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Other Questions: Voluntary Housing Sector (13 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: I note that 47,000 social houses are due to be built by 2021 in line with the target set under the Rebuilding Ireland policy. The Minister might believe that this will happen, but I do not. The approved housing bodies and the voluntary housing bodies have quite a central role in that strategy. It is intended that approximately 15,000 houses, or one third of the total, will come from that...

Other Questions: Voluntary Housing Sector (13 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: Do I not get to ask a supplementary question?

Other Questions: Voluntary Housing Sector (13 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: Do I not have time to respond to what the Minister has said?

Other Questions: Voluntary Housing Sector (13 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: Okay. The voluntary housing sector is due to get approximately €1 billion from the State under the Rebuilding Ireland plan. That is quite a lot of State money. When I referred earlier to "clients", I should have referred to "constituents". I apologise to my constituents for referring to them in that manner. My point is that people have seen rent increases of 38% at a time when...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 55. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the persons to be housed in the new rapid build units will be taken from the local authority waiting list; if other criteria will apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33383/17]

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: I think Deputy Penrose likes the Minister.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: Like other Deputies, I read the earlier version of the Bill. There are substantial changes between the draft and this version. The hate campaign and class bias demonstrated by the former Minister in his attempt to win the leadership of Fine Gael, the campaign for Leo, however, remains as an attack on those who are allegedly committing welfare fraud. The other striking change is in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount it would cost to fully restore all cuts to the Traveller education budget and supports. [36411/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite the visa application of a person (details supplied). [35419/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1460. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount it would cost to restore the parental contribution cap for all participants availing of child care under the TEC schemes. [36410/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to extend the home-makers scheme for pensioners to cover those that were full-time home-makers prior to 1994. [36399/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to remove the qualifying time periods and allow immediate access for all qualifying payments for back to education allowance or community employment training. [36400/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1563. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to restore the income disregard to the OPFP and JST payments to €146.50. [36401/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to increase the qualified child payments on all social welfare to €32.30 as recommended by the Committee for Social Protection. [36402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1565. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to increase the qualified child payments for children over 12 years of age to €47. [36403/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to increase children's allowance by €47 for children over the age of 12. [36404/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to restore children's allowance to all those under 20 years of age that are still in full-time education. [36405/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to disregard the maintenance payments when assessing social welfare payment. [36406/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1569. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to means test carer's and disability allowances on net income rather than gross income. [36407/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to fully restore all cuts to jobseeker's allowance for those under 25 years of age. [36408/17]