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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (10 Nov 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...has not been rolled out as we would have liked. Someone travelling around the Cork and Kerry region, or anywhere in the country, will be under pressure to find public charging points. I appreciate the Minister's point about the measure being flagged. Is there an opportunity at this point to delay it and give people some further time to change over? Cathal, for example, is down...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: The agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES, is open for applications and there is a great number of farmers keen to take part. Budget 2023 provided for up to 30,000 farmers to take part initially. The applications have been open since mid-October and will run until later in November. It is a very tight timeframe. Farmers are engaging planners and advisers to put together the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: The measures and the focus on lower income families is positive and constructive. I agree with the Minister on it. Not every household is on social welfare. There are those that are just beyond the threshold. They also feel the burden of costs. Choices must be made. You have to cut your cloth according to measure but to do that you must measure. Has the Minister measured how many...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Minister for the comprehensive response. There is a wide range of positive supports. When people reach 16, they need to confirm that they are in full-time education to be eligible. Clearly, full-time secondary school education is the threshold to be eligible. They continue to be in that situation, with the same costs, throughout the leaving certificate cycle, whether they are...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Energy Infrastructure (6 Oct 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: There are approximately 16 cables off the coast. They are significant arteries of communication, transferring financial, personal and many other kinds of data from individuals, small businesses and global headquarters based here. Having seen the Nord Stream situation and the Russian exercise being conducted in this area, where those cables are at their shallowest depth, earlier this year,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: Has the Cabinet committee on health discussed the recruitment of people into the health service? There is a very serious situation with more than 20% of posts for care assistants, for example, in the Cork-Kerry region to be filled. Home helps are a vital service in supporting people who want to live at home and in their own communities, and to avoiding people having to go to hospital. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: The cost of living, and just ticking over and keeping going, has continued to rise since that threshold was set. People who were just under that threshold and barely ticking over now find themselves losing eligibility for it. We have seen the largest social housing push locally in my area, with more than 150 families having moved into brand new social housing over the past year and a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...of householders can benefit from it. In the context of the change in the conditions, people who were queueing for several years may now find they are not able to get everybody involved to participate in the scheme. It may be that a landowner is not taking part or the land is rented. By the way, there is no appeal mechanism available for people to question or challenge a decision. That...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cost of Living Issues (14 Jul 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...for Finance will know them as the middle four deciles. These people are under increased pressure on their finances, which makes it difficult to meet the costs of living. Has the Minister looked at measures to see if they can qualify for different schemes to support them with the costs of living, whether it is working family payments or income disregards for pensioners and people who are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waterways Issues (12 Jul 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 222. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the fish passes at Carrigadrohid and Inniscarra dams are adequately giving access; the way that their effectiveness is measured; if issues have been identified; the plans, if any, for modifications deemed necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37643/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (12 Jul 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 747. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mandatory intoxicant testing checkpoints nationally during 2021 and 2022 to date; the number of motorists that have tested positive for drugs at these checkpoints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37726/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Minister for checking out the question about the photograph. It will be interesting to see what the situation is and to make sure that that problem can be corrected. I also acknowledge the huge effort that has been made in improving the Garda form, because that had been a major problem for people. The validation of an application, once it arrives, also needs to be corrected...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: This is hugely stressful for people who are planning on travelling or need to travel for funerals or other reasons, including holidays and are waiting for documentation and a passport to be available in order to facilitate that travel. For a question to emerge at the last moment creates another scramble and means people are tighter on time. Why can applications not be validated once they...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: In the days ahead, secondary schools will be finishing up and primary schools will also finish their terms in the weeks ahead. School secretaries will be finishing work as well. A great deal of background work has been done in getting an agreed plan together, and I acknowledge everyone who has been involved in that. There are more than 3,000 schools involved across the country. Time is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2021: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach agus le Caroline O’Loughlin as a tuairisc agus a cur i láthair. In the short few minutes I have, I will focus on a few points, in particular, the establishment of the well-being framework. The idea is to move away from measuring only key economic indicators and instead take into account a wide range of other areas, including...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Recent Cost-of-Living Measures: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the witnesses for the very informative overview. I have listened to a great deal of the discussion and I will try not to repeat material that has been discussed. The cost of living is hitting many people hard and inflation has increased to almost 7%. The cost of living is very uneven in that some people experience its impact much more than others. For example, when we spoke to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: The time it takes to get a passport is causing a lot of stress for people who are planning to travel. There are particular issues with regard to first-time applications and the guardianship form that is signed in a Garda station. When the Passport Office is not able to verify the form, the application is sent back and this causes huge stress for families. I have raised this at joint...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (10 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Minister. Many people here are struggling with the cost of living and inflation is running at almost 7%. Energy prices are seen as a huge component of this. More and more everyday items are becoming involved. This is impacting on the cost of living and challenging people. As I said earlier, we saw how the disruption in insulation and timber impacted on construction costs...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Relations (10 May 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: We saw how the Covid-19 restrictions disrupted supply chains and led to price increases in many scarce materials. China has severe lockdowns at present and Ireland does a great deal of trade there, at in exess of €28 billion in goods and services. What measures are being taken to minimise disruption to supply chains and to minimise price increases? Many people here are already...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (26 Apr 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: Reducing the fare is a huge help in making public transport more attractive. Establishing a pattern of using public transport from a young age is so significant. It really adds to the benefit. I acknowledge the 50% reduction. It is very significant, much ahead of the 20% reduction. It is important that it be available to students as soon as possible. Many of them are finishing up...