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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Curran: That question has been asked and answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Curran: We will now get an answer to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Curran: The point has been made and we will pursue it. There were a number of other questions for Mr. Conlon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Curran: A lot of questions have been asked about performance. The witness probably does not have all the figures to hand, but they would be useful. He has talked about the JobPath scheme being evaluated, and I understand that. However, there must be clear performance indicators which can be monitored on a continual basis. There must be an indication of the average cost per job etc. Does the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Curran: Deputy O'Dea asked Mr. Conlon a specific question on the costs of the additional services. On page 4 it states that JobPath provides flexibility in addressing whatever barriers a jobseeker may have in seeking employment, such as child care support, travel expenses etc.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Curran: This meeting is going to conclude shortly. A number of issues have been raised to which we expect written responses. This is the first in a series of meetings and there will be other witnesses as well as, hopefully, the two companies. On conclusion, we will engage with the Department again because we do not have all the answers we want. I do not expect the witnesses to have all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Curran: Does Ms Murphy or Mr. Conlon have any concluding remarks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Curran: I thank our witnesses for attending. It has been a busy meeting and I thank them for the answers they have given. It is the intention of the committee to invite the JobPath companies to appear before us and I want the Department to work with us on the operation of the scheme. We have an interest in the area of local employment services too. It is a comprehensive piece of work and we would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Curran: She will reply by correspondence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

John Curran: The proposal is agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Abolition (20 Mar 2018)

John Curran: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce tax relief on trade union subscriptions; the estimated annual cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11849/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (20 Mar 2018)

John Curran: 126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the report on the cost of and a plan for dealing with pay equalisation for new entrants to the public service which was provided for in section 11 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11836/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Mar 2018)

John Curran: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the full restoration of pay equality for primary teachers that entered the profession post 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11776/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 Mar 2018)

John Curran: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the grant funding that was made available to provide two new resource rooms at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will be increased. [11954/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces (20 Mar 2018)

John Curran: 575. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he expects local drug task forces to meet the commitment made in the Programme for Partnership Government to extend the services of local and regional drug and alcohol task forces if funding to local drug task forces remains at 2014 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12457/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (20 Mar 2018)

John Curran: 648. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an outpatient appointment in St. James's Hospital, Dublin; if an appointment can be arranged for an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12772/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (20 Mar 2018)

John Curran: 854. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific targets and actions he has set to address the tourist number decline from the UK in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12463/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (20 Mar 2018)

John Curran: 1047. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to each local authority to refurbish a vacant property in order for it to return to housing stock, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12458/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (20 Mar 2018)

John Curran: 1048. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average target time for refurbishment of vacant properties in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12459/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (20 Mar 2018)

John Curran: 1049. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount each local authority spent on the refurbishment of vacant properties in their areas in 2016 and 2017, and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12460/18]