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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Okay. One part of solution to this problem is that in addition to random inspections, the SEAI should be able to pick up the ball where there is an individual complaint that is plausible and not vexatious or frivolous. The following is an issue that comes up and is probably not at the hardest edge of fuel poverty. It relates to general fuel efficiency in State housing and all housing in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This question is for anyone, but Mr. O'Mahony mentioned the different types of buildings, including terraced, semi-detached and all the rest of it. Is there any scope, or is it something that happens already, regarding measures for locations where there are terraces or apartments that are a mix of local authority and privately owned? In the first place, that means Mount Sion Road in Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Jan 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 998. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost to the Exchequer to provide ten additional Garda youth diversion programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56412/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 114. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he and his Department have mapped the existence of youth-focused community projects and staff across the State; and if they are aware of gaps in coverage, or large and populous areas without or with inadequately resourced projects, and how they intend to resolve this. [49716/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other scheme payments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55959/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 360. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of introducing a child benefit double payment. [55960/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 361. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of raising the earnings disregard for the one parent family payment by €1. [55961/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 362. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of raising the earnings disregard for the jobseeker’s transitional payment by €1. [55962/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 363. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost to the exchequer of the JobPath scheme. [55963/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 364. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reintroducing the State pension for 65-year-olds who choose to retire. [55965/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 365. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost to the Exchequer of the benefit payment for 65-year-olds. [55966/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 366. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €1 for children under the age of 12 years and €1 for children over the age of 12 years, respectively. [55967/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 367. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the current young jobseeker’s rate of €129.70 by €1 per week. [55968/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 368. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of including the working family payment as a qualifying payment for fuel allowance. [55970/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 369. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the annual carers support grant by €1. [55971/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 370. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing child benefit by €1. [55972/23]

Increased Fossil Fuel Divestment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is fiú trácht a dhéanamh ar cé chomh tromchúiseach atá an t-ábhar seo. Muna bhfuil athrú suntasach ó thaobh fuinnimh agus úsáid breoslaí ar nós gáis, ola agus peitril, níl aon dabht ach go mbeidh an-tionchar aige sin ar an domhan agus ar Éirinn. Tá go leor plé faoi theifigh agus gach rud a mbaineann...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: From just the last two weeks I will give three examples of people who are facing notices to quit. A man in his mid-60s is currently overholding. He only recently qualified for social housing. He is overholding by a good bit but is being allowed to convalesce from a hip replacement over the Christmas period. He will be out by January and he will most certainly end up in emergency...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I accept that the roles are not the same. This is being dealt with as a separate line item. I apologise if I am misunderstanding the position. It is not a deliberate misrepresentation but may be a misunderstanding. Perhaps that can be clarified. Before I come back to that issue, I first want to address the point that this is very important work regardless of slight differences or...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes (7 Dec 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Minister of State.