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Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

John Brady: Hear, hear.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

John Brady: I am sharing with four of my colleagues. The average price of a home in Wicklow is now €320,000, which is up 6.6% on last year. The average rent in Wicklow is now €1,335, which represents a rise of 11.9% in the last year and which means Wicklow has the second highest rents in the State. It has been seven years and the crisis is deepening, if the Minister is ready to listen....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

John Brady: When it suits the private landlords.

Social Welfare Commission Bill 2018: First Stage (2 Oct 2018)

John Brady: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a commission to make recommendations and report annually on the adequacy of social welfare rates in the State; and to provide for related matters. I am delighted to introduce the Social Welfare Commission Bill, honouring a commitment made by Sinn Féin as part of our manifesto in the...

Social Welfare Commission Bill 2018: First Stage (2 Oct 2018)

John Brady: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (2 Oct 2018)

John Brady: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage plans are at to locate a suitable site for the development of a new school in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39594/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (2 Oct 2018)

John Brady: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list; when they will be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39615/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: I am not asking the Minister to introduce anything piecemeal. I am asking her to introduce the full recommendation of the WRC from back in 2008. What that recommendation lays out would cost a fraction of the €188 million the Minister cites. We are not talking about doing things piecemeal. We are talking about the Minister following up on the commitments in the programme for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: We will.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 75. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps taken to honour the pension claim of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors as per a 2008 Labour Court recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38816/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: The programme for Government states that the Government will respect the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, and the Labour Court and ensure that both bodies are supported to fulfil their roles. Does the commitment still stand? When we were dealing with the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, the Minister cited legitimate concerns about the implications of proposed amendments on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Illness Benefit Applications (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: I want to be associated with the Minister's comments about the staff dealing with the illness benefit forms. The reason they had to come in and work those extra hours, however, was the unmitigated disaster and mess that was created by the officials and by the Deputy herself, as Minister, in unilaterally introducing these new forms on 6 August without any proper consultation. It is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Illness Benefit Applications (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: It was stated that the aim of introducing these new forms was to improve efficiency for GPs and the Department, but efficiency has gone out the window. It appears to me that the only reason these forms were introduced was to make the process more efficient for the Department, certainly not for patients. This is what we see. I mentioned cancer patients and terminally ill people who are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Illness Benefit Applications (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: I want to ask a couple of specific questions. How many people are still waiting on an illness benefit claim to come through because of this mess? What is the current processing time for new applications?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Illness Benefit Applications (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: If implemented and consulted on, that is absolutely a good thing.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Illness Benefit Applications (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the decision was made to change the forms for illness benefit; the consultations that took place prior to the changeover to new forms; the status of processing times for the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39077/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for delays to the payment of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38814/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension Eligibility (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 85. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow an entitlement to a widow’s pension in certain circumstances and not solely dependent on marital status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38818/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 100. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have been referred to JobPath after completing the scheme in full for a second time since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38815/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (26 Sep 2018)

John Brady: 101. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her Department’s work towards introducing a total contributions approach for the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38817/18]