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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (30 Sep 2015)

Brendan Ryan: Did I pick the Minister of State up correctly about there being a science strategy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (30 Sep 2015)

Brendan Ryan: If I were working on a science strategy, an important element would be for every student who wanted to study science at second level to be in a position to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (30 Sep 2015)

Brendan Ryan: I raise this in the context of a significant school in my constituency that is unable to offer science to every student who wants it. This element should be factored in when considering requests for extensions, improvements, etc. I also raise this matter to provide a reminder to the Minister, Deputy O'Sullivan, in that regard. I am being a little bit parochial.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Ryan: Each year, the traditional approach to this discussion between the committee, the Minister and the officials has focused on policy. As a committee, we have spoken about shifting the balance of the discussion towards performance in terms of outputs, measurements and so forth. What we are trying to get at is not so much what we are doing and what the policy decisions or choices are but,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Ryan: Not anymore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Ryan: This is something we have been talking about for a while. Our objective as a committee is to move towards a different and preferred model for the 2016 Estimates. There have been suggestions that the committee will generate a report from today's meeting and officials will come back with suggestions or feedback based on what they have heard. The Minister said she might get somebody to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Ryan: I foresee a situation where the people to whom I refer are around a table. The Minister's officials may say something is too long-term and we should hold off on it. We would eventually have to come to an agreement on what progress we might make in the short, medium and longer term.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 1390. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number and names of all operating voluntary housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30515/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Priory Hall Development (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 1400. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the implementation oversight group, set up under the aegis of his Department to oversee the overall implementation of the October 2013 Priory Hall resolution framework, if he will provide an update on the work of this oversight group; if the group has been in contact with property owners; and if he will...

Social Services and Support: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jul 2015)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. It deals with fundamental and vital issues at the centre of maintaining a core level of decency and support for vulnerable groups in society, particularly older people. The population is ageing rapidly, with advances in health care leading to a dramatic rise in the older population. Each year, the total number of persons over the age of 65...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (15 Jul 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 314. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of financial savings achieved in each of the 31 local authorities in the first year after the abolition of the town councils and the amalgamation of a number of local authorities; if these details will be broken down for each individual council; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (14 Jul 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 474. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Bill 2013 will be scheduled for Report Stage in Dáil Éireann; when this Bill will have completed all Stages in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28979/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (14 Jul 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 851. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the commercial rates charged in 2015 for wind turbines, by local authority area; if he will provide a list of the charges, by local authority, in order to illustrate any variations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28476/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (1 Jul 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the Spent Convictions Bill; the indicative timeframe for the Bill to make its way through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26520/15]

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: The section concerning the review of the operation of the legislation is very important. In the Minister of State's response to issues raised by Deputies, he has referred to this matter and suggested we can address it in two years as part of the review. Consider the wording of the section. It is stated the review will be carried out by the Minister and the conclusions drawn from the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Prison Staff (11 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 131. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans for recruitment in the Oberstown Juvenile Detention Centre in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22785/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Citizens Information Board: Chairperson Designate (10 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: I wish Ms Ita Mangan well in the five-year term ahead. I am sure she will do an outstanding job. I hope we will all be here next year to work with her for the foreseeable future. We look forward to that. The point she raised upfront, and which was made by Deputy Collins as well, was the value for money element in terms of what the future holds for the small local offices which, in my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: Until about 12 months ago, I was beating the drum for a review of the caps on rent supplement and calling for an increase in the caps. As a practitioner in my local area, I could see all sorts of pressures on the rent supplement caps. In recent times, however, the most pressing issue has been finding accommodation, in other words, it is a problem of housing supply rather than caps on rent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: To me, discussion of rent caps in different areas such as Dublin, Athlone or wherever is not getting at the real issue. What community welfare officers have got to have, rather than generalised caps, is the flexibility to respond to the market locally. About a year to a year and a half ago, I did not see that flexibility, but I see it now. CWOs are now responding to individual cases and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: Yes, a quick one. I differ with Mr. Allen regarding whether that is the silver bullet. The threshold does not have to be increased right across the board to provide the kind of flexibility that will deliver and keep people in their homes.