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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Employment Initiative (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 118. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons who have engaged with the YESS scheme; the number of employers that have registered under the scheme; the type of employment experience available to participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46859/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps taken to honour the pension claim of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors as per a 2008 Labour Court recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46858/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rules in place for cases in which an overpayment of a pension (details supplied) is made over ten years; the look-back time to seek repayment of the pension from the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46728/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Programme (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 544. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 will be progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46528/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 553. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to exclude a payment (details supplied) from the means test for social welfare payments in view of the nature of the payment involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46622/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria in place when it comes to awarding the Christmas bonus in to the long-term unemployed in circumstances in which, after much time unemployed, a person takes up a course or a scheme and is then disqualified from receiving the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46845/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (13 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the pension ages and available projected pension age increases in the EU. [47068/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (14 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I am deeply concerned that instead of trying to dismantle the shameful and unacceptable direct provision system, the Government is hell-bent on expanding the number of centres operating across the State. Direct provision is the incarceration of innocent people and, with good reason, it is often referred to as the Magdalen laundries of our generation. I received an email last week from the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (14 Nov 2018)

John Brady: The Minister of State missed the key point. I did not describe the centres as Magdalen laundries. Rather, the NGOs which deal with refugees seeking protection in this State did so. They are right to point out that direct provision centres are the modern-day equivalent of Magdalen laundries. The problem is that the Government is turning to the private sector to address the accommodation...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

John Brady: Fianna Fáil opened the door.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

John Brady: We cannot discuss this Bill this evening without referring to the 2017 Bill, which has been at a complete standstill for over a year. This is ridiculous. That Bill was debated here 13 months ago, on 4 October, yet it still has to progress to Committee Stage. I understand the Minister has attributed this to provisions in the Bill concerning defined benefit pension schemes and protections...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I thank the Minister. With regard to the earnings disregard for recipients of the working family payment towards housing costs, child maintenance should be regarded as an income for the child and not as household income. I questioned the Minister on this yesterday. She does not agree with me. In not agreeing with me, she does not agree with the organisations that represent real people....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (14 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of housing projects that had been under construction by a company (details supplied) before it went into examinership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47046/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (20 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on the waiting list to see a clinical psychologist at the Cherry Orchard CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47896/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (20 Nov 2018)

John Brady: 635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) will not receive the Christmas bonus in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48356/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I am disappointed that the Minister for Education and Skills is not present to deal with this. I have been talking to him in recent weeks and he stated he would be here in person to respond to this serious question and challenge facing North Wicklow Educate Together school. The Minister may or-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I appreciate that-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I understand. I will press on with it in the hope that the Minister here this evening might be able to give some answers. In 2013, patronage was awarded to Educate Together for a 1,000-pupil school in Bray. North Wicklow Educate Together school subsequently opened in September 2016 in temporary accommodation on Putland Road in Bray. The school has 180 pupils and 60 of them are due to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 Nov 2018)

John Brady: That may take up to six months.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 Nov 2018)

John Brady: I thought I might be given a little bit of latitude because there was a little-----