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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 2086. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has examined the possibility of allowing lone parents who are in receipt of rent supplement and the one parent family payment to also be eligible for the SUSI maintenance grant; the estimated full year cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28552/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (20 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 2087. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a claim for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28554/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Wage Subsidy Scheme (20 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 2093. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 1 March 2017, the full year cost of extending the wage subsidy scheme for those in receipt of partial capacity benefit for existing and new participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28689/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (20 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 2096. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the pilot programme that was launched in January 2016 which allowed those that had reached 62 years of age to participate on a community employment scheme on a continuous basis until they reach State pension age; the estimated full year cost of rolling this out nationwide and lowering the age to 60 years; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 2103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the contribution to the community services programme to match the national minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28868/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Data (20 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 2105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the free travel scheme in 2017; the estimated cost of increasing expenditure by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28870/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 2106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has examined the feasibility of determining eligibility for jobseeker's allowance on hours worked rather than days worked; the estimated cost of implementing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28871/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (20 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 2107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in relation to an application by a person (details supplied) for a domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28878/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (20 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 2132. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department is conducting a review regarding the appropriate type of contribution payable by employees of Coillte which is presently the subject of an appeal (details supplied) with the Chief Appeals Officer; the status of this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28940/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (20 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 2243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the rent control provisions to Limerick city in view of the fact that rents are increasing rapidly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28558/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. Reading through the general scheme yesterday, I made a few notes on matters that came to my attention in this Part. On head 3, will it be the position statutorily that a person will be entitled to receive one full social welfare payment, a full guardian's payment and a half-rate carer's allowance? Will Mr. McKeon confirm that this will be the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Deputy O'Dea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: The Senator has either elevated or anticipated my situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: No such luck, Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Up to 25% of the full personal rate of payment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I think that is provided for in legislation. When drafting head 9, will the officials ensure that in a situation where somebody is legitimately injured, he or she will automatically qualify for social benefit payments and that, as the supplementary welfare allowance will already have been deducted from their payments, there will be no charge on any rebate due? In other words, will they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I am taking my lead from him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I refer to head 11. I read some documentation that confirmed that as of 31 December 2015, 60% of defined benefit schemes were in compliance with the funding standard, while the rest were subject to funding proposals. In other words, there were only nine schemes outstanding. Does the Bill provide for only nine schemes? I imagine that on 31 December 2016 all but nine were in order because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: It is part of the pension equality matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Willie O'Dea: They are complaining that there is no access to the Workplace Relations Commission as an alternative to going to court or as a preliminary step.