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

Willie O'Dea: I would like the Minister to respond in her concluding remarks to the MABS report she has received from the Joint Committee on Social Protection. On 15 June last, the committee was addressed by a group that wants to be brought within the terms of the Dr. David Parris case. I understand that the circumstances are exactly the same. It should be included in the interests of justice and...

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

Willie O'Dea: I congratulate the Minister on her elevation to high office and wish her the very best in persuading her colleagues, in particular her colleague at the Department of Finance, to make adequate provision to ensure that the progressivity we managed to get reintroduced in budgets last year is continued. She can be assured of our unstinting support in that regard. Fianna Fáil does not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (13 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 1203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are delays in her Department in issuing payments that fall under her Department's remit; if so, the payments that are affected; the timeframe the payment is supposed to be paid in; the actual time it is taking to issue the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34301/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (13 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 1204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints since commencement to date that have been made against the two companies tasked with delivering JobPath; the actions taken to investigate such complaints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34302/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Citizens Assembly (13 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 1205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take following the Citizens Assembly recommendations regarding the need for a mandatory pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34303/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (13 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 1206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons by payment who have been refused a social welfare payment; the number that subsequently were awarded a payment on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34304/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: Six months have elapsed since this House passed the Second Stage of the Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill, which I introduced. It is designed to give people who qualify for the fair deal scheme the option of home care instead. The Bill did not go to Committee Stage because the Government gave me a commitment that the Bill would be discussed on Committee Stage within six months....

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: On a point of order, I apologise to Deputy Buckley but the Taoiseach did not answer my question. Is it the intention of the Government to let my Bill go to Committee Stage? Yes or no.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 768. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons to date who have been referred to JobPath since it commenced; the number of those who have gained full-time employment due to participation in JobPath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32911/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 734. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the changes to community employment schemes announced by the previous Minister for Social Protection to come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32193/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 735. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent by her Department on external consultancy reports between May 2016 and June 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32194/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 736. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has given consideration to the Dáil Éireann motion which called for the restructuring of MABS and CIS to be halted and a report from the Joint Committee on Social Protection which advocated for same; her plans to proceed with the restructuring process regardless of this motion and report; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 737. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals lodged in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the percentage of appeals which were successful; the average waiting time in these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32196/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 738. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time in 2017 in respect of a decision for all social welfare payments paid on a weekly basis; the average waiting time for appeal for each of these payments in cases in which there is no oral hearing and an oral hearing respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32197/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 766. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the budget for exceptional needs payment in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32909/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 767. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on exceptional needs payments in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32910/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 762. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has considered allowing the fuel allowance to be paid on a lump sum basis as opposed to a weekly basis; the estimated full year administrative cost of enabling flexibility in relation to the way this allowance is paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32905/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Poverty Data (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 763. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of children in consistent poverty and experiencing deprivation; the way in which these figures compare to the European average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32906/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 764. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that are long term employed; the way in which this compares to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32907/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (11 Jul 2017)

Willie O'Dea: 765. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rate of long-term youth unemployment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32908/17]