Results 6,561-6,580 of 7,460 for speaker:John Brady
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017) John Brady: The quarterly report that came out in January to which the Minister referred relates back to 2015.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017) John Brady: Did the Minister not speak about a quarterly report? Maybe I misheard him. That dates back to 2015. There has been nothing since, so when do these quarterly reports come out? We are looking back to issues dating back to 2015. What monitoring is in place by the Department regarding the type of employment, how the two companies are operating and what type of monitoring is in place?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017) John Brady: People will have been signed up at different points in that year.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017) John Brady: What type of monitoring is in place for Turas Nua and Seetec?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017) John Brady: I have dealt with JobPath. The allocation for Gateway is down 65%. We know the purpose of Gateway and I questioned the Minister on this previously. The Minister said he was hoping to bring forward a replacement or an alternative scheme for local authorities. My preferred choice would be to have staff working directly for councils within councils. There has been no information on that...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017) John Brady: I will try to be quick. Processing times for domiciliary care allowance payments are notable with only 2% of claims being awarded within six weeks. The current waiting time is 15 weeks for that allowance. What is the Minister doing to address that? I note the Minister's comment earlier that he hopes to increase the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by 25% this year. He...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017) John Brady: Michael Taft put it very well. He said it was like gardaí estimating how many murders there would be every year if there was no police force. That is what is happening here. These are not real figures. It is notional money and a campaign which is aimed at propping up the Minister. I made that point earlier.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017) John Brady: The Minister quoted Aristotle to support the rationale for launching the campaign. When he talks about people with beards and wearing make-up, it is nonsense.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017) John Brady: The Minister mentioned the figure of €506 million. I concur with everything the Chairman said. The figures do not stack up. As the Chairman said, it is not transparent. The Minister said the same formula is used by other countries but I disagree. In 2014, two fraud and error surveys were commenced and the savings generated were much higher than in 2015 when three surveys were...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (18 May 2017) John Brady: Peace has broken out here.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (18 May 2017)
John Brady: 158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reducing the necessary PRSI contributions to qualify for a State contributory pension from 520 to 260. [23652/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant (18 May 2017)
John Brady: 159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of doubling expenditure on the reasonable accommodation fund. [23653/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (18 May 2017)
John Brady: 160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the disability allowance by €20. [23654/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (18 May 2017)
John Brady: 161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the State pension by €20, €25, €30 and €35 respectively. [23655/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (18 May 2017)
John Brady: 162. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of restoring all working age payments for those under 26 years of age to the full rate of €193. [23656/17]
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)
John Brady: I welcome Mr. Moran and Ms Feely. I have heard their contributions at the Committee on Social Protection and am familiar with their work. I thank Age Action Ireland for the work it does for our older population. Older people have been hit detrimentally by the changes introduced in budget 2012. One of my first pieces of work as a newly elected Deputy was to bring forward a motion on...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)
John Brady: Absolutely.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)
John Brady: Yes, and I am leading to the questions now.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)
John Brady: I will ask them. Unfortunately, my colleague, Deputy Cullinane was interrupted, and now I am being interrupted as well.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)
John Brady: I will ask the questions.