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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

John Brady: I am aware that this committee will also discuss the matter. The Chairman has suggested bringing in the Pensions Authority, which would be a good step, and perhaps a request from the committee for a cost-benefit analysis to be carried out would be the logical thing to do. On the cost-benefit analysis that was carried out in the UK, the figures are quite stark. Are the figures estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Register (5 Nov 2019)

John Brady: 40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of review of the electoral registration process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44792/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Investigations (5 Nov 2019)

John Brady: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for an investigation into alleged planning irregularities at Wicklow County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44791/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation (5 Nov 2019)

John Brady: 533. To ask the Minister for Health if the risk assessment by CORU regarding the regulation of play therapists has been completed; the stage the regulation of play therapists is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44604/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Landfill Sites (5 Nov 2019)

John Brady: 849. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the person or body that will cover the costs associated with the remediation works at Whitestown landfill, County Wicklow, including legal costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44522/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Review (5 Nov 2019)

John Brady: 924. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the latest south-eastern line capacity study was carried out; if a copy of the report will be provided; his plans for the implementation of the plans contained in the 2011 south-eastern line capacity study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44798/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (5 Nov 2019)

John Brady: 925. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to include Wicklow town and Arklow, County Wicklow, in the short hop zone for Leap cards; if not, if such a proposal will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44799/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (5 Nov 2019)

John Brady: 1054. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if referrals to JobPath will be made in 2020. [44674/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disabilities Data (5 Nov 2019)

John Brady: 1055. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of research being commissioned into the cost of disability as per budget 2019; the timeframe for the report to be completed and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44676/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (5 Nov 2019)

John Brady: 1117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocation that will be given to local authorities in 2020 and 2021 for phase 2 of energy efficiency works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44761/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (5 Nov 2019)

John Brady: 1118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide deep retrofitting for social housing stock in County Wicklow over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44762/19]

Report of the Committee on Procedure on Dáil Divisions: Statements (24 Oct 2019)

John Brady: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2019)

John Brady: I thank Mr. McMahon for attending to present this. It is mind-blowing. His statement was powerful and is a credit to him and the work he has done on this for the past 19 years. It was very well presented. He has demonstrated clearly in his opening statement how the State colluded unlawfully with certain businesses and sectors to help them evade massive amounts of PRSI and tax going right...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2019)

John Brady: They are on the record as saying a number of these test cases took place in 1993 and 1994 but Mr. McMahon says it goes back even further. He might elaborate on that in reply. The evidence given to the committee previously by organisations such as ICTU, which Mr. McMahon mentioned was party to some of the discussions at the time, is that in the construction sector alone, there has been an...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: Last week the Court of Appeal upheld an order related to the largest illegal dump in the State which had been found in Whitestown in west Wicklow. It upheld the order and gave Wicklow County Council three years to remove all illegal waste from the site, on which it has been shown to have dumped a vast quantity of waste over a couple of decades. There are over 1.4 million tonnes of waste on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: I agree that proper conversations are necessary. There is also an urgent need to review the means threshold for carer's allowance. It must be reviewed and I ask the Minister and Department to undertake that immediately. It is far too restrictive. Carers must often give up work to allow themselves to give care. The Minister said that she does not make up numbers but she gave two different...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: Can we have clarity on that? There is an opportunity to address this. The social welfare Bill is coming up and if the Minister does not try to fix this, myself and others will table amendments to rectify this and ensure that there will not be winners and losers. "Winners and losers" is a phrase used all the time by the Minister and her Department. There should not be winners and losers...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: 43. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that by increasing the hours carers can work outside the home and not increasing the income disregard at the same time, carers who work those additional hours may see a reduction in their carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43655/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: With the increase in hours that carers can work outside the home, I ask whether the Minister's attention been drawn yet to a serious anomaly or issue that has arisen due to not increasing the earnings disregard.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: In my question, I stated it was an anomaly. Clearly, it was not. This was a premeditated move and the Minister touched on that. The Minister did this in the full knowledge of the impact it would have. There was a protest by carers outside the gates here last week. I spoke to a number of them and I have spoken to many since the budget. I disagree with the Minister when she states that...