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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (6 May 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 250. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Spent Convictions Bill 2012 will be brought through to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17398/15]

Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Brendan Ryan: We are sick of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement: Department of Social Protection (13 May 2015)

Brendan Ryan: In terms of the take-up of family income supplement, has the Department any estimate of the number who might be entitled to receive it but have not taken it up? What strategies is it using to inform them of their entitlement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement: Department of Social Protection (13 May 2015)

Brendan Ryan: Perhaps he was thinking of his dinner.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Tax Exemptions (27 May 2015)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister for taking this Topical Issue today regarding the exemption from local property tax for those people afflicted by pyrite in their homes. It is Government policy, as announced by the Minister for Finance, that homeowners who have pyrite-affected homes should be exempt from local property tax. The regulations regarding the exemption from the local property tax are set out...

Topical Issue Debate: Property Tax Exemptions (27 May 2015)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister for his reply. I have nothing seriously to add to what I have said, but I will summarise the position. Will the Minister accept that a solution to this could be along the lines of the way I have advised, in which case the change to the statutory instrument would have the effect of delivering what people are entitled to? The exemption for pyrite-affected homes is...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion. When the initial offer from IAG was made in January, it was deemed unacceptable to the Government. Acting with my Labour Party colleagues, I played a key role in ensuring the initial offer which was bad was not accepted. From the very beginning, we have been criticised from all sides, including right-wing media commentators for being parish...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (9 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 369. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the proposed date for Ireland to enshrine the new European Union public procurement directives, that will require all public bodies to apply more socially and economically just criteria to all public tenders, will be in advance of the required deadline of April 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21421/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 924. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places currently in Autism Spectrum Disorder classes in Dublin North, by school; the number of places due to come on stream in the next two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21260/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Citizens Information Board: Chairperson Designate (10 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: I wish Ms Ita Mangan well in the five-year term ahead. I am sure she will do an outstanding job. I hope we will all be here next year to work with her for the foreseeable future. We look forward to that. The point she raised upfront, and which was made by Deputy Collins as well, was the value for money element in terms of what the future holds for the small local offices which, in my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: Until about 12 months ago, I was beating the drum for a review of the caps on rent supplement and calling for an increase in the caps. As a practitioner in my local area, I could see all sorts of pressures on the rent supplement caps. In recent times, however, the most pressing issue has been finding accommodation, in other words, it is a problem of housing supply rather than caps on rent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: To me, discussion of rent caps in different areas such as Dublin, Athlone or wherever is not getting at the real issue. What community welfare officers have got to have, rather than generalised caps, is the flexibility to respond to the market locally. About a year to a year and a half ago, I did not see that flexibility, but I see it now. CWOs are now responding to individual cases and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: Yes, a quick one. I differ with Mr. Allen regarding whether that is the silver bullet. The threshold does not have to be increased right across the board to provide the kind of flexibility that will deliver and keep people in their homes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: There are variations around the place, but I am seeing flexibility now where I did not see it a year ago.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Prison Staff (11 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 131. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans for recruitment in the Oberstown Juvenile Detention Centre in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22785/15]

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Brendan Ryan: The section concerning the review of the operation of the legislation is very important. In the Minister of State's response to issues raised by Deputies, he has referred to this matter and suggested we can address it in two years as part of the review. Consider the wording of the section. It is stated the review will be carried out by the Minister and the conclusions drawn from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (1 Jul 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the Spent Convictions Bill; the indicative timeframe for the Bill to make its way through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26520/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (14 Jul 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 474. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Bill 2013 will be scheduled for Report Stage in Dáil Éireann; when this Bill will have completed all Stages in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28979/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (14 Jul 2015)

Brendan Ryan: 851. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the commercial rates charged in 2015 for wind turbines, by local authority area; if he will provide a list of the charges, by local authority, in order to illustrate any variations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28476/15]

Social Services and Support: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jul 2015)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. It deals with fundamental and vital issues at the centre of maintaining a core level of decency and support for vulnerable groups in society, particularly older people. The population is ageing rapidly, with advances in health care leading to a dramatic rise in the older population. Each year, the total number of persons over the age of 65...