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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Réada Cronin: Is Mr. Edwards confident that Go-Ahead Ireland will be able to keep this at 98% efficiency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Réada Cronin: Dublin Bus might respond on Kilcock and extending the route of the C-spine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Réada Cronin: It used to be on the Dublin Bus route and then it was taken off. I brought it up at meetings with Dublin Bus already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Réada Cronin: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Réada Cronin: I would appreciate that. I thank Mr. Rogan very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Réada Cronin: No. The bus should go around the town and not just come in and go back out the road it came from. It should circle the town. I made that submission to BusConnects as well. The people to whom I have spoken all think it is a very good idea so I do not see why not.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance if homeowners awaiting the 'taking-in-charge' of estates, the process of which is taking an inordinately long period of time, can be exempt from paying local property tax until it is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54065/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54003/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: I want to put on record that we are a bit disappointed that the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, could not join us this morning. The committee gave her a lot of flexibility to attend today's meeting. We are dealing with the recommendations from the citizens' assembly. People gave up their time to contribute to it and it is a pity the Minister of State is not here. I do not blame the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: The figures seem to be just plucked out of the air. The decision does not seem to be based on research.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: The Department engages in a lot of consultations. Is it Mr. Lawler's opinion that benchmarking might save a bit of time? The Department would not have to be ticking boxes, having consultations, meeting different groups and reading their submissions if the pension were benchmarked, say, to average earnings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Mr. Hession was talking about the carer's allowance for people who are full-time carers being defined as not less than 35 hours per week. Has the Department ever considered for full-time carers the basic income minimum pay of €325 per week that was introduced for artists? Has the Department considered that as a basic pay for carers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Will Mr. Hession go into a bit more detail about the winners and losers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: There would be no means tests, however.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: The losers would be people who already had other income and the winners would be people who did not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: It would recognise carers' work, though. That might be something we could look into again.

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Accessible, reliable, affordable and safe travel is what commuters want and need in north Kildare. Instead, we have workers from Prosperous and Clane receiving late warnings from work, with one constituent receiving a final late warning. Parents must take time off work to get their children to Maynooth University for lectures or laboratory work. Mothers - it is always mothers - in Straffan...