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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?

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

Réada Cronin: I am sorry if I miscommunicated that. I mean elderly people; people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, who need a regular temperature; and people who rely on stairlifts and overnight dialysis.

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

Réada Cronin: How does Electric Ireland engage with them? Has it written to all customers asking if they are vulnerable?

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

Réada Cronin: What about monthly bills?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 240. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any practice of banks operating in the Irish market of assigning debt or chose in action to vulture funds but of failing to give notice to the debtor of the amounts assigned. [48541/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether any instrument of assignment of a debt or chose-in-action in cases in which there has been a failure to pay duty on a chargeable instrument, is inadmissible to prove the assignment, subject to the provisions of section 127(4) of the Stamp Duty Consolidation Act 1999; if he is satisfied that all banks and vulture funds so called must...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the Revenue Commissioners are providing certificates for all payments of duty made on chargeable instruments; if he will publish copies of all such certificates issued by the Revenue Commissioners, together with details of same in tabular form; if deemed necessary if he will request an investigation into the issuing of certificates...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of students (details supplied) will be examined; if further information will be provided in relation to same [48159/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (4 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 617. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will clarify a matter (details supplied). [48094/22]

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

Réada Cronin: Should Electric Ireland write to customers explaining what vulnerable means?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: I welcome the Tánaiste to the committee. To follow on from what Senator Ruane asked, the CSO has stated that the figure of 60% of the median wage still leaves people at risk of poverty, and the Tánaiste seemed to agree that is the case. On that basis, does he believe the Government's calculation is appropriate or is he hoping to change that? A lot of people earning the minimum...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: Does the Minister think that is achievable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: In his opening statement, the Minister acknowledged that collective bargaining is an important element for ensuring stable industrial relations in Ireland. Under the EU directive, which we discussed last week with ICTU, member states that do not have enough collective bargaining are being obliged to ensure that there is. Deputy Bríd Smith mentioned two Bills that are going through the...