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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (3 May 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 49. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address issues in defined benefit pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19177/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (3 May 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 50. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address social welfare appeals processing times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19174/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (3 May 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the provision of the new male and female facilities for Limerick Prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19363/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Review (1 May 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the working group on the future of PRSI and the USC in respect of contribution rates and ensuring contribution classes are actuarially reviewed on an annual basis to determine the changes required to fund benchmarked increases in State pension payment rates or expansion of benefits cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19123/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (1 May 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 438. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the design of a total contributions State pension model; when it will be released for public consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19119/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (1 May 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to allow post-2012 pension recipients on reduced rates to utilise the total contributions model by 2019; the first and full-year cost of this measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19120/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (1 May 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 440. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the development of a consultation paper on a rate setting or funding approach for the Social Insurance Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19121/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Expenditure (1 May 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress she has made to set a formal benchmark target of 34% of average earnings for State pension (contributory) payments and institute a process whereby future changes in pension rates of payment are explicitly linked to changes in the consumer price index and average wages; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools Closures (26 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 19 April 2018, his plans to make provision for teachers in those schools who have not received their full salaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18374/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (25 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the circumstances under which social welfare branch managers will be paid under the new remuneration model; if the financial package will only be put in place following acceptance by all branch managers of a new agreement; if this is in line with the recommendations of the independent chair facilitated discussions with an...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I thank everybody who contributed to the debate. I thank all the parties and individual Deputies who expressed their support for this motion. We very much appreciate that. There was one aspect of community employment that has not been mentioned tonight, namely, the sponsors. I recognise the important role the sponsors play in the delivery of the community employment schemes. I also want...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: That is the reason the Government has refused to implement the Labour Court recommendation. The Minister of State also said, in his supplied script from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, that while he accepts the figures of €6 million per year plus €19 million for the gratuity, this could lead on to enormous, potentially life-threatening sums of...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I move:"That Dáil Éireann:acknowledges that:— Community Employment (CE) schemes provide much needed services in communities throughout the country, and that the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is now responsible for these schemes; — CE schemes are designed to help those in long-term unemployment, who are disadvantaged or find it impossible to...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: We should wait until the relevant Minister arrives. I was assured the Minister with responsibility for social protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, would be here in person to take this debate.

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I do not accept that.

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: As I said, we were assured that the Minister with responsibility for social protection would come to the House to listen to the debate. She is the direct line Minister and the person who understands the issues involved. I say that with all due respect to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I am taking this debate under protest because the line Minister should be here. On 22 July 2008, the Labour Court ruled that an agreed pension scheme should be introduced for community employment supervisors and that the scheme should be funded by FÁS. It also ruled that this should be done without delay. Ten years have passed and the scheme has not been put in place. On 22...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (24 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been scheduled for a meeting to discuss with unions the outcome of the high level forum in respect of providing a pension for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17693/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (24 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the paper outlining costs that was presented at the high level forum on 23 November 2017 relating to a pension scheme for community employment supervisors has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17694/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (24 Apr 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 589. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an appeal payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17962/18]