I have been inundated with queries about different aspects of the financial supports available for people as a result of Covid 19. The Department of Employment & Social Protection has now produced a very good document, attached, dealing with many of these questions. I would encourage people with queries to go to page 21 where they have listed the most …
Families could save €1,000 on utility bills – Naughten
Denis Naughten has urged families to use some of the time in Covid-19 isolation to shop around for the best offers available for electricity, phone, broadband, TV and gas — which could save them up to €1,000 per year. “Shopping around and switching provider could not be easier with approved comparison sites such as switcher.ie or bonkers.ie. Not only will …
Undue hardship being placed on children in pensioner families – Naughten
Children in families where a parent or guardian is over 66 and, as result of their age, is being denied the €350 Covid-19 payment are facing unnecessary levels of financial hardship purely because of the parent’s age, Denis Naughten TD has stated. “I have come across several cases where parents over 66-years-old have been working – some full-time – to …
Members of Regional Group asking for consideration of cloth face coverings to control community spread of Covid-19
On reviewing the evolving medical evidence regarding modes of transmission of coronavirus, the regional group of independents which has 2 members with experience in infection control systems is asking government and the National Public Health Emergency Team to immediately consider initiatives for cloth faced coverings to be worn in public and work areas. Simple cloth face coverings can slow the …
Covid 19 help for tenants and landlords
Click on the link below for the latest information from the Department of Housing on help for tenants and landlords. If you have any queries please email me at dnaughten@oir.ie COVID Guidance Landlords & Tenants
Free Webinar: Working Remotely From Home Wednesday 12 noon
COVID-19 – Respond by Working Remotely From Home Grow Remote and the Ballinasloe Pulse Club are hosting an information webinar open to all on Remote Working TOMORROW Wednesday 25th March @ 12pm. They will be covering topics like: Set-up for working remotely from home o Starting out o Managing teams o Communication o Health & …
Government must pay employers to put staff back on their books – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD has asked the Taoiseach & Government to pay a wage subsidy directly to employers to allow them to continue to pay staff during the current crisis. “Rather than inundating our social welfare system with new claims, we should keep the link between employer and employee by paying a generous wage subsidy directly to employers. This would cover …
Post vans must be used to deliver food & medicine to older people – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD has asked An Post to use its mail network across the country to ensure older people have access to food, medicines, newspapers etc without having to leave their homes. “Through my work as Minister for Communications I was able to protect the 5-day delivery service to every home in Ireland and this service must now be used …
Emergency COVID-19 law must have end date – Naughten
Denis Naughten TD has requested that Government insert an end date (sunset clause) into the emergency legislation on the COVID-19 which is to be debated in Dáil Eireann tomorrow (Thursday). “While I welcome the measures included in this emergency legislation to support the national response to the COVID-19 crisis, it is important that these powers are not used beyond …
Recruitment embargo putting older people at higher risk of flu infection – Naughten
The slashing of 153 posts in the health services across Counties Roscommon, Galway & Mayo will lead to many older people being forced into overcrowded hospitals where they are at greater risk of picking up infections such as the coronavirus, says Denis Naughten TD. “While I welcome the lifting of the recruitment ban on nursing staff in our hospitals to …