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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (19 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 442. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected increase due to changing demographics in the number of persons availing of the free travel scheme over the next five years; the cost of maintaining the scheme at current levels, taking account of the projected increase in users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22358/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 454. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the school meals programme; the cost in 2017 of increasing expenditure on this programme by 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22610/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (19 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 458. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost in 2017 of restoring the Christmas bonus to 75% and 100% of its previous rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22639/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 471. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the changes to the most recent operation manual for community services programmes, dated 4 April 2016 Version 1, in particular, the stipulation that working hours must be spread over four days, resulting in new entrants of the programme no longer being able to claim jobseeker's allowance; if he has considered the adverse effects this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 472. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to discuss the expectation of community services programmes to pay market rates and the living wage where possible, given that his Department's contribution to CSPs no longer matches the legal minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22852/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 473. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when successful applicants for the community services programme support fund will receive funding; if he is aware that they have been obliged to pay the new national minimum wage rate since the 1 January 2016, incurring significant additional costs and placing many under considerable financial strain; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 474. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the estimated full-year cost to the State in 2017 of increasing the wage contribution to the community services programme to match the new national legal minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22854/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (20 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: There are a number of omissions from yesterday's housing programme published by the Government. I refer to one in particular, security of tenure for people who are currently subject to repossession proceedings. When will the new court be in place? The Taoiseach has promised a new court in the programme for Government to deal with these sort of cases. What is the position concerning people...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (20 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: On a point of order, the Taoiseach specifically promised a new court that would deal exclusively with repossession cases. When will that court be in place? At the moment, there are thousands of repossession cases before the ordinary courts.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (20 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: They are out of practice.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (21 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide the full year cost in 2017 of increasing maternity benefit by one week, two week, three weeks and four weeks in tabular format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24052/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Direct Provision Data (21 Jul 2016)

Willie O'Dea: 365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide the estimated full year cost in 2017, based on the projected number expected to access direct provision, of increasing the adult rate by €5 and the child rate by €5 in tabular format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24053/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I welcome the Minister to the committee and thank him for his presentation. There are a number of matters I would like to advert to. In regard to the self-employed, I welcome the Minister's statement that this area is a personal priority for him. It is an area Fianna Fáil has been concerned with and in respect of which it has put forward specific proposals over the past couple of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister could also respond to everyone together, if he wishes. It might be more efficient if he was to let everyone else speak and then respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: The Deputy could ask them again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: On the issue of Turas Nua and the area the Minister is talking about, I am getting an increasing number of complaints from individuals. It is beginning to reach fairly alarming levels at the moment. I suspect the vast majority of the individuals who approach me did not make a complaint to the Department. Therefore, I think the statistic of 92 complaints out of 51,000 referrals is pretty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: Will it replace FIS or will it work in conjunction with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: We hear from the losers coming up to an election.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I forgot to mention something that might solve the problems Senator Alice-Mary Higgins has with regard to averaging. We could put a proposal to the Minister on the question of averaging which would improve the situation for women but would not create losers. A lot can be done for relatively small amounts of money. For example, if we were to restore the provision whereby a person would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Willie O'Dea: I will.