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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have one final question. How long have we got to consider the general scheme of the Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is a bit tight.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is a bit tight, when one considers the size of the Bill. I would think-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is very interesting. Could Mr. Duggan confirm whether I am correct in saying that in respect of the enhanced pension you get by deferring, you will be allowed to get to 66 and then you defer to 70 and continue working but there is nothing to stop you drawing it and continuing to work. That is the first thing we must stress. There is no connection between entitlement to the pension and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Chairman knows what happens in real life. He knows that all sorts of circumstances arise, which we hear when we sit in our clinics, that people who have worked all their lives often really do not understand. In particular, for women who provided care but are coming through the system and were not in the era of full employment, or were not in the era of two always working and being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will go back to the child issue. First, let us be honest about it; this country is incredibly short of children. We are forecasting an ageing population and wondering how are we going to sustain it. The only antidote to that particular challenge is to have a population that is sustainable in the long term. Many European countries are now facing up to this challenge. It is a personal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: With the home caring periods and most carer's allowances, this is going to become much more acute now. The other issue which comes up then is if one has a child, and normally there is a birth certificate, particularly for Irish born children, where it is relatively simple, where if one gives the date of birth to the Department it will pay the child benefit to the child for 12 years. This is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have a question on foster care. If a person is fostering a child he or she can claim a caring credit up to the child's age of 12 but not between the age of 12 and 18? Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is where the fostering organisations have a very good case. By definition most children who are fostered out have come from difficult backgrounds. There are issues in the background and in a high percentage there are issues with the young people themselves. There is an amount of care and attention required for that child between the ages of 13 to 17, and amount of care and attention...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: But now the Bill is in front of us-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A lot of very good issues are raised by the Department, and the officials have obviously studied it. I studied it when I got it late last night. We really need to look at all the implications here. Obviously, we want the legislation introduced as fast as possible but we do not want to knock the horse jump in our rush. We have all had the experience of a thing being a long time in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have two small queries to confirm I understood what was said to the Cathaoirleach. If a person defers to whatever date that he or she decides, and does not have to say "I am going to 68 or 70" or whatever, could the person defer at 66 and then cancel that deferral at any time if his or her circumstances change? Will the Department confirm that? Do I take it there is no actuarial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: With regard to someone who is short on contributions and the rates are €265 or €260 one would get €6 less, it is a fair risk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would always say that if there were only two horses in the Galway Races and you asked me for a bet, just do the opposite.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That raises another issue. Someone came to me in the past week. This person is 68 and has never claimed a contributory pension. If this person holds off until the Bill is enacted, could the person then apply for a deferred pension?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mr. Duggan is not doing an actuarial on the Bill. Mr. Duggan said that, did he not?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá dhá chraoltóir seirbhíse poiblí teilifíse sa Stát seo – RTÉ agus TG4. Agus cinneadh á dhéanamh maidir le cistíocht do chraolachán seirbhíse poiblí don bhliain 2024, caithfear déanamh cinnte nach dtabharfar tosaíocht don tseirbhís nach raibh in ann cloí lena buiséad seachas an...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Clár Forbartha Áitiúil (26 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 73. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cad é líon na n-iarratas a fuarthas faoin nglaoch do thograí nua faoin gClár CSP; cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh cé acu tograí a thiocfaidh ar aghaidh; cad é an líon tograí atá i gceist a cheadú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [41289/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Clár Forbartha Áitiúil (26 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 73. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cad é líon na n-iarratas a fuarthas faoin nglaoch do thograí nua faoin gClár CSP; cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh cé acu tograí a thiocfaidh ar aghaidh; cad é an líon tograí atá i gceist a cheadú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [41289/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (26 Sep 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a property (details supplied) where the present supplier say they cannot provide 30Mbps was not included in the National Broadband roll-out; the steps now intended to be taken to rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41544/23]