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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (16 Oct 2019)

John Brady: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the roll-out of the front office back office model will lead to a reduction in staff; if so, the number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42486/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (16 Oct 2019)

John Brady: 255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the roll out of the front office back office model will occur; the timeframe in place for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42487/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2019)

John Brady: They do not work for the landlords.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

John Brady: Jobs are at risk due to the inaction by the Government in tackling the hikes in insurance costs right across the State. Jobs have been lost across the State. Businesses close down weekly. I am working with a number of businesses which provide for outdoor pursuits and activities. They are at risk. One business recently told me that its insurance has gone from €9,000 to more than...

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

John Brady: I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— there are 218,817 lone parent families living in the State (Census 2016); — Ireland’s level of lone parent families is amongst the highest in the European Union and growing; — lone parent families have suffered disproportionately during the economic recession and in the subsequent period of economic growth;...

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

John Brady: I thank the Deputies who spoke in support of Sinn Féin's motion. It is really welcome. It is unfortunate that the Government has indicated it will abstain. That is a disappointment not just for Sinn Féin but, more importantly, for the lone parent families who are looking on and hoping that some of the Minister's positive words recently would translate into positive actions....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (22 Oct 2019)

John Brady: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a primary care centre in Arklow, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43288/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

John Brady: 624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the frequency of reviews carried out for carer's allowance and carer's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43291/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: 41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of her plans to implement a new front office-back office model in Intreo offices; the effect the changes will have for existing offices and staffing levels in the offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43654/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: Will the Minister set out the details of her plans to introduce a new front office-back office model in Intreo offices and the effect those changes will have for existing offices and staffing levels within those offices?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: It is concerning that this process is being undertaken so quietly. No information has been given on this subject. The Minister has not ruled out any prospect of job losses in Intreo offices. She needs to put on the record a clarification of whether there will be job losses because of this new model and she needs to state that clearly. I state that because concerns have been expressed...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: The Minister alluded to the concerns of Fórsa, the representative organisation of the staff. Did those concerns emerge on foot of any reviews of the initial roll-out undertaken by the trade union or the Department? That roll-out encompassed some 52 branches across eight different Intreo centres. Will the Minister address some of the concerns identified and outline what plans are in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: 43. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that by increasing the hours carers can work outside the home and not increasing the income disregard at the same time, carers who work those additional hours may see a reduction in their carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43655/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: With the increase in hours that carers can work outside the home, I ask whether the Minister's attention been drawn yet to a serious anomaly or issue that has arisen due to not increasing the earnings disregard.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: In my question, I stated it was an anomaly. Clearly, it was not. This was a premeditated move and the Minister touched on that. The Minister did this in the full knowledge of the impact it would have. There was a protest by carers outside the gates here last week. I spoke to a number of them and I have spoken to many since the budget. I disagree with the Minister when she states that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: I agree that proper conversations are necessary. There is also an urgent need to review the means threshold for carer's allowance. It must be reviewed and I ask the Minister and Department to undertake that immediately. It is far too restrictive. Carers must often give up work to allow themselves to give care. The Minister said that she does not make up numbers but she gave two different...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: Can we have clarity on that? There is an opportunity to address this. The social welfare Bill is coming up and if the Minister does not try to fix this, myself and others will table amendments to rectify this and ensure that there will not be winners and losers. "Winners and losers" is a phrase used all the time by the Minister and her Department. There should not be winners and losers...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: Last week the Court of Appeal upheld an order related to the largest illegal dump in the State which had been found in Whitestown in west Wicklow. It upheld the order and gave Wicklow County Council three years to remove all illegal waste from the site, on which it has been shown to have dumped a vast quantity of waste over a couple of decades. There are over 1.4 million tonnes of waste on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Minimum Wage (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: 72. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date for the increase in the minimum wage as recommended by the Low Pay Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43519/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (23 Oct 2019)

John Brady: 58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young jobseekers aged 18 to 24 years of age who will not see their weekly rate increase to the full rate as announced in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43520/19]