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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing maternity benefit from 26 weeks to 30 and 34 weeks, respectively, for those who have had multiple births; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14735/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of paying a double child benefit payment to parents on the birth of a child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14736/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 516. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of equalising jobseeker payments for those under 26 years of age to the standard rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14737/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Advocacy Service (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of advocates in the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities; the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of advocates by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14738/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bereavement Leave (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of introducing two weeks' paid bereavement leave at a rate of €203 per week per parent who has been bereaved of a child under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14739/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reducing the hours required to qualify for the working family payment from 19 to 15 hours for lone parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14740/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between 7 and 14 years of age to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14741/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Transitional Payment (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the jobseeker's transitional payment for lone parents until their youngest child reaches 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14742/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Transitional Payment (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the jobseeker's transitional payment by €10, €15, €20 and €25, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14743/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the earnings disregard for the one parent family payment by €10, €15, €20 and €25, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14744/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the week hours a carer can work or study while receiving carer's allowance, carer's benefit or the carer support grant from 15 to 18.5 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14745/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the free travel scheme for children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14746/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the income disregard for carer's allowance from €332.50 for a single person and €665 for a couple to €450 and €900, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14747/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to change the tenant purchase scheme for local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15448/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I welcome the witnesses to the meeting and thank them for their attendance. This committee was delighted to be able to facilitate the ILDN and SIPTU, both of which have made excellent, compelling and comprehensive presentations today. I congratulate them on that. I have a number of general questions. Mr. Coffey mentioned in his submission that SIPTU had a meeting with departmental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I apologise as I have to leave to attend another appointment shortly. I thank both organisations for coming in and for their presentations. I want to make some general points. Ms Murphy referred to the narrative that supposedly supports the approach the committee is taking and the various legislation being put forward. There is a narrative, yes, but there is also a counter-narrative,...

Prohibition of Bogus Self Employment Bill 2019: First Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to prohibit employers deliberately designating an employee as self-employed. I am happy to introduce the Bill, which is designed to deal with the pernicious and growing problem of bogus self-employment. This is a phenomenon which has traditionally been associated with the construction sector but it has now spread into other...

Prohibition of Bogus Self Employment Bill 2019: First Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (27 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: 272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision on carer's benefit for a person (details supplied) will be expedited in view of the fact that further medical evidence has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14348/19]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister and her officials for the information provided. However, I only received the supplementary information yesterday afternoon. I do not know if others received it sooner. There has been a substantial saving in jobseeker's allowance payments arising from the drop in unemployment and it feeds through to the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. I notice that there has...