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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am talking about the means test and the IQA. It is only on the wealth or income of the dependent. Some people knew, for example, to put all the savings in the pensioner's name if they were the earner. In most cases it was the male earner. I would say that was 80% of the cases I came across. It is unbelievable that people get penalised for putting things in joint accounts and that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are two scenarios. One is a couple where one dominated and another one is where couples know the rules and can avoid this pitfall. Then there are people who shared and never bothered to check. They never even dreamt that they would be penalised for putting everything together. I have had pensioners who have inherited properties and needed to put the couple’s name on it. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They cannot. The pensioner has a contributory pension. How can you penalise them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Once again, remember, there were marriage bars. Many coupled reared families because it was the habit. The numbers are going down. The obvious thing to do is not start the third world war. We have enough with Putin trying to start a war without the Department of Social Protection. I am suggesting to go the other route. There is a decreasing number of these. They are there because it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Initially, when the scheme came in, if you had €100 a week in farm income, that is, assessed farm income after the means test with farm assist, when you went for the scheme, that was left to you and you got the full amount of money for the work you did, the same as the person working beside you. That is as simple as it was. Then they made a change and if you had €100 assessed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: How does Mr. Egan explain to pensioners, specifically non-contributory pensioners, how €200 PAYE is different from €200 self-employed? That is a simple question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No. They come off. It is net income. We know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What is the rationale behind the difference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implications of Means Testing: Department of Social Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The issue of carers needs to be considered in its own right. The means test is a huge issue. There are calls to abolish it and I understand the rationale behind the calls. However, I can hear the alarms bells ringing in Government Buildings and in the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. In a situation like this, the income thresholds need to be increased. The...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cathair na Gaillimhe, Cathair na Gaeilge: Plé (8 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Gabhaim buíochas as an obair ar fad a rinne an comhchoiste chun a chinntiú go mbeadh muid anseo. Is í seo an chéad cheist atá agam: an bhfuil aon tsamhail ag ár n-aíonna cé a bheidh ag labhairt na Gaeilge? Mar is eol don chomhchoiste, bhí mé féin ag obair air seo ar mhapa 15 bliain déag ó shin, nó níos mó. An...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cathair na Gaillimhe, Cathair na Gaeilge: Plé (8 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Céard a theastaíonn le go mbeidh siad in ann iarratas a réiteach? Deirim é sin mar nuair a thagann grúpa atá ag iarraidh teacht ar rud éigin, fiafraím dó an bhfuil aon iarratas déanta agus go minic níl. Tá sé cosúil leis an chrannchur; ní bhaintear é muna gceannaítear ticéad. Muna mbeidh iarratas...

Nature Restoration Law: Statements (7 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have to confess I have not had enough time to fully prepare for this debate. There are a number of comments I would like to make because I have been listening to the debate for the past hour. I do not think anybody argues against biodiversity. Nature restoration has a kind of broad feelgood factor but I wonder how much understanding some of the people talking have of the complexity of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No, it is the increase.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: For wind.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What is the increase?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can we get the exact figures?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can you get them and send them to me, as the question asked?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The data I was looking for-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am not going to argue about the-----