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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Brexit Issues (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the meetings she or her departmental officials have had with her British counterpart regarding Brexit and reciprocal rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11195/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I note the Minister congratulates herself on the increase, which is 28%. This is a significant increase but is not much good if one does not receive it. That is the problem. No one has been paid it yet. The branch managers are still working on the old system, in respect of which income has been depleted considerably because of the fall in the numbers on the live register. They are...

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: -----but I know of individual cases in which people are literally struggling from day to day. The Minister says she has invited the branch managers to re-enter discussions with Mr. Duffy and the facilitation process. I welcome all dialogue and discussions but I want an assurance from the Minister that the facilitation process will not be like what it has been up to now, whereby the...

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: He walked.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I do not.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I did not ask the Minister for it.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister should not-----

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister should not misinterpret what I said.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister should not put words in my mouth. She should reply.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister should respond to what she was asked, not what she is-----

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: -----pretending she was asked.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (7 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise the very important issue of 58 social welfare branch managers in the State. I believe they are being treated very badly by the Department. They have not had an increase in remuneration since 2008. In the interim they have had to take on a lot of extra responsibilities, which involved the employment of extra staff,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I read the guide and found it pretty useful. From Mr. Duggan's statement, it seems that one of the primary purposes of the card is to be an anti-fraud device. He emphasises that very strongly. We know social welfare fraud is a phenomenon here just as it is in every other country. The level here is relatively low, at around €40 million a year, which is not insignificant but it is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: To get back to basics, as I understand it, under the old system, before the advent of the card, someone goes through a SAFE 2 process. If they are looking for something they produce the information required under the SAFE 2, which is outlined. Mr. Duggan was just about to read it out. Under the current system, however, if one applies for something, one goes through the SAFE 2 process and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: With the SAFE 2 process now people automatically get a card. They do not have to look for one but if they are applying for something else, they do not necessarily have to use the card once they can produce the SAFE 2 information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: How did they do it before the advent of the card?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (21 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when arrears will issue in relation to a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8831/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (20 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: -----deprived of employment rights gained over many years and at the same time the Exchequer is losing money.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (20 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I take the Minister's point but, as Deputy Penrose said, most people have no choice. If one signs a piece of paper under duress stating that one is self-employed because one does not get the job otherwise, there is not much good going to the scope section afterwards. That is the problem. Something must be done on a broader scale to prevent employers from engaging in this abuse - and it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (20 Feb 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to deal with the issue of bogus self-employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8466/18]