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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Creating Our Future Report: Science Foundation Ireland (3 May 2023)

Denis Naughten: It comes back to meitheal, which came through in this report. Fifty or 60 years ago, every town did not do the same things. Ballaghaderreen had its bacon factory. Different towns specialised in different industries and areas, and those skills were unique to those towns. Some of them are market towns and others are industrial towns and so forth. Building on what they are good at and their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Creating Our Future Report: Science Foundation Ireland (3 May 2023)

Denis Naughten: In a nutshell, what Ms de Bhailís is saying is that she is the meat in the middle of the two initiatives that Dr. Keaveney and Dr. Seoighe have been involved in. Creating Our Future is the national one and there is a local one that has taken place with the three villages, yet there is an opportunity there in that regard. I have seen it in terms of retrofitting. We had the Society of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 May 2023)

Denis Naughten: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an announcement will be made on the approval of funding for projects under the 2023 summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20493/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 May 2023)

Denis Naughten: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the special Covid leave scheme will cease on 30 June 2023 despite the large number of healthcare staff on long-term leave due to long-Covid; if he will review this decision; the number availing of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20489/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (27 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: 227. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of his consideration of the River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20118/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (27 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: 228. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the €7 million allocated in December 2019 to alleviate constrictions to the flow of water in the Shannon Callows between Athlone and Meelick will be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20119/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (27 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: 229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the meeting between the community surrounding Lough Funshinagh and the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, if he will outline the progress to date on progressing planning authorisation for an overflow pipe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20121/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (27 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for unwinding the FEMPI cuts to pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20125/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (27 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: 367. To ask the Minister for Health the plans, if any, he has to roll out a regular medicine use review service through the pharmacies for the medical card, DPS and long-term-illness schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20137/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Draft Regulations on the Operation of the Social Welfare Appeals Office: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: We have received apologies from Senator Paul Gavan. Members participating remotely are required to be within the precincts of Leinster House. I ask members and witnesses to please turn off their mobile phones or ensure they are in silent mode. I ask members participating remotely to please use the raise-hand function on Teams if they wish to contribute. We are meeting to discuss the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Draft Regulations on the Operation of the Social Welfare Appeals Office: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Secretary General for his opening statement. I will open it up to the floor now. Does Deputy Collins wish to start?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Draft Regulations on the Operation of the Social Welfare Appeals Office: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: Before Mr. McKeon comes back in, I want to say that in my experience here in this House over a long number of years, I have not received as many representations from civil servants in my life on any issue. Quite a number of pieces of correspondence have been received, or concerns have been expressed to many members, regarding the very points that Deputy Collins has articulated. I would like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Draft Regulations on the Operation of the Social Welfare Appeals Office: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: Deputy Collins is on mute, and it is not too often she is mute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Draft Regulations on the Operation of the Social Welfare Appeals Office: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: I accept the point. In practice, that is the practice at the moment. The difficulty is, and we heard this with regard to the points made by Deputy Ó Cuív on the invalidity pension, the letter of the law is the letter of the law. We have all had experiences where a more rigid interpretation of the law has been taken. I will come back to this later in my contribution. In that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Draft Regulations on the Operation of the Social Welfare Appeals Office: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: We will hear from Mr. McKeon without interruption.