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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: Yes, but the recruitment licence that was mentioned-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: That is its responsibility.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: Under this recruitment licence, Tusla has to advertise to everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: It has to advertise to everyone in respect of permanent positions, regardless of what qualifications people may possess.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: I know that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: Advertisements might run in The Irish Independent, for example, or right across the board, even though Tusla is looking for a very specific set of skills.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: That is not a criticism. I am trying to understand how the licence works.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: I understand that. I am just trying to find ways to help Tusla target its recruitment. There is a shortage of social workers and Tusla is now moving from reactive recruitment to proactive headhunting, for want of a better phrase, in order to get people in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: For how long do roles have to be advertised to the public? How long does that process take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities (6 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: Okay.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: 1036. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a hearing aid under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44371/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: 1044. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied). [44551/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (5 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: 1053. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44671/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: Is there more integration between retailer and supplier in terms of technology in the UK? I am thinking of e-commerce platforms. When I worked in a previous job a lot of major retailers were working on e-commerce platforms in order to amalgamate their buying power.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Tom Neville: No. Where a number of retailers want to buy, say, batteries, there would be a platform and they would mine the data to see how many batteries they could buy or sell over a period of three or four months. They can also use the data to go back to the supplier to say they will buy a given number of batteries but at a certain price, thus driving down the cost. Has this practice progressed...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (24 Oct 2019)

Tom Neville: 21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the 2019 CLÁR programme and the 2019 outdoor recreational infrastructural scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43811/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (24 Oct 2019)

Tom Neville: 36. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural regeneration and development fund; the role the fund is having in rural regeneration in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43810/19]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2019)

Tom Neville: Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy Butler, and Deputy Munster. The meeting has been convened to consider the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018 which was referred to the select committee by order of the Dáil of 14 February. I ask members to ensure their mobile phones are turned off or switched to airplane mode. It is not enough to leave them in...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2019)

Tom Neville: I thank the Minister and her officials for attending the meeting.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (24 Oct 2019)

Tom Neville: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill (2018) and has made amendments thereto.