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Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: When does the Minister hope to commence this section?

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I move amendment No. 6:In page 14, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “9. Section 311 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3):“(4) (a) An appeals officer shall decide an appeal within a prescribed time of 60 working days from the date of receipt of the appeal. (b) Where notice of a decision under section 311 is...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I welcome the change which represents a substantial improvement on what went before, although I am bound to say I am a little confused at the idea that someone with a child up to the age of 14 years who has to transfer from lone parent's allowance to jobseeker's allowance because his or her child has passed the 12 years of age threshold will not be compelled to prove that he or she is looking...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I seek clarification on my amendment, No. 12. Does that inevitably result in deferring the change the Minister is proposing? Essentially, I am proposing that the arrangement the Minister is proposing to change should be put on ice, as it were. How does that imply that I am delaying it?

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: No, I am just talking about the amendment.

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: No, I am suggesting that we do not start to implement it until the economy improves, because of the extent of poverty among lone parents in particular. However, if the effect of the amendment is to defer the change, which is better than what was there previously, I will be happy to withdraw it. I must take issue with the Minister on a number of points. She argues that the spend on lone...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I move amendment No. 12:In page 16, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: "11. (1) Section 178B of the Principal Act (as amended by section 5 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012) is amended by inserting the following new subsection (5)--"(5) Subsection (2)(b) and (c) shall be introduced at a time of the Minister's discretion.".(2) Section 178C of the Principal Act (as...

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: I recognise that this amendment simply represents an extension of an existing provision, but it also comprises a substantial strengthening of the sanctions. Why was this significant change not included in the original legislation? The Minister will no doubt say it had not been cleared by the Attorney General's office but, if that is the case, why not hold the Bill until such time as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 22 May 2013, if he will clarify his reply regarding the subject of the July provision scheme for families of autistic children as regards those with more than one child where he states the note accompanying the application forms provides this clarity, which it has been pointed out to this Deputy is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will set out in tabular form the income and expenditure to or from the social insurance for each of the past five years, the breakdown of income between the classes of PRSI contribution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27121/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund Deficit (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 380. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected deficit on the social insurance fund in 2013; her plans for closing the deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27122/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 383. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of the full roll out of public services card, the way this has varied since the project was initiated, the number of PSCs issued to date, the projected number to be issued in 2013, the schemes that will be prioritised in the roll out; the date for completion of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27132/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm receipt of correspondence from a person (details supplied); her views on the delay of over twenty months for invalidity pension for this applicant in view of her recent comments that no applicant has been awaiting decision for more than a year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27332/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 419. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the reason for delay in issuing illness benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Meath; when same will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26899/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 431. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of contracts granted by her Department, or by agencies under the auspices of her Department, from 1 January 2012 to date in 2013; the total value of these contracts; the percentage value of these for which no tenders were required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27351/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration Authority (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 702. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 8 May 2013, if he will check the contention that the Property Registration Authority of Ireland has made an error taking into account correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26976/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration Authority (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 703. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the safeguards or measures that will be put in place to prevent a duplicate judgement mortgage being placed on a folio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26977/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 860. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will confirm receipt of correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Limerick regarding early childhood care and education; if she has reviewed the comments; the actions she is likely to take subsequently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27595/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (11 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 881. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to support those persons affected by the cessation of the mobility allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27605/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Jun 2013)

Willie O'Dea: 20. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions he has had to date with the EU and with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in relation to the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28059/13]