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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What would Mr. Roddy consider? We are where we are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No, it is €5,000. It went up from €2,500 to €5,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is one issue that keeps hitting me. Perhaps because of my age, people my age come to me. the issue is the means test for the State pension. The biggest group of people who are on non-contributory pensions are those who have small farms, and small fishermen or inshore fishermen. The amazing thing at the moment is that the total income of small fishermen and small farmers is assessed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In my experience-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes. I do not mean to interrupt but my experience is that it happens quite frequently that payments are paid in different years. They normally would take that into account. That is my experience. Perhaps we have practical welfare inspectors in the west but that is my experience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The ACRES payment was late and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In my experience, what we do in that situation is highlight the fact that the payment is paid in the wrong year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: First, we should never forget, farm assist was actually meant to be a family income supplement for self-employed farmers. It was not meant to be the equivalent to the dole, but it is a jobseeker's allowance scheme and that is a challenge. I never look at schemes out of a historic prism, I look at their effect at the moment. How are they working? How do you change the rules? We are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (16 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made in relation to a passport application (details supplied); the reason for the delay in the issuing of said passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16714/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Harbours and Piers (16 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made to date by his Department in the replacement by the OPW of a structure that comes under its remit (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16179/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Independent Reporting Commission, IRC, is the statutory body established under the Fresh Start agreement of 2015 to report on measures aimed at ending paramilitarism. The reports of the commission provide a comprehensive insight into the work being done to tackle this problem. One of the recommendations of the fifth report, the most recent report, was that the two Governments should...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will this be a matter for discussion at those meetings? Is there a chance this could be pressed home and the suggestion of the IRC adopted and implemented? It would make a big difference and lead to significant progress.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when statistics for the vacant homes grant for quarter 4 of 2023 and quarter 1 of 2024 will be published; whether he is satisfied with the uptake of the grant to date, including the number of applications, the number of approvals and the number of grants paid; if he has any proposals to improve the terms of the scheme or its...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (11 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Good morning and welcome to the 19th meeting of this committee. Apologies have been received from Deputies Buckley and Mitchell and Senator O'Sullivan. The Chair has asked me to sit in her place. I remind members that they must be physically present within Leinster House to take part in public meetings of the committee. I will not allow a member to take part in this meeting if they are...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Education Policy: Department of Education (11 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose we publish on the committee website the following documents provided by the Department of Education - the opening statement, the briefing, the letter about the supporting Traveller and Roma, STAR, project and the letter about the homework clubs. Is that agreed? Agreed. I suggest we invite our witnesses to speak for between five and ten minutes and allow members to ask questions...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Education Policy: Department of Education (11 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I ask for a response from the Department.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Education Policy: Department of Education (11 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That testimony was incredibly powerful and goes to the nub of the issue. I respect that we have been given a lot of figures here today, but the figure that tells all is that of the very low completion rate in school. Until that is equal for all, we are failing. I noticed that there are 8,309 students in primary schools and 3,370 in secondary schools. Unless there has been a huge...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Education Policy: Department of Education (11 Apr 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Maybe we will let Senator Joe O'Reilly come in. That will give Senator Flynn an opportunity to hear the witnesses' replies when she comes back in. Would that be okay with Ms O'Neill?