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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Guarantee (18 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding drawn down as part of the Youth Guarantee since 2013; the amount spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53421/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services Waiting Lists (18 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 435. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list to see a psychiatrist at Enniscorthy child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS; the length of time the person has been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53248/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (18 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 642. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 528 to 530, inclusive, of 11 December 2018, the amount that has been recouped since her Department began recouping moneys from the estates of deceased persons in cases in which an overpayment was identified due to means not declared; the number of cases that have been opened by her...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (18 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 643. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 11 December 2018, the number of persons to date who have gained employment through the JobPath service; the number who have returned to claim social welfare payments having previously taken up employment through the JobPath scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (18 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 645. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the commitment made in Pathways to Work 2016-2020 to review and report on the impact of the reduced jobseeker's payment rates for jobseekers aged 18 to 25 years of age has not been met; the stage the work is at to complete the report; the date when it is envisaged it will be published; and if she will make a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the costs associated with the JobPath scheme since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53390/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: After several years of asking for the costs associated with JobPath, Turas Nua and Seetec and constantly being told that because of commercial sensitivity the figures could not be released, the figures were eventually given to the Committee of Public Accounts. Do these costs represent value for money? Will the Minister comment on the overall costs?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: The Minister referred to the low cost of operating the scheme. We know €149 million has been given to private companies, Seetec and Turas Nua, since 2015 and 195,000 people have been referred. For each one of those people, an initial registration fee of €311 was paid to one or other of these two companies. I do not consider that value for money. We know that over 15,000...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: There is evidence that Turas Nua and Seetec are hounding people who find employment by themselves and trying to claim credit for it so they can get the sustainment payments. That needs to be looked at. When JobPath was first rolled out it was said it was to assist people to secure and sustain full-time employment or self-employment. I received an interesting response from the Minister and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commencement of Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the commencement of Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; if the amendments required in Part 9 in a stand-alone Bill will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53332/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commencement of Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: While I welcome the fact that a stand-alone Bill will be brought forward to deal with the typographical errors in Part 9 of the 2015 Act, that Part and others were supposed to have been implemented within 12 months of enactment. It has taken three years to identify those errors and a further six months to rectify them. It has left hundreds of people feeling very vulnerable and at a loss as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commencement of Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: The date I was given was 3 January-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commencement of Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: It was through our team. We put in many parliamentary questions on the issue and it was indicated that it was due to come to Cabinet on that date. I may stand corrected and I do not claim to have any inside knowledge into the Cabinet. The Minister can rest assured that she has Sinn Féin's total support to ensure the Bill passes as quickly as possible. I take it that a genuine mistake...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Illness Benefit Waiting Times (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: I have been told that a fix has been put in place in the illness benefit section which will mean that all medical forms will be certified to cover the Christmas period. I see that as trying to put off any negative press for the Department and for the Minister. I am told that there will be a litany of problems come January because of this blanket certification which is being put in place...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: The programme for Government commits to an increase in ambulances and paramedics every year as well as to improving response times. I wish to raise with the Taoiseach the case of a local constituent of mine in Bray. The case involves young man with cerebral palsy who was involved in an accident yesterday in his wheelchair. He received a serious leg injury. He ended up on the ground and he...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: I will support the amendment but I want some clarity from the Minister. I note she put out a statement last week that she intends to have this signed into law come March of next year. This would be in line with the amendment. We know very vulnerable workers have waited a long time for this. Why must we wait these full three months? There is no reason this could not be signed into law...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: I am happy enough with the Minister's explanation. We fought for a long time for the bands agreed on Committee Stage. The Minister's initial proposal was narrow, providing for four bands. It is critical that we apply the altered bands for workers and trade unions which campaigned on the issue. These bands are in line with what they were seeking. These bands strengthen the legislation and...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: People have spoken about anecdotal evidence of bogus self-employment. There are absolutely many such examples. There are also rock solid cases, with real and tangible evidence. The practice is endemic in many employment sectors. Examples in construction have been given. There have been recent examples in my constituency and other constituencies involving construction workers engaged in...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: This is a major day for workers who are engaged in precarious employment. It is a momentous day and it sends a powerful message to workers engaged in low-paid precarious employment. Full credit has to go to the workers in Dunnes Stores, some of whom are in the Visitors Gallery. They stood on the front lines, went to the Workplace Relations Commission and took on Dunnes Stores and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Waiting Times (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if illness benefit payments are now back at normal levels; if all fixes of the automated system have been put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53331/18]