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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: Yes, and the other bits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: Like a mighty wave, it might have gone up further but that is an argument for another day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: Before Mr. Duggan responds, I will make a comment in the context of the 18.5 hours but it articulates the comment Deputy Ó Cathasaigh has made. To take a child with a disability for example, the parent, usually the mother, will be caring for that child full-time between the ages of nought and five. When that child then goes to school, he or she will be in school for 28 hours a week,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: We will hear Mr. Duggan without interruption. I will bring Deputy Ó Cuív in afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: It is due in March 2025.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: Perhaps Mr. Duggan knows something about the election that we do not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: I note the point the Deputy is making, however. Does he want to make any other comment? Mr. Duggan might take note of that and have a word with the Taoiseach about the election day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Deputy. I agree with him on his first point and I believe that the committee can make a recommendation so I will not be asking Mr. Duggan to come back on that point. Mr. Duggan has left the position of the Department very clear in that respect. It is within the remit of this committee to make a recommendation along those lines on that particular provision. We have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: Perhaps Mr. Duggan might explain to the committee what this register is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: Mr. Duggan will explain this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: Can Mr. Duggan explain the position with regard to the register, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: If I may, Deputy Ó Cuív. Can Mr. Duggan explain how this new register will apply because I believe that this covers the issue which Deputy Ó Cuív is talking about which is people who do not fit into the criteria of the definitions which are there at the moment for carer's allowance, carer's benefit, carer's support grant and the domiciliary care allowance? This new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: In the current home caring credit scheme, where the home caring credit is retrospectively being applied prior to recent years, let us say, with respect to the 20 years, and where it is not a child we are talking about, a certificate from the public health nurse or a letter from the GP, or medical records can be used to support the period of caring. That has been accepted and I have had it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: I believe Mr. Duggan is saying that this new register will apply in the same way as the threshold which is being met for the home caring credit to date, where we are not talking about home caring credit for a child, and where that care was provided but no caring support payment was issued to that individual, which would usually be a woman. Am I correct in my comments there, Mr. Duggan, with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: There is a responsibility on our committee as parliamentarians to ensure that that is enshrined, in so far as we can, in primary legislation to ensure that when Mr. Duggan's replacement is here in 20 years time, that the same interpretation is taken of that. I accept that and that is our responsibility to ensure that happens when the legislation comes in. Mr. Duggan is explaining how this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: It was only published last Thursday so I believe we have eight weeks from that date. We had briefed the committee here in private last Monday week that it was our intention to try to complete this by the end of next week but I am sure there will be flexibility with the Department-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: -----because the Bill has only been published.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: I have a number of questions I would like to put Mr. Duggan with respect to the heads of the Bill here before us. First of all, I want to follow up on the question that Senator Murphy asked about the threshold of 70 years of age. The threshold of 65 for a pensioner, or now 66 as the case may be, was set when the life expectancy was much less than it is today. The life expectancy in 1960 was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: Is the Deputy talking about the home caring credit?