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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister for her clear answer. She has made the point well. Since the introduction of the changes the Minister and others in the Department have made on the class S contributions being applicable to the invalidity pension, how many self-employed people have benefited and been able to get the invalidity pension? The difficulty for self-employed people is there is no mechanism...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I congratulate the Minister on the change to means-testing, the increase in the payments and what was known as respite care and the €500 payment issues last week. Those measures are very beneficial. Families we deal with are extremely grateful for the funding they have received. This issue comes up constantly at the Joint Committee on Disability Matters. The 2001 Act introduced...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 68. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has any plans to review the two-year, or 104-week, limit for the carer's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59213/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to ask the Minister whether she has plans to review the two-year, or 104-week, limit that applies to the carer's benefit and whether she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister for the reply outlining the fact that the average duration is 76.1 weeks. People receiving the carer's benefit are predominantly caring for a relative with a very serious health diagnosis. We constantly come across cases where a partner in a couple has to leave the workforce to provide care to a child full time. Such a person gets the carer's benefit for two years....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 88. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she intends to increase the income disregard for the carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59214/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of Project V1 - Review of Pay Structures in the High Level Implementation plan Strengthening our Defence Forces. [58283/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 54. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on Project R3 - Incentivised long service arrangements - NCO and Officer rank in the High Level Implementation plan Strengthening our Defence Forces. [58284/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the Department of Rural and Community Development: Bairbre Nic Aongusa, assistant secretary of community development; Aoife O’Brien and Elaine Jennings, community and voluntary supports programmes. We are also joined remotely from the Disabled Persons Network by Peter Kearns, Joe McGrath, Nem Kearns, Elaine Grehan and John Sherwin; and from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I call Mr. Kearns to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Members will contribute as per the rota. I ask them to adhere to the agenda, be clear in their questions, identify which witnesses they would like to answer and allow them sufficient time to do so. We are under time constraints because a sign language service will not be available later in the morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: We would like to get as much information as possible. The witnesses might send that information in to the committee because we are under time constraints this morning because of the sign language. We have a little over an hour left and we have five members to go. We spent 20 minutes on the last questions so if we get everybody in we will be heading for 1 p.m. and we will be an hour and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I must move on to the next speaker because we are running against the clock. Much as I do not like to do that, we are under a time constraint.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I will ask the officials from the Department to respond to Senator Clonan's question first, then Mr. Mulholland and then the DPO network.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: The committee would appreciate receiving further information on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank all of the witnesses. Does Mr. Sherwin want to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank all members and witnesses. On universal design for local authorities and Government Departments, we have had many discussions on housing and the issue in terms of universal design. Is that not something that has to be accepted and implemented across all services and facilities? In our sister committee, the Joint Committee on Autism, the National Disability Authority highlighted SI...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enabling Community Inclusion for People with Disabilities: Discussion (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I would appreciate if I could get as much information as possible. I thank all the witnesses this morning who gave up their time to give us the information. The more information we have and the more the experience and honesty of the presentations, the more it empowers us to drive on. We have a lot of work to do to advance the cause of people with disabilities. We appreciate it. If there...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity, however brief, to speak on this legislation. I compliment the Minister on the work she is doing and the co-operation in all the work she is doing in the Department. I and many others greatly appreciate it. I wish to raise several issues. One is the disregard of the half-rate carer's allowance. This is an important aspect. It must be acknowledged that this...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 363. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans to improve the conditions of service for Defence Forces medical officers given the difficulties in retaining this critical capability (details supplied). [58090/22]