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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Data (27 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost in 2017 of lowering the requirement to qualify for family income supplement from 19 hours per week to 15 hours per week for one-parent households only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26650/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data (16 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 803. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants who received for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance in 2016 to date; the total number granted or refused the allowance; the total number who have appealed the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26104/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (16 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 804. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time in 2016 for a decision in respect of all social protection payments in tabular form; the average waiting time for appeal for each of these where there is no oral hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26105/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 805. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans, if any, to extend the homemaker scheme prior to 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26106/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (16 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 806. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the report by a person (details supplied) regarding lone parent households and commissioned by his Department will be released; the date the report was first commissioned and submitted to his Department by the author; the reasons for the delay in releasing the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26107/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Data (16 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 807. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the youth unemployment rate here; the way in which this figure compares to the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26108/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 819. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of amending the home-maker scheme by disregarding up to 200 pre-1994 A1 PRSI payments for the purpose of calculating a person's entry to the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26320/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 819. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of amending the home-maker scheme by disregarding up to 200 pre-1994 A1 PRSI payments for the purpose of calculating a person's entry to the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26320/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I welcome the Minister to the committee and thank him for his presentation. There are a number of matters I would like to advert to. In regard to the self-employed, I welcome the Minister's statement that this area is a personal priority for him. It is an area Fianna Fáil has been concerned with and in respect of which it has put forward specific proposals over the past couple of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister could also respond to everyone together, if he wishes. It might be more efficient if he was to let everyone else speak and then respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The Deputy could ask them again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: On the issue of Turas Nua and the area the Minister is talking about, I am getting an increasing number of complaints from individuals. It is beginning to reach fairly alarming levels at the moment. I suspect the vast majority of the individuals who approach me did not make a complaint to the Department. Therefore, I think the statistic of 92 complaints out of 51,000 referrals is pretty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: Will it replace FIS or will it work in conjunction with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: We hear from the losers coming up to an election.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I forgot to mention something that might solve the problems Senator Alice-Mary Higgins has with regard to averaging. We could put a proposal to the Minister on the question of averaging which would improve the situation for women but would not create losers. A lot can be done for relatively small amounts of money. For example, if we were to restore the provision whereby a person would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I will.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I will let the Minister have a look at it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: Yes, absolutely.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (21 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide the full year cost in 2017 of increasing maternity benefit by one week, two week, three weeks and four weeks in tabular format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24052/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Direct Provision Data (21 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide the estimated full year cost in 2017, based on the projected number expected to access direct provision, of increasing the adult rate by €5 and the child rate by €5 in tabular format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24053/16]