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Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Minister, thank you for your opening statement. We will now go through the programme subheads. The first one is administration. Are there any questions? No. The next is rural development, regional affairs and the islands. Are there any questions? No. The next is programme B, which is community development.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: On the community development programme, the Minister said in her opening statement that €500,000 will be provided to promote responsible dog ownership. I will raise with the Minister something I have raised before, namely, the issue of persistent dog fouling on our streets and footpaths. It is a persistent and consistent problem and a disgusting problem for families and adults using...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: I will make two suggestions for that stakeholder group. The first is that the issue of dog fouling should be included as part of the group's work programme. The second is that representatives of older people and the parents of young children are included in the group, so those voices can be represented. In many cases, they are the ones on the receiving end of this particular practice. If...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: May I make one suggestion? I understand the Minister does not want a forum that is too big but a simple compromise would be to include wheelchair users. They would be well able to articulate the problems. I ask the Minister to ensure that at least one representative of wheelchair users is included in the forum, so the issue is properly articulated and addressed.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: We will move on to consideration of the Charities Regulator. Are there any questions? No. That is the Vote. We have gone through it but if there are any other brief supplementary questions, I will take them. We are running tight on time.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: The Cathaoirleach is all open to suggestions on that particular one.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: The community enhancement scheme.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Deputy Ó Cuív is talking about private roads.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Public access.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Has the Deputy any final question?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Very briefly because we have gone over time.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister and the committee members for their time. That concludes the committee's business for today.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (7 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will now be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development.

Report of Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands: Motion (1 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I will take up his suggestion on the food poverty pilot. I ask that when the report comes to him he circulates it to the committee. I can give him an assurance that the committee will look into it and would like to develop it. It is something the committee is committed to. I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach of the committee, Deputy Ó...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: The difficulty is that Roscommon town will be the only county town in Ireland without an An Post-owned post office if this measure goes ahead. Disappointingly, the type of support that is needed for An Post to develop its own post office network with new services has not been forthcoming to date from the Government, despite a Cabinet commitment to deliver that. This is at least in part...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise this issue. I thank the office of the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, for responding to me to say he cannot be here because he is in a committee. However, I am not at all happy that none of the other two Ministers of State in the Department of communications could come into the House to respond to this matter. We are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (1 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: 302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing a pension application for a person (details supplied) which was originally lodged in July 2023; if the application will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4729/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (31 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SUSI is refusing to accept child benefit as proof of residence for a home-schooled Irish-born child of a resident Irish citizen, despite the fact that under statute such payments can only be made on Irish residency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4522/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (31 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will confirm that Irish citizens can only receive child benefit if the child is resident within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4519/24]