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Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: There is no doubt these laws are absolutely draconian, that is recognised by everyone. In any normal society the laws we have been living under would never be contemplated nor would society ever have approved of their being brought in. However, the majority of people have believed and indeed agree that in a pandemic, they were needed to control the virus. Many people still believe some of...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Further Revised) (26 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I thank the Minister for the report. I also commend An Garda Síochána on its actions last night in bringing to a conclusion, without any further injuries or loss of life, the incident that occurred just around the corner from my house. It is quite scary when one is coming home, as I was coming home from the convention centre last night, to see the place completely surrounded by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I welcome the fact that there are moves in regard to multi-annual funding and the response from the Minister of State. It is critically important for community organisations to be able to plan, strategise and keep staff, which is one of the major issues in some projects that are running on year-to-year funding. It is very difficult to maintain the continuity of staff required. Funding...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I thank the Minister of State and appreciate his reply. As a voluntary member of many boards, and a current board member of the Dublin 15 community drug team, it is something that we have recognised in terms of our risk analysis of the project. In a review, we identified that training for volunteers and voluntary board members and staff and how we retain and maintain continuity is something...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I think this must be-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: We have done that one.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: There must be a mistake because the question on SICAP funding is the one we have already gone through. There is a mix-up in the order. That has already been answered.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 4. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when SICAP funding will be increased to its 2008 level at €84 million given that current funding is at 50% of this amount. [28312/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I ask the Minister when Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme, SICAP, funding will be restored to its 2008 level of €84 million, given that current funding is at 50% of this amount and given that this affects the most disadvantaged people within our communities.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. The funding over the five years of €197 million, if it was at the 2008 level, should be approximately €470 million. There is a massive difference between what people are getting now in SICAP funding and what they were getting 13 years ago. There is strong evidence that we are not all in this together. The Covid crisis has shown...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: At the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands meeting last week, the chair and the CEO of the Irish Local Development Network, ILDN, stated clearly that SICAP providers have played a central role in communities across the country in responding to the needs which emerged during the Covid lockdown and beyond. As the Minister of State stated, they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 7. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there has been progress in relation to the multi-annual funding of community projects. [27959/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: The Covid crisis has shown us all clearly that the digital divide is as wide as every other divide in our society. If you are from a disadvantaged community then due to digital poverty your opportunities for education and work are limited. Will the Minister detail the provisions being implemented to deal with digital poverty in our communities?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I have it here.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: That was not the one I referred to.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: Okay, go ahead.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (25 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: 45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there has been funding implemented solely to cover the cost of funding and upskilling within community projects. [27960/21]

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I want to raise the issue of educational disadvantage and inclusion. This week, I met the parents of children with dyslexia. They set up a parent advocacy group and within a short period of time more than 60 people had been in contact with them. I have also been in touch with parents who had expected a dyslexia unit to be established in the school on Roselawn Road only for it to be pulled...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions and Considerations (Resumed): Irish Local Development Network (19 May 2021)

Paul Donnelly: I thank Ms O'Brien and Mr. Saunders. I have just a couple of questions. They have covered some of the issues that I wanted to raise so I will not go over them again. I will make a quick comment on the digital poverty piece. It is something I found interesting over the course of the past year and a bit. Also, I have worked in areas of educational disadvantage where I saw it at first...