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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

John Curran: I thank our guests for attending and for their submissions. The committee is working to look at bogus self-employment. It is not just the issue of revenue lost to the State, it is also the various entitlements lost to a potential employee - be it holiday pay, sick pay, etc. - and it will become more important in the future as auto-enrolment in the context of pensions will come into play and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the steps he has taken to date to alleviate M50 traffic congestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14930/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the number of soft play centres for children who are being forced to close down on account of the high cost of business insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15281/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Collection (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax yield for each carbon fuel type by year in tabular form; the total for each year since the carbon tax was first introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15282/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Yield (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the tax yield from the carbon tax was spent in the years since the tax was first introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15283/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 338. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure an increase in the rate of children presenting for the MMR vaccination; his plans to ensure that this is increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15284/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 415. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to examine the potential for new support programmes, such as deep retrofit, to encourage home investment in certain energy efficient measures and systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15285/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 416. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to test low-cost finance models, to identify and refine those best suited to consumer needs in order to increase the uptake of home energy investment with finance being one of the main barriers to energy efficiency investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15286/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 417. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to provide the necessary supports to help homeowners undertake home retrofits in order to prevent application abandonment for energy efficient grant schemes and to increase the uptake of home retrofits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15288/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 452. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects low carbon emission buses to be operational in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15289/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses in the housing stock of each local authority that have benefitted from energy efficiency retrofits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15287/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: Apologies have been received from Deputy Bailey. I welcome everyone to the meeting. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before we resume in public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: I ask everyone to turn off their mobile phones or to switch them to flight mode. I welcome Mr. Joe Saunders, Mr. Michael Bowe, Ms Anne Fitzgerald, Mr. Eamonn O'Reilly and Mr. Larry O'Neill From the Irish Local Development Network, ILDN, and Mr. Donal Coffey and Ms Caroline Kennedy from SIPTU. In a few moments I will invite the witnesses to make their presentations and then members will have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: Thank you. I call Mr. Coffey of SIPTU.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Coffey and Ms Kennedy for their opening statement. A significant number of members have indicated that they wish to contribute. Members will be given an opportunity to ask a number of questions. A number of representatives of ILDN have not made a contribution so far and they are more than welcome to contribute to the responses to members' questions. I am not suggesting that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: I thank Deputy O'Dea for sticking to the time allowed. Deputy Brady is next and he has five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: I will afford all of the delegates an opportunity to respond. I am conscious that some of the comments made are relevant, specifically as we look at the design of a new programme. The ILDN has welcomed the idea of having a multi-annual programme. We cannot look at what happened in the past four of five years and say we are going to repeat it for the next four or five as we will be looking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: I might keep Mr. Bowe until last because he made the opening statement. I will let his colleagues respond to some of the queries raised, if that suits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Saunders. I ask Mr. Bowe to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

John Curran: I thank all our witnesses for their attendance today, the opening statements and their response to the questions. Deputy Brady clearly indicated that this is part one of a two-part process. We will address the Minister next week. It is very important to be fair and compliment the witnesses on the presentations because while we have the Indecon report, we are looking forward to the future...