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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (17 Dec 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the per-client fee that Seetec or Turas Nua will receive at the different stages. [46030/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (17 Dec 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the per-client fee for the harder-to-place category and for the easier-to-place category. [46031/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how she can reconcile her promise to increase the State pension by €25 over five years with the ever-growing numbers entitled to a reduced State pension as a result of the changes she made to the qualification criteria in budget 2012. [1250/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Cosúil leis na Teachtaí eile, déanaim comhghairdeachas le Peter Finnegan faoin ardú céime agus an jab nua atá aige. Jab deacair é d'aon duine, go háirid sa tréimhse seo sa Teach. I wish to ask the Tánaiste if there is a contradiction in electoral promises so far to increase the State pension at a time when, as a result of her actions, more...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The context of the change must be taken into account. I would not begrudge any pensioner an increase and I firmly believe the pension should be increased and, thereafter, index linked. The Minister's changes over recent years have ensured that more of those who apply for the State pension will qualify for a reduced amount, given that she has increased the paid contributions required from...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: While I welcome the Tánaiste's statement, I do not think it is entirely accurate. The homemakers credit system gives grossly insufficient protections to women, in particular. It does not go back far enough. As far as I know, it allows for or takes account of just one break. The Tánaiste mentioned that the jobseeker's credit is available to those who are looking for work. As I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Government made the pensioners pay for that.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Some pensioners are down €1,100 a year and the Government has not made that up.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is the Tánaiste blaming the pensioners for that?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Sinn Féin has not been in government. We are debating the response of the Government, which was to attack the pensioners.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Government made the poor pensioners poorer. We did not do that.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We are talking about the crazy economics of those who are in government.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Tánaiste should stand up for the Government's decisions.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Services Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will increase funding to CSP schemes to take account of the increase in the minimum wage by 50 cent per hour from 1 January 2016. [1251/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Services Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This question relates to the same issue, namely, the problem that has arisen because of the increase in the minimum wage without a tandem increase in the grant to CSP schemes. Will the Minister of State address this issue?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Services Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I heard the Minister of State's preceding answer and am not asking him to go over all of that ground again, but he mentioned that there were 398 CSP schemes throughout the country. They have been told that, as of last December, the 2016 financial plan will need to incorporate any additional cost necessary to implement the minimum wage requirement. That is why we are discussing the issue....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Services Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The problem with this is that, because CSP schemes must find funds at short notice to meet the additional cost imposed by the increase in the minimum wage, it threatens the viability of many such programmes. Previously, the contribution to CSP schemes was reduced by €1 per hour when the minimum wage was cut, but the Minister of State and his Department suggest that the grant is only a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Services Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I heard the earlier statement. I welcome the fact that there is a stopgap measure. That is all it should be in order to buy the Minister of State and the Department time until after the election. It does not address the fact that many of the companies are dangerously near financial breaking point. I realise the Minister of State knows about the equine project in Cherry Orchard. There was...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Services Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am not talking about social welfare.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Services Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Regarding wages on the CSP, the companies have to pay wages for 53 weeks.