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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: Ireland has reached full employment according to the Central Statistics Office, CSO, but with only one in three people with a disability employed, we have the lowest employment rate in Europe according to the European Disability Forum. The Oireachtas and the Ceann Comhairle are leading the way by example to try to address this with the Oireachtas work learning, OWL, training programme in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 207. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite beds available people with a disability respectively, by CHO in 2019 and in 2023; when respite beds withdrawn during Covid will be reinstated in light of the hardship being caused to carers and their families. [34572/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the reason emergency respite funding was withdrawn from an organisation (details supplied) overnight recently; if he will reverse this decision in light on the hardship being caused due to the lack of respite availability since Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34571/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available for older people by CHO in 2019 and in 2023; when respite beds withdrawn during Covid will be reinstated in light of the hardship being caused to carers and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34572/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: 258. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide specific financial assistance to patients with home dialysis machines in light of the additional cost of their operation due to rising electricity prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34573/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: Apologies have been received from Deputy Joan Collins. I ask members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones or ensure they are in silent mode. Members participating in the meeting remotely should use the raise hand icon on Microsoft Teams if they wish to contribute. The committee will consider the Public Service Performance Report 2022 with officials from the Department of Rural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank Mr. Mulherin for his opening comments. I want to pick up on his last comment. I know this is slightly different within his Department from within the Department of Social Protection, but the latter produces a set of statistics on a quarterly and annual basis. That is going to be used initially by the committee in starting its engagement on the indicators. The reason I am saying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: Deputy Ó Cathasaigh is first to indicate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: I think that is unanimously supported by all members of the committee. That type of behaviour should not be tolerated anywhere in this country. People are carrying out their very valuable work on a day-to-day basis and this other behaviour should not be tolerated. It would be useful for the committee if we got the figures under the SICAP segregated out. Ms Kelly might furnish us with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: In the context of the conversation we had at the start of the meeting, we ask Ms Kelly to explore if she is aware of another indicator inside or outside the Department. This may be a conversation the committee also needs to have with the Central Statistics Office, CSO, to see what data might be available as a more effective indicator of what is happening on the ground. This is the point we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: The broader issue, as included in this year's public service performance report, is that the sustainable development goals do not depend on individual Departments. The one positive from the sustainable development goals is that they break down that silo mentality. That is in every government, and not just in the Government in this country. That silo aspect is across the world. As a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: We will have further engagement with the Department on this. I call Deputy Ó Laoghaire.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: It is soccer the Deputy is going to speak on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: You left the goal open.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: On that issue, in its pre-budget submission that will be published later this week, the committee has requested that an allocation of €2 million be set aside to assist voluntary and community organisations that may wish to come together to deal with the costs of doing that so that there would be one administrative element. The intention is not to impact on the delivery of services....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: I have personal experience of the rural recreation officers in my own county and I think they are very effective. Are these officers brought together to share best practice regularly because individually they have collected a great number of skills and some of the work is not simple. There is great benefit in actually bringing them together to share that understanding and knowledge. Does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: I call Deputy Ó Cuív to speak now, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: Could I make a suggestion, please? Mr. Mulherin knows what is going on in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Deputy Ó Cuív is talking about another example so could I suggest that we might initially get a detailed briefing note on both of the mountains from the Department? If the committee then wants to revisit this issue, we can do so. I will take whatever further comment Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: Perhaps the Department might provide the committee with the detail on the established groups as well in the briefing note.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Department of Rural and Community Development (12 Jul 2023)

Denis Naughten: We can then decide on how the committee wishes to proceed at that point once we have that information.