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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Process (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage at which the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 is; if concerns regarding defined benefit pension schemes have been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53333/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of money recouped since her Department began recovering moneys that were overpaid to a person from the estate of the deceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53334/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 374. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a tele counselling pilot project in County Wicklow; when it will be launched; the way in which it will operate; the target group for same; the estimated amount it will cost per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53856/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 375. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress a Jigsaw youth mental health service in County Wicklow in 2019; the progress made to date in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53857/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policy Functions (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the high level group has the scope to explore new policy ideas in which collaboration between her Department and the Revenue Commissioners would be central to such policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage plans are at to publish definite proposals regarding the new auto-enrolment pension scheme following on from the consultation process that was to feed into the decision making process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53919/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made to base the pension review for those impacted by the 2012 changes on a 40 year contribution record in order to gain a full State pension (contributory); if this decision has been made for the TCA model; if so, the reason 40 years has been chosen; if consultations on this decision took place with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: 45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to designate certain areas including Bray, County Wicklow as municipal borough districts; the effect this will have for areas that are made municipal borough districts under the proposals as contained in the Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1317/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: I ask the Minister his plans to designate certain towns around the State as municipal borough districts. We do not know what that means. It includes eight towns throughout the State. Is this a fancy name change or are powers being designated to these new municipal borough districts, including additional funding? I would appreciate if the Minister could outline what exactly is a municipal...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: Basically, they mean nothing at this point. This needs to be communicated to the local authorities. I spoke to senior management in Wicklow County Council just before Christmas and it really has not got a clue as to what is going on. It saw the report last year according to which Bray was to be designated as a municipal borough district. There was no communication after that. One local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: That needs to be communicated to local authorities because there is real confusion out there. I and others are well aware of the changes that were put forward. For example, Bray has been split into two local electoral areas, two four-seaters, and people are aware of that. After that, however, they have not got a clue when it comes to municipal borough districts. As I said, senior...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: 67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider introducing a medal to honour bravery specifically for members of the fire service including retained firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1318/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: 1159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce annual medal presentations for bravery, as takes place for members of An Garda Síochána, specifically for members of the fire service, both full-time and retained firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1185/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Pension Provisions (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: 160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements that can be made to facilitate a contributory pension payment by international bank transfer for a person (details supplied) should the person decide to move back to Iran after living here for over 30 years further to recently becoming homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1161/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: 720. To ask the Minister for Health the number on waiting lists for adult mental health services by county; the number waiting 0 to three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12, 12 to 18 and more than 18 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1235/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Inspections (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: 1067. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the practice of some social welfare inspectors working on an investigation and also acting as a community welfare officer and dealing with an application for assistance from a person or family that is the subject of the investigation; her views on whether there is a potential conflict of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Brexit Issues (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: 1068. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans in place regarding the continued payment of social security payments from the United Kingdom to persons living here in the case of a no-deal Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54435/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: 1103. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the new automated system for illness benefit payments is fully functioning and working without issues with payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1391/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: 1104. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to use the same new automated system recently put in place for illness benefit for other social welfare payments; the payments in this regard; when this is planned for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1392/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (15 Jan 2019)

John Brady: 1117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for JobPath once the current contract expires at the end of 2019; if she will re-tender for the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1727/19]