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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...been said, it puts us out of step with most other countries in Europe where that is the reality. There is quite a small number of people on jobseeker's allowance in Ireland. It is approximately 5% of the working population, and that fluctuates. Most people are on it for a short enough period of time. When they fall into that situation they find that the social welfare net they have...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Kenny: ...been covered. I noticed a couple of issues under the heading A1, on capital works. It is understandable that this year there has been a huge reduction in the level of funding, from almost €20 million last year to just under €5 million this year. I assume that Covid and the restrictions on construction are having an impact, and we would expect that to be the case....

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Statements (3 Jul 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...Centre suggested that if imports of beef from Mercosur countries into Europe were to rise dramatically that would drive EU beef prices down by 16% and would cost the EU beef sector as much as €5 billion in revenue. The potential impact on Irish beef farmers could be a loss of between €500 million and €750 million. The Minster, Deputy Creed, has already stated that...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Martin Kenny: ...of days. Most of the farming organisations and all the political parties wanted funding for the areas of natural constraint scheme restored to its pre-2008 level. While I acknowledge that €25 million was allocated for this purpose in the budget, I look forward to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Michael Creed, informing the House as to how exactly this sum...

Tillage Farming: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2017)

Martin Kenny: .... This needs to be dealt with urgently. Irish agriculture, now more than at any other time, needs the full backing of the Government. This measure, as proposed, is a low-cost measure, worth under €5 million, but it represents a pragmatic approach to a crisis which could not have been avoided. Nobody is saying the farmer could have done anything differently. It is nature that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Martin Kenny: ...we really need to have now, which is an aid package for farmers. If there are 400 or so farmers, at an average of €12,000 each, then the amount of money we are talking about is approximately €5 million. It is not a huge chunk of money in terms of the budgets being dealt with by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in the context of a vital industry. As...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (30 Nov 2016)

Martin Kenny: ...would be acceptable to most people, is that we consider the top end. For example, almost 300 farmers in the country receive in excess of €100,000. If the Minister were to top slice them by 5% or 6%, it would create a pool of money amounting to €2 million to €3 million. Approximately 2,000 farmers receive more than €50,000. If the Minister were to top slice...