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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 302. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department accepts that a 40-week preschool should be funded, wherever such provision is profitable, and that the Departmental policy extant could lead to the eradication of small, home from home services of which up to 1500 exist across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49248/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will undertake a thorough investigation of a matter at Maynooth University whereby a decision has been taken not to proceed with a long promised student centre and for which levies had been placed on students over several years; if so, if he will publish the findings of such investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if former students at Maynooth University who paid levies for the construction of a designated student centre will be refunded those monies paid and with interest due, now that the structure as envisioned is not to go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49250/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: I thank the witnesses for their submissions, which I read last night and again this morning. I preface all my observations at this meeting with the observation that, after the reporting of IBEC's extraordinary and worrying statement on domestic violence leave, what seems to have gone missing in the furore yesterday was that the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Many universities already give ten days of domestic violence leave. I believe Vodafone and many big companies do this as well. It is strange that what went unnoticed yesterday is that the Minister had already halved that to five days and had also recommended that evidence will be needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: I apologise for interrupting. I am sure there is a delay with the Internet. I was surprised that what went missing was the report from the Minister, Deputy O’Gorman, suggesting the exact same thing. That should be put on the record. Will SIPTU have any comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: I want to check something with WorkEqual. Particularly striking was the finding that 33% of women with teenage children say their career has been affected in comparison with 0% of men. Should that be 10% of men?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Considering the number of working women who are told they are marvellous to be walking the tightrope, I wonder what percentage of men are told they are marvellous for doing so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: It is a matter of changing culture as well. At recent meetings, we discovered the gender pay gap is higher among higher earners and close to zero among the lower paid workers. The gap widens for mothers of children – really, we could say working women. When a woman goes to work, she has to earn enough. She is trying to earn as much as her male counterpart but also has to earn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: They are having a problem with recruitment and retention also because of the minimum wage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Does Ms Lennon believe legislation might need to be improved to make that happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Does Ms Lennon have any comments on affordable childcare?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Yes please, that would be great.

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: I am happy to speak on this stage of the Bill and thank everybody who has worked on it so far. As the House will be aware, my party works all the time to support and strengthen the rights of citizens with regard to institutional, corporate or Government bodies where the balance of power and, therefore, the balance of financial and professional resources is automatically not in their favour....

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: I am happy to be able to speak on this issue as well because I had my constituency clinics in Kildare North yesterday, and the issues of housing, homelessness and eviction notices were coming in thick and fast. I was not a bit surprised at the record homeless figures released last week. Housing is required for everybody, for all the reasons that make life worth living, including safety,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: The witnesses are very welcome to the meeting. In north Kildare, constituents of mine tell me that they are cutting down drastically on their electricity use. Some of them are taking the alarming advice to use dishwashers, washing machines and dryers at night time, about which I am sure every fireman and firewoman in the State would be very anxious. I also want to ask the witnesses about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Yes, I mean how Electric Ireland engages with them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: What percentage of Electric Ireland customers have actively engaged with it around using their smart meters correctly?