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Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: I thank the Minister for the report. Regarding the exceptional needs payment, does she have a statistic for the number of people who have been rejected by the community welfare officer for a payment? What proportion of people are successful in getting an exceptional needs payment and what proportion have been rejected? Second, why is there no appeals process directly to the community...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (16 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: I would appreciate if the Minister could answer the first question first. I did not ask about the post offices. I asked about the specific reference the Minister made relating to the two reasons. I did not ask about the post office one; I asked about the fraud one. Are there any other circumstances where a social welfare payment or any other payment that is made is included in a press...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: I also want to raise the issue of solar panels on schools. I recently visited St. Philip's senior national school which has been awarded a grant for a major refurbishment of the schools' walls and ceilings. It would be a shame not to have solar panels installed while that refurbishment work is being done. It is really important that the Government brings forward that exemption. According...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: The Bill makes the HSE accountable to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the management of delivery of the specialist community-based disability services and the development of a service plan, a corporate plan and capital plans. I hope this is not just about rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic. The focus should be on improving disability...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: The latest daft.iereport makes sobering reading. It confirms what we on these benches have been saying for a long time. Rents in Dublin West are up 11%. A lone parent in our constituency contacted me this week to say a landlord had increased the rent well beyond the rent restrictions. How is that landlord doing it? The landlord is charging my constituent €400 for a parking spot...

National Minimum Wage: Motion [Private Members] (9 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: I am happy to support this motion and thank Deputy Barry for bringing it forward. Let us make one thing clear, namely, that for anybody who looks and applies for a job, the minimum wage is now the starting wage for most companies. We have one of the highest rates of low pay in the developed world, with 20% of our workers in low-paid jobs and 50% of women currently earning €20,000...

Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Motion (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: I first commend the bravery and determination of these women in their pursuit of truth and justice. There should be no delay by this Government in the implementation of a commission of investigation into allegations by the Women of Honour. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, can do the right thing here and I implore him to do that. The State must stand up to the perpetrators of abuse towards...

Freedom of Information Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: I thank Deputies Farrell and Clarke for bringing this Bill forward. Freedom of information is extremely important in terms of openness, transparency and, most important, accountability. I listened to the Minister of State's reply and I cannot understand his opposition to the Bill or his amendment, or why the Government will be kicking this down the road for another nine months. As has been...

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: I also welcome the Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022. I thank Deputy O'Reilly of Sinn Féin, who brought a similar Bill forward on 18 March last year. Many hundreds of thousands of workers have faced a terrible time during the pandemic, especially during the periods when most businesses were ordered by the Government to shut down their operations. This caused enormous stress...

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: I will raise the issue of disability day services in Dublin West. I have raised this issue on several occasions previously. Karl attends a service in our community. For the past two years, his family did everything right. They socially distanced, they accepted a service that had to close during lockdowns and they got their vaccines and boosters. They were willing to go the extra mile to...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: I am not sure what programme we are discussing. I have questions on the community services programme and the funding that is-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: The funding for the community services programme is €48.89 million, which is the same as last year. I acknowledge an extra €2 million in funding was provided two years ago but it is staying static this year. I am concerned because of the increases in the cost of living we have had over in recent years. The increase in the cost of fuel has a knock-on effect for heating and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Places (1 Feb 2022)

Paul Donnelly: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration that is being given to extending school places at a school (details supplied). [4355/22]

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Paul Donnelly: I welcome the Taoiseach’s call for a nationwide audit of CAMHS because the report today makes for shocking reading indeed. Thankfully, the stigma around mental health is lessening in recent years, thanks to societal changes and organisations in my own area such as Jigsaw Dublin 15, Suicide Awareness Dublin 15, and other similar organisations throughout the State. Emergency medical...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Ireland (26 Jan 2022)

Paul Donnelly: 62. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria for musicians and artists to be included on the Culture Ireland list for performing abroad and at State functions. [3687/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (26 Jan 2022)

Paul Donnelly: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the public schools within the European Union that are covered under the SUSI grant; if there are exclusions; and if so, the reason for exclusion. [3686/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (26 Jan 2022)

Paul Donnelly: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the report from the Ombudsman in the case of a person (details supplied). [3690/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 Jan 2022)

Paul Donnelly: 155. To ask the Minister for Health if all adult disability day services will be open to full capacity when Covid-19 restrictions are lifted or reduced. [3685/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Jan 2022)

Paul Donnelly: 156. To ask the Minister for Health if front-line workers that previously worked in community projects, drug taskforces and so on and that were seconded into the HSE during the Covid-19 pandemic will receive the €1,000 once-off bonus. [3691/22]