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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (6 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 265. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Athy food hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23357/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: There can be no climate justice without social justice. We are not doing enough to ensure a just transition. Current Government policy punishes ordinary workers and their families and rewards big businesses and wind farm developers. This needs to change. I welcome the fact that we have a Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill but it needs to be stronger. It needs to...

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I have had a number of meetings in recent weeks with groups representing older people, including a round table discussion on the mental health of older people in particular. All the groups raised the issue of funding, not just in regard to the amount available but also the consistency and reliability of funding. The lack of multi-annual funding is a major obstacle to their planning. When...

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I am very concerned about older people who live on their own, and there is a big issue with single men, in particular, getting housed. Perhaps something could be done in that regard for elderly men.

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill, the purpose of which is to rectify constitutional issues in legislation identified by the Supreme Court following a case in 2019. There are a number of Acts which this Bill will affect. The Minister of State has mentioned them, as have my colleagues. It is welcome that this issue is being dealt with but we need to go further. We need to...

Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: This is a short technical Bill, necessary to allow for the transfer of functions relating to heritage under a number of enactments to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. One aspect of legislation it amends is section 52 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. This provides that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage shall: issue guidelines to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank the Minister for being here to answer questions; it is appreciated. I will ask about pensions. Can we ensure that every older person who has been resident in Ireland will receive full pension payments? We know the current system is not working in that regard. Can we dramatically reduce the bureaucracy by having only one test for assessing payment and eliminating the very...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I am concerned that the current system and the proposed new system leave large numbers of older people with only partial or low pensions. I want to see a change there. Is there anything there on which we can work?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I look forward to seeing where that goes. I am also interested in the Minister's opinion on the effect of community wealth building and how it can assist with the fallout from Covid-19. I have read the circular on Government procurement. Does the Minister have any developments planned in this area?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I would like to come back to the Minister down the road in that regard, if possible. Deputy Canney spoke about housing. Many people who do not qualify for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan come to my office because they are not first-time buyers. Some of them are in second-time relationships and earn slightly above the threshold for social housing. Those people are falling through the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: There are existing council homes in my constituency and the budgets to maintain them are very low. In some cases, homeowners looking for something as simple as new windows or doors might get the front windows done this year and the back ones done next year. Can the Minister see an improvement around budgets in the near future in that regard?

Covid Restrictions Support Scheme Regulations and Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Regulations: Motions (22 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I appreciate the opportunity to speak today on the CRSS and the EWSS. I have had many conversations with business owners over the past year and they all speak with one voice in saying the Department is unsympathetic to the many hard cases that are out there. Even when they are present themselves in large numbers, the Government is slow to make changes to accommodate them. It is slow to...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I realise the Minister is against the clock but I have just one more question to ask. Is there anything we can do for the lady in the hospital?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Owing to the time constraints, I will ask my questions together. My office has been inundated with calls from people outlining very hard cases and highlighting the confusion that is coming from the Department of Health. This week we have strict following of vaccination groups. Last week the Minister flew a kite about vaccinating young people. Next week we might have something else; I do...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: In the words of Greta Thunberg, our house is on fire. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we are less than ten years away from not being able to undo our mistakes. The programme for Government commits to ban the registration of new fossil-fuelled cars and light commercial vehicles from 2030 onwards while phasing out diesel and petrol cars from Irish cities in the...

Project Ireland 2040: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I also thank the Rural Independent Group for bringing forward this motion. I am sure the Minister has heard of the expression "beyond the pale", which to this Government means those of us who live outside the Dublin area. To those of us who live beyond the Pale, it is our view that the Government's contempt for us is beyond the pale, which means it is outside the bounds of acceptable...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: The Tánaiste is aware that the Debenhams issue affects its workers in Newbridge. He may not be aware that KPMG recently went in and emptied the lockers of the workers. That is an invasion of their privacy and I want to know what will be done about it. The workers have emailed KPMG to assert their rights and get back their possessions from their lockers but that has not happened. I...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will allow rural-based businesses, such as a lawnmower repair businesses, to opt for the Covid restrictions support scheme if a significant portion of their customers are unable to travel to their premises due to travel restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17744/21]