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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Basically, as only 20% of companies have not reached the minimum funding standard, 80% have done so. The lady who emailed me this morning gave me a figure for the total deficit of the 126 companies that have not registered of €1.8 billion, which means the other 80% of companies must be at €1.8 billion plus the difference, which is €5.1 billion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: What I was trying to get at is not so much a winding-up situation because there is legislative provision for wind-up; it is in regard to a restructuring. This is in response to the many representations we have had from company pensioners that they have no input and no part in the negotiations, and they are simply communicated with to say that, as part of the restructuring, the company is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: To add to the Chairman's question, would it have been better if we put in an appeal to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman rather than the Pensions Authority?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: That is very clear. I thank Mr. Moriarty. If he has any further comments or observations before we move on to further Stages of the Bill, he should feel free to send them on to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the witnesses for coming in and making a presentation which we appreciate. Dr. Bambrick rightly said the Government's proposals have yet to be legislated for. Having studied an outline of those proposals, I understand they do not add much to the existing protections. There is much talk about extra consultation but no compulsion. We are proposing something stronger involving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I ask the witnesses to comment on my point about younger members being disadvantaged by delaying a wind-up that ultimately takes place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Point taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Dr. Bambrick mentioned the eminence of the total contributions system and I raised this the other day in the Dáil during Question Time. The Minister told me it is now envisaged this would not be introduced until at least the second half of next year. There is clearly consideration of the 40-year model versus the 30-year model. As the committee knows, the 40-year period applies to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Irish Association of Pension Funds and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (11 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I will be amending and redrafting the Bill when the pre-legislative scrutiny discussions finish. If congress has any specific suggestions for amendments or anything like that it should feel free to send them either to myself or the Chairman.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: A commitment was given in the 2019 budget to extend entitlement to jobseeker’s benefit to the self-employed. When will that system come into operation? It requires legislation. When can we expect to see that legislation?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: For this session?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Nobody knows.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: Who is judging?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: There are two exceptions there worth about €5 billion.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 110. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an automatic entitlement to a general practitioner visit card for those in receipt of a full-time carer's payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16771/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 193. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the capital disregard savings, shares and property for carer's allowance from €20,000 and €50,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16770/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 194. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of disregarding the half-rate carer's allowance in the means test for entitlement to the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16772/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Functions (10 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 203. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the suspension by the data access unit of her Department of the pension tracing service which had assisted with pension beneficiaries in tracing their pension entitlements; the number of queries which the system handled in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number of such queries which were successfully...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Transport (9 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 129. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of light tactical armoured vehicles purchased for the Defence Forces in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the number withdrawn during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16248/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (9 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 130. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated full-year cost if the budget for the Civil Defence increased by 12.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16249/19]