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Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: I will support the amendment but I want some clarity from the Minister. I note she put out a statement last week that she intends to have this signed into law come March of next year. This would be in line with the amendment. We know very vulnerable workers have waited a long time for this. Why must we wait these full three months? There is no reason this could not be signed into law...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: The programme for Government commits to an increase in ambulances and paramedics every year as well as to improving response times. I wish to raise with the Taoiseach the case of a local constituent of mine in Bray. The case involves young man with cerebral palsy who was involved in an accident yesterday in his wheelchair. He received a serious leg injury. He ended up on the ground and he...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Illness Benefit Waiting Times (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: I have been told that a fix has been put in place in the illness benefit section which will mean that all medical forms will be certified to cover the Christmas period. I see that as trying to put off any negative press for the Department and for the Minister. I am told that there will be a litany of problems come January because of this blanket certification which is being put in place...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commencement of Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: The date I was given was 3 January-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commencement of Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: It was through our team. We put in many parliamentary questions on the issue and it was indicated that it was due to come to Cabinet on that date. I may stand corrected and I do not claim to have any inside knowledge into the Cabinet. The Minister can rest assured that she has Sinn Féin's total support to ensure the Bill passes as quickly as possible. I take it that a genuine mistake...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commencement of Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the commencement of Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; if the amendments required in Part 9 in a stand-alone Bill will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53332/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Commencement of Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: While I welcome the fact that a stand-alone Bill will be brought forward to deal with the typographical errors in Part 9 of the 2015 Act, that Part and others were supposed to have been implemented within 12 months of enactment. It has taken three years to identify those errors and a further six months to rectify them. It has left hundreds of people feeling very vulnerable and at a loss as...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the costs associated with the JobPath scheme since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53390/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: After several years of asking for the costs associated with JobPath, Turas Nua and Seetec and constantly being told that because of commercial sensitivity the figures could not be released, the figures were eventually given to the Committee of Public Accounts. Do these costs represent value for money? Will the Minister comment on the overall costs?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: The Minister referred to the low cost of operating the scheme. We know €149 million has been given to private companies, Seetec and Turas Nua, since 2015 and 195,000 people have been referred. For each one of those people, an initial registration fee of €311 was paid to one or other of these two companies. I do not consider that value for money. We know that over 15,000...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: There is evidence that Turas Nua and Seetec are hounding people who find employment by themselves and trying to claim credit for it so they can get the sustainment payments. That needs to be looked at. When JobPath was first rolled out it was said it was to assist people to secure and sustain full-time employment or self-employment. I received an interesting response from the Minister and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Waiting Times (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if illness benefit payments are now back at normal levels; if all fixes of the automated system have been put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53331/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Process (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage at which the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 is; if concerns regarding defined benefit pension schemes have been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53333/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of money recouped since her Department began recovering moneys that were overpaid to a person from the estate of the deceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53334/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 374. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a tele counselling pilot project in County Wicklow; when it will be launched; the way in which it will operate; the target group for same; the estimated amount it will cost per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53856/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 375. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress a Jigsaw youth mental health service in County Wicklow in 2019; the progress made to date in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53857/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policy Functions (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the high level group has the scope to explore new policy ideas in which collaboration between her Department and the Revenue Commissioners would be central to such policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage plans are at to publish definite proposals regarding the new auto-enrolment pension scheme following on from the consultation process that was to feed into the decision making process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53919/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (19 Dec 2018)

John Brady: 568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made to base the pension review for those impacted by the 2012 changes on a 40 year contribution record in order to gain a full State pension (contributory); if this decision has been made for the TCA model; if so, the reason 40 years has been chosen; if consultations on this decision took place with...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2018)

John Brady: The CSO survey on income and living conditions 2017 was published yesterday. It shows that 109,000 people with jobs, the very people who get up early in the morning and go to work, are living in poverty. They are the working poor and the numbers are alarmingly on the increase. There are over 4,000 more people in employment at risk of poverty than 12 months ago. The Taoiseach has often...