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- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: Every time I come into this House and remind Fianna Fáil of what it implemented and imposed on people across the board-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: -----its members react as Deputy O'Dea reacts now. I ask the Acting Chairman to stop Deputy O'Dea and to allow me to speak uninterrupted.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: Please do chair it.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: Absolutely.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: Those aged 18 to 24 years in receipt of a jobseeker's payment will receive an increase of €2.70. Those aged 25 years will receive an increase of €3.80. Instead of struggling to live on €100 per week, those aged between 18 and 24 years will now struggle on €102.70 simply because of their age. These increases were hardly surprising coming from the Minister for...
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: Fianna Fáil started it.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: It is Westminster controlled.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: Maybe Fianna Fáil would work with us to end Westminster control of that system.
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: Perhaps Fianna Fáil would work with us to have control over it handed back to the Assembly instead of-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: The Deputy has just justified it.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: 98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if moneys have been secured and ring-fenced for the refurbishment of a Garda station at Greystones, County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33569/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: 226. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are awaiting the processing of social protection payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33571/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: 227. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedures in place to deal with chronic waiting times for the processing of social protection payments especially the current 40 week wait for the processing of carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33572/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Coast Guard Issues (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: 253. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the OPW will advise on the affordable alternatives for the construction of a coastguard station at Greystones, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33567/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Coast Guard Issues (8 Nov 2016)
John Brady: 254. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the options for affordable alternatives being considered for the construction of a coastguard station at Greystones, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33568/16]
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2016)
John Brady: Waiting times are escalating, however.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2016)
John Brady: The programme for Government commits to targeted improvements in welfare payments for the elderly, people with disabilities, the sick and carers, among others. Information recently received by Sinn Féin indicates that at the end of September, waiting lists for people in receipt of social welfare have increased across the board. For example, the wait for carer's allowance has increased...
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2016)
John Brady: What about waiting times?
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (3 Nov 2016)
John Brady: 215. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the new affordable child care scheme announced in budget 2017 ignores professional child minders as is the choice made by many parents for their children as the best child care option as opposed to a crèche setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33080/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (3 Nov 2016)
John Brady: 216. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the new affordable child care scheme is permissible under the Constitution which pledges to hold the family at its core when the new scheme favours a centre-based scheme with no regard for the parent's choice for a child minder over a crèche setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33081/16]