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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Discussion (2 Apr 2019)

John Brady: I welcome the witnesses and thank both the ILDN and SIPTU for their very insightful opening statements. I agree with everything contained in their opening statements. The critical part of this process will be the Minister's appearance before us on Thursday. As such, it is important that we hear what the groups have to say so that we can put their concerns, observations and questions to the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Mar 2019)

John Brady: The Government has said it is disappointed that the homeless figure has exceeded the symbolic number of 10,000. I can use much stronger language than that. It is at least a national scandal. Wicklow is no different from any other county in the State. From December to February, the number of those in emergency accommodation increased by 25%. In December in Wicklow, 12 beds were opened in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Mar 2019)

John Brady: -----and that the funding will be put in place to ensure that the premises can continue to keep its doors open to meet the need of homelessness in County Wicklow? I want an assurance here today from the Tánaiste and the Minister of State, Deputy English, that the doors will not close come Sunday evening-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Mar 2019)

John Brady: -----and that they will not be evicted by this Government back onto the street.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Mar 2019)

John Brady: How many houses did Labour Party build when it was in government?

Civil Registration Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: I move amendment No. 4:In page 7, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 1 of Act of 2015 12. Section 1 of the Act of 2015 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (7):“(7) Part 9 shall come into operation 54 months from enactment or on such earlier day or days as the Minister may, after consulting with the...

Pensionable Age Task Force Bill 2019: First Stage (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of the Pensionable Age Task Force which shall consider and make recommendations on the appropriate level of pensionable age; to provide for the production of a report on the recommendations of the Pensionable Age Task Force; to provide for the dissolution of that Pensionable Age Task Force and to...

Pensionable Age Task Force Bill 2019: First Stage (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: I must commend the Minister and the Department on putting the document before us together. It makes this process an awful lot clearer and easier to follow. A lot of the questions I had intended to ask have been covered by my colleagues but I would like some additional information on a number of issues already raised. On the 2012 changes to the pension and the recalculation process, the...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: At least 50,000 have yet to be even reviewed. How long is that process expected to take, in terms of finalising the 24,000 and dealing with the others? Is there a timeframe for dealing with all of that? I ask the Minister to indicate the size of the average payment. She said that 80% of the 8,500 have seen their payment increase. What is the average uplift? I agree with the comments...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: Of the 50,000 some will be straightforward and I expect the payment will be automatic, and some will need to come back and fill in the gaps. It is a question of going through the remaining 50,000 to weed out the ones that might need a little more work and the ones that should be straightforward.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: Is there an average?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: I am not asking the Minister to close it off.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: It will not fix the problem but it will end the discrimination.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: That is the problem.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: After two years there must be a considerable amount of work done on it.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: Yes. If the Minister is saying she will scrap that and start on a different process-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: I have not seen them.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: What about the issue with the GPs?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2019)

John Brady: I have a supplementary question, which I should have mentioned in the first round. It relates to the local employment service, LES. The committee is due to discuss the service but I note the Estimate is the same as in 2018. That has to be welcome-----