Dáil debates

Tuesday, 24 January 2017

  • Unemployment Levels (7 speeches)
    50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which he proposes to put in place incentives to reduce youth and long-term unemployment; the extent to which existing schemes require...
  • Family Income Supplement Eligibility (9 speeches)
    51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure people on zero-hour contracts who some weeks work the required 19 hours per week to qualify for family income supplement, FIS, are...
  • State Pension (Contributory) (11 speeches)
    52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which progress has been made in addressing the issue whereby women, for one reason or another, are deprived of contributory pensions...
  • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (8 speeches)
    54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding reforming the community employment scheme qualification criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2579/17]
  • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (13 speeches)
    55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his proposals to extend more social insurance cover to self-employed persons including a form of jobseeker's benefit whereby a person's business...
  • Farm Assist Scheme Administration (5 speeches)
    56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date the 15% income disregard announced in budget 2017 will apply to all current farm assist recipients; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Pensions Reform (5 speeches)
    57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expected timeframe for his upcoming action plan for pension reform, as outlined in his 2017 priorities for his Department earlier in January...