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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Payments (4 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon is entitled to backpay from 5 March 2014 to 14 October 2014 on their jobseeker's benefit in view of the fact that they were unaware following voluntary redundancy that they would have an entitlement to jobseeker's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41476/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (4 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the budget for the youth guarantee in 2013, 2014 and 2015; the number of places available in the youth guarantee in 2013 and 2014 and the number expected to participate in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41888/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (4 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under the age of 25 who are currently on the live register broken down by jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's credits for less than three months, for three to six months, for six to 12 months, for 12 to 24 months, for 24 to 36 months, and more than 36 months; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (4 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 221. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage and number of young persons currently underemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41891/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Data (4 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 220. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of employment service officers currently employed in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41890/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (4 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 222. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form each live register activation programme currently in operation and the numbers participating in these programmes in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and expected in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41892/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (4 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons who receive jobseeker's allowance at a rate below €188; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41893/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Midwifery Services (4 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 766. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an independent midwife had their State indemnity insurance removed after transferring a person from their home to hospital when they became dizzy where they subsequently had a bleed after ten hours in hospital yet in similar or worse situations no Health Service Executive staff were ever suspended or had insurance suspended (details supplied);...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Employment Rights (4 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: 918. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an investigation was carried out into employment conditions at a site (details supplied) in County Dublin; who carried the inspection out; the issues which were investigated; if bogus sub-contracting and underpayment of bricklayers were included in the matters for investigation; if the investigation has concluded; if she will indicate the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following:“ “stillborn child” means a child who, at birth, weighs not less than 500 grammes or has a gestational age of not less than 24 weeks and shows no sign of life, and “stillbirth” shall be construed accordingly. These also include an unborn child who dies in the womb of the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: It would appear that what has happened in this case is that the certificate has issued - I presume based on the Attorney General's interpretation of the section that the Ard-Chláraitheoir was entitled to issue the certificate.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: What the Attorney General is saying is that it is legal under the Act, as it stands, to issue the certificate.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Has that been done?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I bring to the Minister of State's attention that a short time ago, my attention was brought to an opinion from a senior counsel which runs directly contrary to the opinion expressed by the Attorney General. He states that the crucial words in section 2(1) of the 2004 Act are undoubtedly that the term stillborn means a child who "at birth" and that with all due respect to the learned...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Right. This is the case about which the Minister of State is talking.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I will not press the amendment. We will come back to it on Report Stage but it seems a bit peculiar in that no further damage would be done to the system by accepting the amendment. It would put the matter beyond any shadow of a doubt. Simply because the Attorney General takes one statutory interpretation and a senior counsel takes another view that a bit extra is needed, it seems very...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, line 23, after “child” to insert the following:"and in those circumstances an tArd-Chláraitheoir shall register the name of the father and his last known address".Section 6 provides that it is the duty of both parents to comply with the registration of the birth of a child, notwithstanding that they are not married to each other. It goes...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: In circumstances where a mother attends alone and she knows the whereabouts of the father but the father is not going along with it, surely the father's name and address can be registered. What is the difference? He might not be willing to talk to the Registrar either.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: If the Registrar contacts him and he does not respond, is that the end of it?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Willie O'Dea: Yes. Essentially, what happens?