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Questions on Promised Legislation (3 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: When are we going to get the signal?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (3 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the report to identify the supports and barriers to accessing higher education for lone parents as committed to in the programme for Government has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21070/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Poverty Data (3 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has conducted an analysis of the reason the latest Survey on Income and Living Conditions, SILC, figures show an increase in poverty and deprivation for persons not at work due to an illness and/or a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21067/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (3 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the campaign 'Welfare Cheats Cheat Us All' launched by his Department, including the expenditure on advertising, including online, print and broadcast advertising and the national poster campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21068/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (3 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 199. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which anti-fraud measures saved his Department over €500 million in 2016; the areas in which savings were made, the payments or schemes where savings were made due to these measures and the savings made in each of these payments or schemes; if any of the €500 million was saved as a result of recouping overpayments made by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension Provision: Age Action (4 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: I thank Mr. Moran for his excellent presentation and both him and Mr. Scully for attending and giving of their time. Regarding the calculation of €13 per week in actual loss, is Age Action taking into account the fact that normal inflation rules do not apply to people over the age of 65 years? Normal inflation takes into account luxury goods and high-end items, for example, aircraft,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension Provision: Age Action (4 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: That is fair enough and is all that I wanted to ask about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension Provision: Age Action (4 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: It would cost approximately €10 million per annum if the change was reversed now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension Provision: Age Action (4 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Is that the cost of changing the averaging to what it was in 2012 and changing the criterion to 260 contributions paid instead of 520?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension Provision: Age Action (4 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: It should be secondary to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension Provision: Age Action (4 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: As regards moving to a total contribution system, there would be winners and losers but it depends on where one sets the bar. Let us presume, for example, that the Minister for Social Protection said he was going to introduce a new system based on total contributions of an average working lifetime of 40 years at 52 contributions per annum. In a situation like that there would be a hell of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension Provision: Age Action (4 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: If the Department has money to spend on campaigns, it would be far better to do so advising people of their right to make voluntary contributions than on a fraudulent campaign about alleged social welfare fraud.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality that teachers endure (details supplied); the timeframe which will be given to act on the issue of pay inequality; if there is no plan to resolve the issue of pay inequality, the way in which a position can be justified that is contrary to the principle of equal pay for equal work; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 271. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who received the carer's support grant in 2016; the expenditure on the grant in 2016; the number of persons who have received the grant to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21582/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 272. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between seven and 14 years of age to receive both the jobseeker's transition payment and family income supplement if they meet the qualifying criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21583/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 273. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the household benefits package in 2016; the projected expenditure in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Advocacy Service (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 274. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of advocates employed in the national advocacy service for persons with disabilities; the ratio of advocates to persons with a disability nationally; the full year cost of running the service; the estimated full year cost of increasing the number of advocates by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 275. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reinstating the bereavement grant to 2013 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21586/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 276. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of restoring the telephone allowance to 2013 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21587/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (9 May 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 277. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to further extend social insurance benefits to the self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21588/17]