...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: It is up to the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (11 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2024 ACRES scheme payment will issue to a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30890/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process of referring a primary school pupil to an educational psychologist for assessment; if there is a certain number of referrals allocated to each school; if part of the criteria is that the child needs to be a certain age before referral can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29522/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 882. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who will receive the carers support grant in June 2025; if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of people who will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29073/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 917. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for a breakdown of the current number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, by county and nationality of recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29795/25]