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Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Brady: It ensures these bodies are actually struggling-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Brady: I will finish on this point.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Brady: The facts would say otherwise. The referral-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

John Brady: The Minister has not answered the question. Referrals over the JobPath are soaring. How many vacancies are on those schemes, either the CE, the local employment service, LES, or Tús?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the opening of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13908/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (27 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 605. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community employment schemes currently in place; the detail of the schemes being run; the location of each; the number of persons on each scheme; the number of vacant places on each scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14142/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2018)

John Brady: Mr. O'Neill's comments bring us to the central point we are trying to make. The joint committee is examining JobPath and its impact on services and schemes such as those provided by local employment services. I should point out that I was previously a board member of Bray Area Partnership and I am familiar with the critical work done by the various organisations across the State. I had to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2018)

John Brady: I refer to Ms Kavanagh's response to my question regarding the engagement with the partnerships to ramp up the ability of the LES to respond to, and cater for, the needs of the unemployed. It is interesting that the LES is the most complimented in the OECD. I know from my interaction with the service that its work is phenomenal. If the witnesses have documentation to back that statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2018)

John Brady: I wish to return to the issue I raised around the tendering process and employment rights for staff working in partnerships in companies across the State. Ms Kavanagh said that the boards are very aware of the concerns and the real life issues. Have those concerns been brought to the Department's attention or that of the Minister? With the expanded role of what was the Department of Social...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: I ask the Taoiseach about the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection's treatment of social welfare branch managers in 58 branches across the State. After committing to engage, and negotiate a new contract, with the branch managers last October, on reaching agreement on the remuneration aspect of the issues raised the Department ended the talks, refused to engage and put an...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: There is a guarantee for the seamless delivery of services. This is a sad reflection on Government.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 149. To ask the Taoiseach the publications, print media or otherwise in which advertisements were placed in relation to the Project Ireland 2040 plan; and the costs associated with each advertisement. [12545/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Strategic Communications Unit (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 150. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent on the strategic communications unit since its introduction. [12544/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a development for a new school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13082/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of plans for the proposed increase from 16 to 18 years of age for a domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13097/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if services for children over 16 years of age will be extended to take into account private therapies paid for by the disability allowance payment if the age for domiciliary care allowance is increased to 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13098/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 319. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the additional social welfare payments paid to disability allowance recipients will be extended to domiciliary care allowance recipients, such as the fuel allowance and free travel, when a child reaches 16 years of age, if the age for domiciliary care allowance is increased to 18 years of age; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 320. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance or domiciliary care allowance will be included as a qualifying payment for the fuel allowance if the age for domiciliary care allowance is increased to 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13100/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 321. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the age for domiciliary care allowance is increased to 18 years of age, the health services that will be affected by the extension; if access will remain to currently provided psychology services and occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13101/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility (21 Mar 2018)

John Brady: 322. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be an impact on the disability access route to the education scheme if the age for domiciliary care allowance is increased to 18 years of age in view of the fact that an application could be made before the student turns 18 years of age without a disability allowance decision; and if she will make a statement...