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Order of Business (1 May 2018)

John Brady: That is a ludicrous attitude.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (1 May 2018)

John Brady: 118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the public service superannuation (miscellaneous provisions) (amendment) Bill will be published; the committee in which will the Bill will be discussed for pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19084/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (1 May 2018)

John Brady: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports and or grant aid available for a student (details supplied) who accepts a college placement in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18836/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 May 2018)

John Brady: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the stage the plans are at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18837/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (1 May 2018)

John Brady: 432. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent by her Department on State pension payments in 2017; and the number of recipients for each payment. [19042/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

John Brady: I want to ask the Taoiseach about the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017, which was referred to the select committee over seven months ago. 1 o’clock This Bill needs to be amended to include protections for members of defined benefit pension schemes whose employers attempt to wind down such schemes and walk away from their pension obligations. A recent...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending a pension payment of €243.30 to all persons resident here who are 66 years of age and over and are not in receipt of a State pension payment either in their own right or as a qualified adult based on the latest CSO population projections. [19195/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 173. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending a pension payment of €243.30 to all persons resident here who are 65 years of age and over and are not currently in receipt of a State pension payment either in their own right or as a qualified adult based on the latest CSO population projections. [19196/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the State pension (contributory) rate to 35% of the average industrial wage. [19197/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 175. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the State pension (contributory) rate to 40% of the average industrial wage. [19198/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost of a payment of €216.38 to all persons in receipt of the State pension who are receiving a State pension less than that amount including qualified adults. [19199/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 179. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost of providing a payment of €216.38 to all persons in receipt of the State pension who are receiving a State pension less than that amount including qualified adults. [19202/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 180. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional cost of providing a payment of €216.38 to all persons in receipt of the State pension that are receiving a non-contributory State pension that is below the top rate of €232 including qualified adults. [19203/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Data (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 177. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a non-contributory State pension in which the amount received is below the top rate of €232. [19200/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 178. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of men and women, respectively, in receipt of each of the State pension payments; and the number of qualified adults receiving payments. [19201/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Maintenance Payments (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 181. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social welfare payments through which child maintenance payments are accessed as means towards such entitlements. [19212/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Maintenance Payments (2 May 2018)

John Brady: 182. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the punitive effects of multiple assessments on child maintenance; her further views on whether the assessment process is fair to lone parents; her plans to amend the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19213/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

John Brady: 2. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the effect the recently announced changes to the JobPath scheme will mean for new and existing JobPath participants who wish to move to other schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19487/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

John Brady: On the basis of the statement made by the Minister when announcing this change a number of weeks ago, it seemed to be a positive story, so much so that Fianna Fáil was very quick to jump in and claim credit for it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

John Brady: On reading the details and having listened to the Minister, it is clear that the problems experienced by people locked into JobPath will continue. We know that underemployed persons are being actively targeted to join the JobPath programme. We are being told that people locked into JobPath can participate in Tús and community employment schemes, but they will be treated in the same way...