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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 961. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address bogus self-employment in the acting sector; the way in which she plans to address those in the sector who have failed to qualify for the pandemic unemployment payment as a consequence of misclassification of their employment status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10492/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 977. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that bogus self-employment practices are still in use in RTÉ; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10665/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 978. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a deadline for the publication of a report (details supplied) reviewing actors' contracts at RTÉ to ascertain if they have attributes akin to employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10666/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 962. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for a complete moratorium on the facility for employers to dismiss workers on grounds of redundancy during the period in which section 12 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 remains suspended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10495/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1024. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age on the back to education allowance scheme; the funding allocated to support young persons under 25 years of age on the scheme in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11517/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1030. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the new plans, initiatives and actions being put in place to address the high levels of youth unemployment arising from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11573/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1031. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance and signing for credits in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11574/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1032. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit, jobseeker’s allowance and signing for credits in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11576/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1034. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons aged 25 years of age and under who are in receipt of the full rate of jobseeker’s allowance of €203 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11580/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Bodies (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1035. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the terms of reference, membership and meetings held to date of the labour market council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11594/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Bodies (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1037. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the policy matters which the labour market council is working on at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11598/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Bodies (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1038. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the membership of the labour market council is determined; if there is a public call for expressions of interest to join the council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11601/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Bodies (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1040. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the labour market council will engage in and provide opportunities for public consultation on policy matters before providing advice to Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11644/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1039. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the jobseeker's allowance for those young persons under 25 years of age who are currently on the weekly rate of €112.70 by €45.15 per week to €157.85; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11604/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 1041. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age on jobseeker's allowance who were previously on the €112.70 weekly rate but have now transitioned to date to the €203 weekly rate arising from the decision in budget 2020 to increase the rate for those on jobseeker's allowance under 25 years of age if they are...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: I could not let the opportunity pass without putting on record my praise for Deputy Durkan and his very impressive contribution. I can only imagine now that he has gone to the Minister to tell him about his Pauline conversion to investment in social housing and all the great things we can expect to see over the next period. I say this with the greatest of respect to Deputy Durkan, as his...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (9 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he or his officials had an input into the drafting of the job specification for the recently advertised role of Secretary General of the Department of Defence; the reason the job specification does not stipulate the requirement for experience or qualifications in defence, security, international relations or a related field; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (9 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the suspension of the safe pass programme will be lifted; when he and SOLAS plan to roll out online training programs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9953/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the witnesses. My first questions are for Mr. McDonnell. I want to start my contribution with some observations. I agree with him that for decades the State has had an absolute fixation with multinational corporations and foreign direct investment to the detriment of the indigenous and SME sectors. While it may be a conversation for another day, I agree - I have been banging...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business (9 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: That would be the experience of many of my constituents, in terms of dealing with the SBCI products through the pillar banks. There is a reluctance to engage with these very onerous schemes and difficulty accessing them in the first place. I thank Mr. McDonnell for his response in that regard. One thing that could be done, which Mr. McCoy may have recommended, is to provide a 100% credit...