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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (12 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 718. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to respond to correspondence issued to him on 13 February 2019 regarding concerns about procurement of contractors in the housing section of Wicklow County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12192/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Correspondence (7 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a reply will issue to correspondence sent to him via email dated 24 January 2019 regarding emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11412/19]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

John Brady: Before the debate was adjourned this morning, I asked a question that the Minister has not answered. Last week I sent her correspondence, to which I am still awaiting a response. I have also raised the issue on Committee Stage. There is no clarity on what will happen with the winter fuel payments and fuel allowance, even though there is grave concern. More than 31,000 people receive the...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

John Brady: I move amendment No. 49:In page 61, line 14, to delete “may” and substitute “shall, with the assent of Dáil Éireann,”. The Bill has been hailed as a no-change Bill and we are aware that much work has been done on the convention on social security. Credit is due to the many people involved in ensuring the convention was agreed. What is the status of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: Those in work are at risk of poverty.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Data (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 477. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who sat their driver test in County Wicklow in 2018; the percentage pass rate for male and female drivers, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10652/19]

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

John Brady: 482. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined the possibility of introducing free public transport; if there are costings on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10835/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Local Employment Service (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 534. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of referrals made to the local employment service in 2018, by office. [10322/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 535. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the three year rule for those aged over 55 years of age engaged in community employment in which they are providing a service in their community that otherwise would not be available; if there is discretion in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10323/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (5 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 538. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 553 of 13 November 2018, if the payment will be disregarded in the means test for social welfare payments for those that were in receipt of a payment before she approved disregarding it in view of the fact the payment is still being taken as means from social welfare payments (details...

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

John Brady: 547. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 5 February 2019, timeframe for the publication of the econometric review of JobPath which was due to be published at the end of January 2019; if she has read the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10503/19]

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

John Brady: 548. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to JobPath to date; the number of persons referred for a second time to date; and if a person has been referred more than twice. [10510/19]

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

John Brady: 549. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons engaged with the JobPath companies. [10511/19]

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

John Brady: 550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have commenced employment through JobPath to date; the number of these jobs that were sustained for 13, 26, 39 and 52 weeks, respectively. [10512/19]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 1 of Act 2015 12.Section 1 of the Act of 2015 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (7): “(7) Part 9 shall come into operation 54 months from enactment or on such earlier day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: The Minister referred to the Bill being fast-tracked and to her hope of having it in place before the timeframe of 6 October that I have laid out in my amendment. Unfortunately, we cannot take that at face value. Assurances, guarantees, timeframes and deadlines have been given before and have all fallen by the wayside. It is important that a timeframe be built into the legislation. That...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: It must then be enacted.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: They certainly feel vulnerable.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: I take on board what the Minister has said. I will withdraw my amendment and resubmit it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2019)

John Brady: Yes.