Results 601-620 of 7,447 for speaker:John Brady

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Poverty Data (9 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions he will take in response to the survey on income and living conditions 2015 figures released recently, specifically regarding the working poor in view of the fact that over 100,000 persons are employed and living in poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6428/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Poverty Impact Assessment (9 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions he will take in response to the survey on income and living conditions 2015 figures released recently, specifically the fact that 750,000 persons are living on a weekly income of less than €230; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6429/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment (9 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the stage the report on the impact of Government reforms to the one-parent family payment is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6432/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (9 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the stage the report on the impact of reduced jobseeker's allowance for under 26s is at; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6433/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (9 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of CAO places made available to students having completed a pre-nursing course through a post leaving certificate course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6420/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (9 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making additional CAO places available to students that have completed a pre-nursing course through a post leaving certificate course in view of the nursing shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6421/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2017)

John Brady: I welcome Dr. Sweeney. It was certainly a very informative presentation. I am aware the Deputies and Senators are rushing off, as am I, so I will be as brief as I can. I did not see that report about schemes that are being wound down which Deputy O'Dea was talking about. We know, and the Minister is on the record as saying, that schemes such as Gateway are being wound down. He is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Administration (14 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the legislation in place which allows a local authority to remove persons from the register of electors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6696/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (14 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for occupational therapy in health centres in County Wicklow; the average waiting time for persons to be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7284/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 517. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for speech and language therapy in health centres in County Wicklow; the average waiting time for persons to be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7285/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 518. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for access to the early intervention team in health centres in County Wicklow; the average waiting time for persons to be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7286/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 519. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of mental health services available in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7287/17]

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

John Brady: That was his speech for the leadership.

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

John Brady: As they have.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Superannuation Schemes (15 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to provide pension entitlements to retained fire fighters who are paying a pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7754/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 243. To ask the Minister for Health if a vaccination that was introduced into the infant vaccination programme on 1 December 2016 and backdated for infants born after 1 October 2016 will be backdated further (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7945/17]

Priority Questions: Poverty Data (21 Feb 2017)

John Brady: Are Questions Nos. 26 and 29 being grouped together?

Priority Questions: Poverty Data (21 Feb 2017)

John Brady: 29. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking in response to recently released figures on poverty rates in the survey on income and living conditions, SILC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8704/17]

Priority Questions: Poverty Data (21 Feb 2017)

John Brady: I note the Minister welcomes the findings of the SILC report. He referred to the overall increase in living conditions. However, he completely brushed over and failed to acknowledge that there is a serious problem with consistent poverty for lone parents, which has increased from 25% in 2014 to 26.2% in 2015. This has to be down to the disastrous changes that were introduced under the...

Priority Questions: Poverty Data (21 Feb 2017)

John Brady: The Minister talked about statistics. Obviously, I will select statistics that jump out at me and that raise serious concerns. Obviously, the Minister wants to talk about smashing the unemployment figures and the type of language he is good at. However, I will stick to the real statistics here - the statistics for which we are constantly told we must wait until the subsequent year. While...